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(Encyclopedia)Aspinwall: see Colón, Panama.Makemie, Francis
(Encyclopedia)Makemie, Francis məkĕˈmē [key], c.1658–1708, American clergyman, considered the founder of Presbyterianism in America. Born in Ireland, he studied in Scotland and c.1682 was ordained a missionar...Culebra Cut
(Encyclopedia)Culebra Cut: see Panama Canal.Porto Bello
(Encyclopedia)Porto Bello: see Portobelo, Panama. ...Puerto Bello
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Bello: see Portobelo, Panama. ...Canal Zone
(Encyclopedia)Canal Zone: see Panama Canal Zone. ...Mulatas
(Encyclopedia)Mulatas, archipelago, Panama: see San Blas Islands. ...reprisal
(Encyclopedia)reprisal, in international law, the forcible taking, in time of peace, by one country of the property or territory belonging to another country or to the citizens of the other country, to be held as a...Branner, John Casper
(Encyclopedia)Branner, John Casper, 1850–1922, American geologist, b. New Market, Tenn. He made geological investigations in Brazil (1874–84); the results of these studies and of others made in later years were...Etruria
(Encyclopedia)Etruria ĭtro͝orˈēə [key], ancient country, W central Italy, now forming Tuscany and part of Umbria. It was the territory of the Etruscans, who in the 6th cent. b.c. spread Etruscan civilization t...Browse by Subject
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