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Cierva, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cierva, Juan de la hwän dā lä thyārˈvä [key], 1895–1936, Spanish aeronautical engineer, inventor of a rotary-wing aircraft called an autogiro. He flew his first autogiro in 1923 and crossed th...Chaux-de-Fonds, La
(Encyclopedia)Chaux-de-Fonds, La lä shō-də-fôNˈ [key], city, Neuchâtel canton, NW Switzerland, in the Jura Mts., ...Île de la Cité
(Encyclopedia)Île de la Cité, France: see Paris. ...Huerta, Adolfo de la
(Encyclopedia)Huerta, Adolfo de la ädôlˈfō ᵺā lä wārˈtä [key], c.1882–1955, Mexican revolutionist and president (May–Dec., 1920). As governor of Sonora, he broke with President Carranza and declared ...Gilbert de la Porrée
(Encyclopedia)Gilbert de la Porrée zhēlbĕrˈ də lä pôrāˈ [key], 1076–1154, French scholastic philosopher, b. Poitiers. He taught for 20 years at Chartres, where he was for some time chancellor. He later l...Gasca, Pedro de la
(Encyclopedia)Gasca, Pedro de la pāˈᵺrō ᵺā lä gäsˈkä [key], c.1485–1567?, Spanish colonial administrator. A priest as well as a lawyer, he was selected by Charles V to end the anarchy prevailing in Pe...Jerez de la Frontera
(Encyclopedia)Jerez de la Frontera hārāth dā lä frōntāˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 186,812), Cádiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. Jerez is an important commercial center noted for its sherry and brandy. Its ...Noue, François de La
(Encyclopedia)Noue, François de La: see La Noue, François de. ...Palos de la Frontera
(Encyclopedia)Palos de la Frontera päˈlōs dā lä frōntāˈrä [key], town Huelva prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the Tinto River near its mouth. From its port (now silted up), Columbus sailed on his first vo...La Plata, Río de
(Encyclopedia)La Plata, Río de: see Plata, Río de la. ...Browse by Subject
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