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Luis of Granada Luis of Granada
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Andres Segovia Andres Segovia
Andrés Segovia , 1893-1987, Spanish guitarist. Segovia studied at the Granada Musical Institute. He is famous for his transcriptions of early contrapuntal music, which have shown the possibilities of the guitar as a concert instrument. Through concerts and recordings he was largely... Read more
Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla , 1876-1946, Spanish composer; pupil of Felipe Pedrell. In Paris from 1907 to 1914, he met Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, and was to some extent influenced by their impressionism. His music, however, remained distinctively Spanish, rooted both in Andalusian folk music and the classical... Read more
New Granada New Granada
New Granada , former Spanish colony, N South America. It included at its greatest extent present Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. Between 1499 and 1510 a host of conquerors explored the Caribbean coast of Panama and South America. After 1514, Pedro Arias de Ávila was successful in... Read more
Maria de Molina Maria de Molina
María de Molina , d. 1321, queen of Castile, consort of Sancho IV. As regent (1295-1301) for her son, Ferdinand IV, she defended his throne against several pretenders, who were at various times supported by France, Aragón, Portugal, Navarre, and Granada. After Ferdinand's death (1312),... Read more
The Broker of Bogota The Broker of Bogota
Broker of Bogota, The (1834), a tragedy by Robert Montgomery Bird. [Bowery Theatre, in repertory.] Because he keeps bad company, Ramon ( David Ingersoll) has been disinherited by his father, the honest, respected moneylender Batista Febro ( Edwin Forrest). As a result the Viceroy of New Granada... Read more
Granada (Spain) Granada (Spain)
Granada a city in Andalusia in southern Spain. Founded in the 8th century, it became the capital of the Moorish kingdom of Granada in 1238, and was the last Moorish stronghold to fall in the reconquest of Spain in 1492. It is the site of the Alhambra palace.... Read more
Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba
Francisco Fernández de Córdoba fränthēs´kō fārnän´dāth dā kōr´dōbä , d. 1526?, Spanish conquistador. Sent in 1523 by Pedro Arias de Ávila to deprive Gil González de Ávila (d. 1543) of his... Read more
Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba
Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba The Spanish general Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba (1453-1515) led several successful military campaigns and was known as "El Gran Capitan" (The Great Captain). He revolutionized sixteenth century warfare by introducing a new firearm (called an arquebus) to his infantry... Read more
Diego de Valera Diego de Valera
Diego de Valera , 1412?-1488?, Spanish adventurer and writer. Reared at the Castilian court, he was page to John II and later became one of his diplomatic agents. He took part in the campaigns against the Hussites. After the death of John II he retired to scholarly pursuits, but he returned to... Read more

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