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Serna, José de la
(Encyclopedia)Serna, José de la hōsāˈ ᵺā lä sārˈnä [key], 1770–1832, Spanish general, viceroy of Peru (1821–24). In 1821 the military leaders, dissatisfied with Viceroy Pezuela and his conduct of the...La Trémoille, Georges de
(Encyclopedia)La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges de zhôrzh də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēmo͞oˈyə [key], c.1385–1446, favorite of King Charles VII of France, sometime chamberlain to John the Fearless of Bur...Palos de la Frontera
(Encyclopedia)Palos de la Frontera päˈlōs dā lä frōntāˈrä [key], town Huelva prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the Tinto River near its mouth. From its port (now silted up), Columbus sailed on his first vo...Noue, François de La
(Encyclopedia)Noue, François de La: see La Noue, François de. ...La Cruz, Ramón de
(Encyclopedia)La Cruz, Ramón de: see Cruz, Ramón de la. ...La Halle, Adam de
(Encyclopedia)La Halle, Adam de: see Adam de la Halle. ...La Huerta, Adolfo de
(Encyclopedia)La Huerta, Adolfo de: see Huerta, Adolfo de la. ...La Hyre, Laurent de
(Encyclopedia)La Hyre, Laurent de: see La Hire, Laurent de. ...La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la. ...La Plata, Río de
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