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Porţile de Fier
(Encyclopedia)Porţile de Fier: see Iron Gate, gorge, Romania and Serbia. ...Portolá, Gaspar de
(Encyclopedia)Portolá, Gaspar de gäspärˈ dā pôrtōläˈ [key], fl. 1734–84, Spanish explorer in the Far West. After serving in Italy and Portugal, he was sent (1767) to America as governor of the California...Piérola, Nicolás de
(Encyclopedia)Piérola, Nicolás de nēkōläsˈ dā pyāˈrōlä [key], 1839–1913, president of Peru (1879–81, 1895–99). Minister of finance under José Balta, he was accused of misappropriating funds and wa...Bagnères-de-Luchon
(Encyclopedia)Bagnères-de-Luchon bänyĕrˌ-də-lüshôNˈ [key], town, Haute-Garonne dept., S France, at the foot of the Maladetta Mts. It is an important resort in the Pyrenees. Its warm sulfur springs have been...Pisan, Christine de
(Encyclopedia)Pisan, Christine de krēstēnˈ də pēzäNˈ [key], 1364–c.1430, French poet, of Italian descent. She wrote many verse romances and works in prose, as well as the lyric poems for which she is most ...pisé de terre
(Encyclopedia)pisé de terre: see rammed earth. ...Balliol, Edward de
(Encyclopedia)Balliol, Edward de: see Baliol, Edward de. ...Balliol, John de
(Encyclopedia)Balliol, John de: see Baliol, John de. ...Richard de Bury
(Encyclopedia)Richard de Bury bĕrˈē [key], 1287–1345, English bibliophile and bishop of Durham. His name was Aungerville, but he was called Bury from his birthplace, Bury St. Edmunds. Under Edward III he serve...Río de Oro
(Encyclopedia)Río de Oro: see Western Sahara. ...Browse by Subject
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