(Encyclopedia) Glanvill, Ranulf deGlanvill, Ranulf derāˈnəlf [key]Glanvill, Ranulf de glănˈvĭl [key], d. 1190, English jurist. He served Henry II in many offices, finally as chief justiciar after…
(Encyclopedia) Anchieta, José deAnchieta, José dezh&oobreve;zĕˈ dĭ ənshēāˈtä [key], 1530–97, Brazilian Jesuit missionary, b. Canary Islands of Spanish parents. A tireless traveler and pioneer, he…
(Encyclopedia) Godoy, Manuel deGodoy, Manuel demänwĕlˈ dā gōᵺoiˈ [key], 1767–1851, Spanish statesman. An army officer, he won the favor of Queen María Luisa and rose rapidly at the court of Charles…
(Encyclopedia) Girardin, Émile deGirardin, Émile deāmēlˈ [key]Girardin, Émile de də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1806–81, French journalist. He was editor of La Presse (1836–56, 1862–66), La Liberté (1866–70),…
(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe, Sierra deGuadalupe, Sierra desyārˈrä ᵺā gwäᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā [key], mountain range, W Spain, in Extremadura, between the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The highest elevation is…
(Encyclopedia) Guadarrama, Sierra deGuadarrama, Sierra desyārˈrä ᵺā gwäᵺäräˈmä [key], mountain range rising from the plateau of central Spain, N of Madrid, and extending c.120 mi (190 km) between the…
(Encyclopedia) Guérin, Maurice de (Georges Maurice de Guérin)Guérin, Maurice dezhôrzh mōrēsˈ də gārăNˈ [key], 1810–39, French writer. At his early death he left two fragmentary prose poems, Le…
