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Alfonso VIII, Spanish king of Castile
(Encyclopedia)Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155–1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158–1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order after assuming...Salamanca, University of
(Encyclopedia)Salamanca, University of, at Salamanca, Spain; founded 1218 by Alfonso IX of León, reorganized 1254 by Alfonso X of Castile and León. It has faculties of philosophy, philology, geography and history...Telica
(Encyclopedia)Telica, active volcano, 3,481 ft (1,061 m), León dept., W Nicaragua, in the Cordillera de los Maribizos, 19 mi (30 km) N of the town of León. An explosive stratovolcano, it has six overlapping cones...Zamora
(Encyclopedia)Zamora thämōˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 63,436), capital of Zamora prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León, on the Duero River. It is a communications and agricultural marketing and processing center...Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Lafayette, or La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de märēˈ zhôzĕfˈ pôl ēv rôk zhēlbĕrˈ dü môtyāˈ märkēˈ də läfāĕtˈ [key], 1757–1834, French gen...Biminis
(Encyclopedia)Biminis bĭˈmĭnēz, bəmēˈnēz [key], island group in the Straits of Florida, forming the northwest section of the Bahamas. The group includes North Bimini, South Bimini, and surrounding cays. Exc...Palencia
(Encyclopedia)Palencia pälānˈthēä [key], city (1990 pop. 77,464), capital of Palencia prov., N central Spain, in Castile and León. An industrial center with iron foundries, textile mills, and chemical plants,...Socialist Labor party
(Encyclopedia)Socialist Labor party, in the United States, begun in 1877 by New York City socialists. Its membership came largely from German-American workingmen. During the 1880s a national organization was establ...Asturias
(Encyclopedia)Asturias ästo͞oˈryäs [key], autonomous community and coextensive prov., 4,093 sq mi (10,602 sq km), and former kingdom, NW Spain, S of the Bay of Biscay and E of Galic...Alfonso III, Spanish king of Asturias
(Encyclopedia)Alfonso III (Alfonso the Great), 838?–911?, Spanish king of Asturias (866–911?). He recovered the territory of León from the Moors. The kingdom was consolidated in his reign, but after his forced...Browse by Subject
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