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Aljubarrota

(Encyclopedia)Aljubarrota əlzho͞obər-rôˈtə [key], village, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. On Aug. 14, 1385, it was the site of the momentous battle in which the Portuguese, aided by Engli...

Bussaco

(Encyclopedia)Bussaco or Busaco, Port. Buçaco all: bo͞osäˈkō [key], locality, W central Portugal, in Beira, near Coimbra and around Mt. Bussaco. Now a summer resort, it was formerly a place of seclusion and pe...

wolframite

(Encyclopedia)wolframite wo͝olˈfrəmītˌ [key], reddish-brown to grayish-black lustrous mineral, a tungstate of iron and manganese, (Fe,Mn)Wo4, occurring in crystals of the monoclinic system. It is the chief ore...

Aldana, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia)Aldana, Francisco de fränthēsˈkō ᵺā äldäˈnä [key], 1537–78, Spanish general, diplomat, and poet, b. Alcántara or Naples. He symbolizes the ideal of the Spanish Renaissance. As a soldier ...

Faial

(Encyclopedia)Faial fäyälˈ [key], island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central ...

Estremoz

(Encyclopedia)Estremoz ĕshtrəmôshˈ [key], town, Évora dist., S central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. It ...

Túy

(Encyclopedia)Túy to͞oˈē [key], town (1990 pop. 16,248), Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Miño River, opposite the Portuguese town of Valença do Minho. The capital of the Visigothic King Witiza ...

Inhambane

(Encyclopedia)Inhambane ĭnˌyəmbănˈə [key], city, SE Mozambique, on Inhambane Bay, an inlet of Mozambique ...

Viseu

(Encyclopedia)Viseu vēzāˈo͞o [key], town (1991 pop. 20,589), capital of Viseu dist. and Beira Alta, N central Portugal. The town has agricultural-processing and textile industries. It is famous for its wine. It...

Miguel

(Encyclopedia)Miguel mēgĕlˈ [key], 1802–66, Portuguese prince; son of John IV of Portugal and younger brother of Pedro I of Brazil. He led an unsuccessful revolt against his father in 1824. On John's death (18...