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Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio äntôˈnyō käˈnōväs dĕl kästēˈlyō [key], 1828–97, Spanish conservative politician, historian, and man of letters. During Spain's recurrent political crises ...Castro Alves, Antônio de
(Encyclopedia)Castro Alves, Antônio de: see Alves, Antônio de Castro. ...Cavaco Silva, Aníbal António
(Encyclopedia)Cavaco Silva, Aníbal António änēˈbäl äntōˈnēō kəväˈko͞o sēlˈvä [key], 1939–, Portuguese economist and political leader, prime minsiter (1985–95) and president (2006–16) of Port...Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio de jōvänˈnē äntôˈnyō dā pōrdānôˈnā [key], c.1484–1539, Venetian painter. His real name was Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis. He studied in Venice and probably in...López de Santa Anna, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)López de Santa Anna, Antonio: see Santa Anna, Antonio López de. ...Fort Sam Houston
(Encyclopedia)Fort Sam Houston, U.S. army facility, S Tex., in San Antonio; headquarters of the U.S. Army North and the U.S. Army South. In 2010 it was amalgamated with Lackland and Randolph air force bases to crea...Nanni d'Antonio di Banco
(Encyclopedia)Nanni d'Antonio di Banco nänˈnē däntônˈyō dē bängˈkō [key], c.1384–1421, Florentine sculptor. After study with his father, Antonio di Banco, who worked on the cathedral of Florence, Nanni...Eanes, António dos Santos Ramalho
(Encyclopedia)Eanes, António dos Santos Ramalho äNtônˈyo͞o do͞os säNˈto͞oz rämälˈyo͞o yäˈnēsh [key], 1935–, Portuguese military leader and politician. Eanes became disillusioned with Portugal's co...Costa, António Luís Santos da
(Encyclopedia)Costa, António Luís Santos da, 1961–, Portuguese lawyer and political leader, b. Lisbon. A Socialist, he served on Lisbon's municipal council in the 1980s, then in the national assembly (1991–20...Spínola, António Sebastião Ribeiro de
(Encyclopedia)Spínola, António Sebastião Ribeiro de əntôˈnyo͝o səbəstyouNˈ rēbĕēˈro͝o dĭ spēˈno͝olə [key], 1910–96, Portuguese army officer and political leader. Active in the colonial wars in...Browse by Subject
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