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Aldana, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Aldana, Francisco deAldana, Francisco defränthēsˈkō ᵺā äldäˈnä [key], 1537–78, Spanish general, diplomat, and poet, b. Alcántara or Naples. He symbolizes the ideal of the Spanish…

de Blasio, Bill

(Encyclopedia) de Blasio, Bill, 1961–, American politician, b. New York City as Warren Wilhelm, Jr., B.A New York Univ., 1984, M.A. Columbia, 1987. A liberal Democrat, de Blasio worked in the New…

Curtea de Arges

(Encyclopedia) Curtea de Arges Curtea de Arges k&oobreve;rˈtāä dā ärˈzhĕsh [key],…

Cuvilliès, François de

(Encyclopedia) Cuvilliès, François deCuvilliès, François defräNswäˈ də küvēyĕsˈ [key], 1695–1768, French architect, decorator, and engraver. He introduced into Germany the rococo style of decoration…

Alcalá de Henares

(Encyclopedia) Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares älkäläˈ dā ānäˈrās [key], town, Madrid prov., central Spain, on the Henares River. Chemicals, plastics, electrical…

Albuquerque, Afonso de

(Encyclopedia) Albuquerque, Afonso deAlbuquerque, Afonso deəfôNˈzō dĭ əlb&oomacr;kĕrˈkə, –də älˌbəkĕrˈkə [key], 1453–1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in…