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Pachuca de Soto
(Encyclopedia)Pachuca de Soto pächo͞oˈkä ᵺā sōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 174,013), capital of Hidalgo state, central Mexico, at the head of a ravine surrounded by foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental. P...Padilla, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Padilla, Juan de hwän dā päᵺēˈlyä [key], c.1490–1521, Spanish revolutionary leader in the war of the comuneros [municipalities] against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Charles's conduct and hi...Peñalara, Pico de
(Encyclopedia)Peñalara, Pico de: see Guadarrama, Sierra de. ...Ayolas, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Ayolas, Juan de hwän dā äyōˈläs [key], d. 1537?, Spanish conquistador, explorer of the Río de la Plata country. He accompanied Pedro de Mendoza on his expedition of 1535–36. Sent to look for ...Orellana, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia)Orellana, Francisco de fränthēsˈkō ᵺā ōrālyäˈnä [key], d. c.1546, Spanish explorer of the Amazon River. He took part in the conquest of Peru and was a lieutenant of Gonzalo Pizarro on the ...Vere, Edward de
(Encyclopedia)Vere, Edward de: see Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of. ...Veuster, Damien de
(Encyclopedia)Veuster, Damien de: see Damien, Father. ...Victoria de Durango
(Encyclopedia)Victoria de Durango: see Durango, city, Mexico. ...Villehardouin, Geoffroi de
(Encyclopedia)Villehardouin, Geoffroi de, c.1160–c.1212, French historian and Crusader. As marshal of Champagne, he was a leader of the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades), which resulted in the conquest (1204) of Cons...Villeneuve, Pierre de
(Encyclopedia)Villeneuve, Pierre de pyĕr də vēlnövˈ [key], 1763–1806, French admiral. He commanded the rear guard of the fleet in the disastrous battle of Abu Qir (1798). His defeat at the battle of Trafalga...Browse by Subject
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