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Gipuzkoa

(Encyclopedia)Gipuzkoa: see Basque Country.

Guipúzcoa

(Encyclopedia)Guipúzcoa: see Basque Country.

Bizkaia

(Encyclopedia)Bizkaia: see Basque Country.

Vizcaya

(Encyclopedia)Vizcaya: see Basque Country.

New Spain

(Encyclopedia)New Spain: see Mexico, country.

Araba/Álava

(Encyclopedia)Araba/Álava: see Basque Country. ...

Menchú, Rigoberta

(Encyclopedia)Menchú, Rigoberta rēˌgōbĕrˈtä mĕncho͞oˈ [key], 1959–, Guatemalan social reformer. Of Mayan descent, she and her family were caught in Guatemala's bloody civil war. Protesters against human...

atlas, in geography

(Encyclopedia)atlas, in geography, collection of maps or charts. It usually includes data on various features of a country, e.g., its topography, natural resources, climate, and population, as well as its agricultu...

Mandarin

(Encyclopedia)Mandarin mănˈdərĭn [key] [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn...

Rush, William

(Encyclopedia)Rush, William, 1756–1833, American sculptor, one of the earliest in the country, b. Philadelphia. His wood carvings, clay models, and figureheads were famous in their day. Of his other works, carved...