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Richard Serra Richard Serra
Richard Serra 1939-, American sculptor, b. San Francisco; grad. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1961), Yale (B.F.A., M.F.A., 1974). Many of his early works (1960s) are cast in rubber or lead. Later, using metals, concrete, fiberglass, and other materials, he created large-scale abstract... Read more
Agnes Repplier Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier , 1858-1950, American essayist, b. Philadelphia. Her essays, esteemed for their scholarship and wit, are collected in several volumes, including Books and Men (1888), Points of Friction (1920), and To Think of Tea! (1932). She also wrote biographical studies of Jacques Marquette... Read more
San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano , city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is based chiefly on tourism. Junípero Serra founded a mission there in 1776 and named it after... Read more
Serra Serra
Serra. The name of four Spanish painters, brothers, who seem to have been the dominant figures in painting in Barcelona in the second half of the 14th century. Little is known about them as individuals and they probably collaborated on some works. Their style was influenced by Sienese painting,... Read more
Junipero Serra Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra , 1713-84, Spanish Franciscan missionary in North America, b. Majorca. His name was originally Miguel José Serra, and Junípero was his name in religion. For 15 years he taught philosophy in the college at Palma. In 1749 he was sent to America with Francisco Palou,... Read more
Guarda Guarda
Guarda , city (1991 pop. 18,215), capital of Guarda dist., N central Portugal, in Beira Alta. On the slopes of the Serra da Estrela, it is Portugal's highest city (c.3,400 ft/1,040 m) and is a winter sports resort. Guarda is also the commercial center of an agricultural region, producing metals,... Read more
Lubango Lubango
Lubango, Angola Sá (or Serra) da Bandeira Founded in 1885 by the Portuguese and named after Bernardo de Sá da Bandeira (1795–1876), a prime minister of Portugal. In 1975 the name was changed to Lubango from ombango ‘passage (through the mountains)’, the city being... Read more
Carmel-by-the-Sea Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel-by-the-Sea or Carmel , village (1990 pop. 4,239), Monterey co., S central Calif., on the Monterey peninsula and Carmel Bay, southwest of Monterey; inc. 1916. It is a tourist center and a noted artists' and writers' colony. The bay, named in 1602 by Carmelite friars in Vizcaíno 's... Read more
Ventura Ventura
Ventura , city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. Fruit and vegetable packing, petroleum production, oil field services, and the manufacture of sporting goods are the major industries. Tourism also contributes to the economy.... Read more
Beira Beira
Beira , region and former province, N central Portugal, S of the Douro River. The old capital was Coimbra . The province extended to the Atlantic coast between the Douro and the Mondego and SE of the Mondego to the upper Tagus. The region is now occupied by the provinces of Beira Alta (capital ... Read more

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