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Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno

(Encyclopedia)Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806–90, Texas revolutionary and politician, b. San Antonio. He was elected alderman (1829) and mayor (1833) of San Antonio, then formed a militia (1835) to aid the Mexican...

Pollaiuolo

(Encyclopedia)Pollaiuolo pōl-läyo͞o-ôˈlō [key], family of Florentine artists. Jacopo Pollaiuolo was a noted 15th-century goldsmith. His son and pupil Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1429?–1498, goldsmith, sculptor, pai...

Briosco, Andrea

(Encyclopedia)Briosco, Andrea ändrĕˈä brēôsˈkō [key], 1470?–1532, Italian architect and sculptor, known also as Andrea Riccio [curly-headed], b. Padua. As an architect, he created models for the church of...

Texas, University of

(Encyclopedia)Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at Houston and San Anto...

Goliad

(Encyclopedia)Goliad gōˈlēăd [key], city (2020 pop. 1,620), seat of Goliad co., S Tex., on the San Anto...

Rosminians

(Encyclopedia)Rosminians: see Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio. ...

Moor, Antonis

(Encyclopedia)Moor, Antonis: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Mor, Antonis

(Encyclopedia)Mor, Antonis: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Lasca, Il

(Encyclopedia)Lasca, Il: see Grazzini, Antonio Francesco. ...

More, Sir Anthony

(Encyclopedia)More, Sir Anthony: see Moro, Antonio. ...