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Pieces of Eight
PIECES OF EIGHT PIECES OF EIGHT, Spanish silver coins of eight reals (eight bits), first authorized in 1497. Also known as pesos and Spanish dollars, they were minted in enormous quantities and soon became recognized as a reliable medium of exchange in the European colonies of North America.... Read more |
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Dollar Sign
DOLLAR SIGN DOLLAR SIGN. Popular belief often ascribes the origin of the dollar sign ($) to a mark on government mail-bags standing for U.S., or Uncle Sam. Another common story claims that the symbol represents the pillars of Hercules on the Spanish dollar. A third explanation for its origin... Read more |
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Argentina
Argentina area:2,766,890sq km (1,068,296sq mi)population:36,027,041capital (population):Buenos Aires (13,755,993)government:Federal republicethnic groups:European 85%, Mestizo, Native Americanlanguages:Spanish (official)religions:Christianity (Roman Catholic 92%)currency:Peso = 100 centavosRepublic... Read more |
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Guillen de Castro y Bellvis
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Pan-Turkism
PAN-TURKISM. The term Pan-Turkism refers to an intellectual and political movement advocating the union of all Turkic peoples. Although some promoters of this ideology went as far as calling for a political union including all Turkic groups, many others envisioned only a cultural... Read more |
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Luis de Gongora y Argote
Luis de Góngora y Argote The Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627) caused a furor with his use of complex metaphor, Latinized vocabulary, unconventional syntax, and metaphysical subtleties. His baroque style became known as Gongorism. Born in Cordova on July 11, 1561,... Read more |
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Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja The Spanish general Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1870-1930) ruled Spain as a dictator from 1923 to 1930. Miguel Primo de Rivera was born in Cadiz on Jan. 8, 1870, of a middle-class family that later became landowners in the Andalusian town of Jerez. He... Read more |
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Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga The Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat Alonso de Ercilla y Z Read more |
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Esprit de Corp
Esprit de Corp. 900 Minnesota AvenueSan Francisco, California 94107U.S.A.(415) 648-6900Fax: (415) 415-550-3951Web site: http://www.esprit.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1970Sales: $350 million (1998)Employees: 1,300NAIC: 315212 Women Read more |
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