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quebracho

(Encyclopedia)quebracho kābräˈchō [key], name for a tanning substance and for the trees from which it comes, chiefly the red quebracho, or quebracho colorado (Schinopsis lorentzii), of the family Anacardiaceae ...

Goliad

(Encyclopedia)Goliad gōˈlēăd [key], city (2020 pop. 1,620), seat of Goliad co., S Tex., on the San Anto...

Texas, University of

(Encyclopedia)Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at Houston and San Anto...

Franco, Francisco

(Encyclopedia)Franco, Francisco fränthēsˈkō frängˈkō [key], 1892–1975, Spanish general and caudillo [leader]. He became a general at the age of 32 after commanding the Spanish Foreign Legion in Morocco. Du...

Rosminians

(Encyclopedia)Rosminians: see Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio. ...

Mor, Antonis

(Encyclopedia)Mor, Antonis: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Lasca, Il

(Encyclopedia)Lasca, Il: see Grazzini, Antonio Francesco. ...

Vecchio, Il

(Encyclopedia)Vecchio, Il: see Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'. ...

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