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Rolando Hinojosa
Rolando Hinojosa Rolando Hinojosa is one of the most prolific and well-respected Hispanic novelists in the United States. Not only has he created memorable Mexican American and white characters, but he has completely populated a fictional county in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas through his... Read more |
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Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan , 1823-92, French historian and critic. He began training for the priesthood but renounced it in 1845. His first trip to Italy (1849) influenced his interest in antiquity but did not change most of his basic ideas, formed by 1848 when he wrote L'Avenir de la science (1890, tr. 1891).... Read more |
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alcalde
alcalde [Span., from Arab.,=the judge], Spanish official title, in existence at least from the 11th cent. Since the late 19th cent. it has been used for the mayor of a town or village who also acts as justice of the peace. Originally, however, it designated a judge whose scope of jurisdiction... Read more |
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Laval
Laval city (1991 pop. 314,398), coextensive with Île-Jésus (94 sq mi/243 sq km), S Que., Canada, between the Rivière des Mille Îles and the Rivière des Prairies, just NW of Montreal. The second largest city in Quebec, Laval was created in 1965, when 14 small... Read more |
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Adolfo de la Huerta
Adolfo de la Huerta , c.1882-1955, Mexican revolutionist and president (May-Dec., 1920). As governor of Sonora, he broke with President Carranza and declared the secession of the state (1920). This was a signal for the successful revolt against Carranza led by Obregón and supported by ... Read more |
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H-Bomb
H-BOMB A Time of War The H-bomb, or hydrogen bomb, resulted from scientific research that developed from the atomic bomb, which was dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan to end World War II. The H-bomb technology follows from that required for the A-bomb, so H-bomb... Read more |
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Storage USA Inc
Storage USA, Inc. 10440 Little Patuxent ParkwayColumbia, Maryland 21044U.S.A.(410) 739-9500Fax: (410) 730-2850Web site: http://www.sus.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1985Employees: 606Sales: $107.31 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts A... Read more |
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La Damnation de Faust
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Juan de la Cueva
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swine
swine name for any of the cloven-hoofed mammals of the family Suidae, native to the Old World. A swine has a rather long, mobile snout, a heavy, relatively short-legged body, a thick, bristly hide, and a small tail. The name swine is applied mainly to domestic animals, which are also known as hogs.... Read more |
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