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Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
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Elba Elba
Elba , island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km), Tuscany, central Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 6 mi (9.7 km) from the Italian mainland, part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Iron ore has been mined there since Etruscan and Roman times, and there are ironworks at Portoferraio , the island's main town. Wine, olive... Read more
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Esther Esther
Esther , book of the Bible. It is the tale of the beautiful Jewish woman Esther [Heb.,= Hadassah], who is chosen as queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I or II) after he has repudiated his previous wife, Vashti. It tells how the wicked courtier Haman attempted to bring about the massacre of... Read more
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Catharine Esther Beecher Catharine Esther Beecher
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