(Encyclopedia) Toboso, ElToboso, Elĕl tōbōˈsō [key], town, Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. It is an agricultural center of La Mancha. El Toboso was the birthplace of Dulcinea del…
(Encyclopedia) AzovAzovəzôfˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 82,000), SE European Russia, a port on the Don River delta near the Sea of Azov. It is a rail junction, a light industrial center, and a…
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Barnabe, 1540–1620, English author and soldier. He wrote several collections of prose fiction based on Italian novellas, including The Strange and the Wonderful Adventures of Don…
(Encyclopedia) Byron, John, 1723–86, British vice admiral and explorer. Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile. His Narrative of Great…
(Encyclopedia) Dunes, Battle of the, 1658, decisive engagement fought near Dunkirk in the struggle between France and Spain that had resulted from Spanish intervention in the Fronde. The Spanish…
(Encyclopedia) jingoismjingoismjĭngˈgōĭzəm [key], advocacy of a policy of aggressive nationalism. The term was first used in connection with certain British politicians who sought to bring England…
(Encyclopedia) Mancha, LaMancha, Lalä mänˈchä [key], historic region of central Spain, in historic New Castile, comprising Ciudad Real prov. and part of the provinces of Toledo, Albacete, and Cuenca…
(Encyclopedia) Flecker, James Elroy, 1884–1915, English poet and playwright. From 1910–13 he served in the diplomatic corps. A preoccupation with the exotic is revealed in his verse, particularly in…
(Encyclopedia) Richier, GermaineRichier, Germainerēshyāˈ [key], 1904–59, French sculptor. She studied with Bourdelle (1925–29) and after 1940 developed a tortured awareness expressed in powerful,…
(Encyclopedia) Grisi, GiuliaGrisi, Giuliaj&oomacr;ˈlyä grēˈzē [key], 1811–69, Italian operatic soprano. She toured the United States in 1854 with Giuseppe Mario, whom she married in 1856. Roles…
