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ALGOL, computer language
(Encyclopedia)ALGOL: see programming language. ...Spanish art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Spanish art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced in what is now the European country of Spain. Open to a wide variety of cultural influences, the art and architecture of Spain have...Cherokee, Native American language
(Encyclopedia)Cherokee, language belonging to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic family. See Native American languages. ...hidalgo, in Spanish nobility
(Encyclopedia)hidalgo hēdälˈgō [key] [contraction of Span. hijo de algo=son of something], term designating the lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry but below the great lords. The...Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish
(Encyclopedia)Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish, that part of the Low Countries that, from 1482 until 1794, remained under the control of the imperial house of Hapsburg. The area corresponds roughly to modern Belgi...Carlos, Spanish and Portuguese kings
(Encyclopedia)Carlos. For Spanish and Portuguese kings thus named, use Charles.Spanish colonial art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Spanish colonial art and architecture, fl. 16th–early 19th cent., the artistic production of Spain's colonies in the New World. These works followed the historical development of styles previously e...Scottish Gaelic language and literature
(Encyclopedia)Scottish Gaelic language and literature: see Celtic languages; Gaelic literature. ...Spanish Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia)Spanish Succession, War of the, 1701–14, last of the general European wars caused by the efforts of King Louis XIV to extend French power. The conflict in America corresponding to the period of the ...Alfonso V, Spanish king of León
(Encyclopedia)Alfonso V (Alfonso the Noble), 994?–1027, Spanish king of León (999–1027). While he was still a minor, the Moorish ruler al-Mansur died, and the Spanish court recovered the city of León. Alfonso...Browse by Subject
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