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Unamuno, Miguel de

(Encyclopedia)Unamuno, Miguel de mēgĕlˈ dā o͞onämo͞oˈnō [key], 1864–1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek ...

La Habana

(Encyclopedia)La Habana, Cuba: see Havana.

La Voisin

(Encyclopedia)La Voisin: see Poison Affair.

Voisin, La

(Encyclopedia)Voisin, La: see Poison Affair.

La Granja

(Encyclopedia)La Granja, Spain: see San Ildefonso. ...

Granja, La

(Encyclopedia)Granja, La: see San Ildefonso, Spain. ...

La Niña

(Encyclopedia)La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation. ...

Unión, La

(Encyclopedia)Unión, La, town (1990 pop. 15,144), Murcia prov., SE Spain. It is a center for the rich lead, silver, iron, manganese, and zinc mines of the vicinity, which have been worked since Carthaginian times....

Maistre, Xavier de

(Encyclopedia)Maistre, Xavier de də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1763–1852, French writer, b. Savoy; brother of Joseph de Maistre. He served in the Russian army and lived most of his life in St. Petersburg. His works are ...

Scala, La

(Encyclopedia)Scala, La [Teatro alla Scala], one of the world's great opera houses, located in Milan, Italy. It opened in 1778 with a production of Antonio Salieri's Europa Riconosciuta. Built on the site of the Ch...