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Nueva San Salvador
Nueva San Salvador or Santa Tecla , city (1993 est. pop. 96,113), central El Salvador. It was founded in 1854 after the capital, San Salvador, was destroyed in an earthquake. San Salvador, 9 mi (14.5 km) away, was rebuilt, and Nueva San Salvador became a wealthy suburb. It is situated among... Read more |
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Salvador Dali
Salvador Dalí , 1904-89, Spanish painter. At first influenced by futurism , in 1924 Dalí came under the influence of the Italian painter de Chirico and by 1929 he had become a leader of surrealism . His precisely realistic style enhances the obsessively nightmarish effect of many... Read more |
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San Salvador
San Salvador , city (1993 pop. 402,448), central El Salvador, capital and largest city of the country. It is the center of El Salvador's trade and communications. Beer, tobacco products, clothing, textiles, and soap are produced there. Built on the volcanic slope that parallels the Pacific coast... Read more |
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Therapeutic touch
Therapeutic touch Definition Therapeutic touch, or TT, is a noninvasive method of healing derived from an ancient laying-on of hands technique. In TT, the practitioner alters the patient's energy field through a transfer of energy from the hands of the practitioner to the... Read more |
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Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado , 1486-1541, Spanish conquistador. He went to Hispaniola (1510), sailed in the expedition (1518) of Juan de Grijalva, and was the chief lieutenant of Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. He commanded at Tenochtitlán in the absence of Cortés, and... Read more |
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Juan de Alava
Álava, Juan de (c.1480–1537). Spanish master-mason involved in the building of the Catedral Nueva at Salamanca (1512) and Seville Cathedral (1513). Later, he worked with members of the Colonia family at Plasencia Cathedral (notably around the crossing), and from 1521 he built the... Read more |
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Francisco de Ibarra
Francisco de Ibarra , 1539?-1575, Spanish conquistador in Mexico. In 1554, after founding Fresnillo , he headed an expedition to the N of Zacatecas. For the next 20 years he explored, founded settlements, and exploited mines in the vast region comprising present-day Durango, Chihuahua, and part of... Read more |
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Jujuy
Jujuy , city (1991 pop. 182,663), capital of Jujuy prov., NW Argentina, on the Bermejo River. In the scenic foothill region of the E Andes, it is the center of an agricultural, mining, and cattle-raising area. It was in Jujuy that Manuel Belgrano, the patriot general, created the first Argentine... Read more |
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Julio Adalberto Rivera
El Salvador area:21,040sq km (8124sq mi)population:6,076,800capital (population):San Salvador (496,000)government:Republicethnic groups:Mestizo 89%, Native American 10%, White 1%languages:Spanish (official)religions:Christianity (Roman Catholic 94%)currency:Colón = 100 centavosRepublic in... Read more |
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