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Francis Xavier
Xavier, Francis (1506–1552) Missionary who converted thousands to Christianity in India, the East Indies, and the Far East. Born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilcueta to a noble family of Navarre, he was the son of a counselor to the king of Navarre. He studied at the University of Paris, where in... Read more |
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Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina , pseud. of Fray Gabriel Téllez , 1584?-1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. His fame rests on El burlador de Sevilla (1630; tr. The Love Rogue, 1924), the earliest known literary version of the Don Juan legend. Among the 300 or 400 plays by... Read more |
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Cora
Cora ETHNONYMS: Coras-nayaritas, Nayares, Nayaritas Orientation Identification. The Cora are an ethnic group who live almost exclusively in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. The terms "Nayares," "Nayaritas," and "Coras-nayaritas" are derived from the name of an ancient political-religious... Read more |
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Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Pedro Calderón de la Barca , 1600-1681, Spanish dramatist, last important figure of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. Educated at a Jesuit school and the Univ. of Salamanca, he turned from theology to poetry and became a court poet in 1622. His more than 100 plays were carefully contrived,... Read more |
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Porencephaly
Porencephaly Definition Porencephaly is a rare condition in which fluid-filled hollows or cavities develop on the surface of the brain. These cavities usually form at sites where damage has been caused by infection, loss of blood flow, or stroke during brain development, but may also be genetic... Read more |
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porphyria
porphyria (por-fi-riă) n. one of a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism in which there are deficiencies in the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of haem. The accumulation of the enzyme's substrate gives rise to the features of the disorder, which include the excretion of porphyrins... Read more |
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Las Palmas
Las Palmas , city (1990 pop. 373,846), capital of Las Palmas prov., Spain, on Grand Canary. The harbor nearby, at Puerto de la Luz, is the chief port of the Canary Islands and the busiest in Spain. Industries include fishing, fish processing, and tourism. The city was founded in 1478; still standing... Read more |
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Las Tunas
Las Tunas, Cuba A province and a city named ‘The Prickly Pears’ from the Spanish tuna ‘prickly pear’. The full name is La Victoria de las Tunas, named by the Spanish in 1869 to commemorate the victory over the Cubans during the first war of independence (1868–78).... Read more |
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Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes Pronunciation:ah-gwas-kah-lee-EHN-tehs. Origin of state name:Spaniards settling in the area in the 1500s discovered the hot springs, or aguas calientes ("hot waters" in Spanish). They named their settlement Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción... Read more |
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Bartolome de Las Casas
Bartolomé de Las Casas , 1474-1566, Spanish missionary and historian, called the apostle of the Indies. He went to Hispaniola with his father in 1502, and eight years later he was ordained a priest. In 1514 he began to work for the improvement of conditions among the indigenous population,... Read more |
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