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Sacchini, Antonio Maria Gasparo
(Encyclopedia)Sacchini, Antonio Maria Gasparo äntôˈnyō märēˈä gäˈspärō säk-kēˈnē [key], 1730–86, Italian operatic composer of the Neapolitan school. His best work, Oedipe à Colone (1786) was in t...Sagarra, Josep Maria de
(Encyclopedia)Sagarra, Josep Maria de (Josep Maria de Sagarra i Castellarnau) zhōsĕpˈ mərēˈə dā səgärˈrə ē kästəl-lyärˈnou [key], 1894–1961, Catalonian poet, novelist, and playwright. He publishe...Santa Maria, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Santa Maria sänˈtə mərēˈə [key], city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. Foodstuffs and rail mac...Santa María, volcano, Guatemala
(Encyclopedia)Santa María sänˈtä märēˈä [key], active volcano, 12,375 ft (3,772 m) high, SW Guatemala, in the Sierra Madre near the city of Quetzaltenango. Its eruption in 1902 was one of the largest of the...Puerto de Santa María
(Encyclopedia)Puerto de Santa María ᵺā sänˈtä märēˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 64,849), Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Bay of Cádiz at the mouth of the Guadalete River. It is a commercial cent...Aznar López, José María
(Encyclopedia)Aznar López, José María hōzāˈ märēˈə äsˈnär lōˈpās [key], 1953–, Spanish politician, prime minister of Spain (1996–2004), b. Madrid. Originally a lawyer and tax inspector, he joine...Eça de Queiroz, José Maria
(Encyclopedia)Eça de Queiroz, José Maria: see Queiroz, José Maria Eça de. ...Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria
(Encyclopedia)Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria zhwäkēmˈ mərēˈə məshäˈdo͝o dĭ əsēzˈ [key], 1839–1908, Brazilian novelist, b. Rio de Janeiro. The grandson of African slaves, he was educated by a pries...Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de
(Encyclopedia)Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de: see Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria. ...Calleja del Rey, Félix María
(Encyclopedia)Calleja del Rey, Félix María fāˈlēks märēˈä kälyāˈhä dĕl rā [key], 1750–1826, Spanish general, viceroy of New Spain (1813–16), conde de Calderón. In command of the post of San Luis...Browse by Subject
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