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Chadwick, Florence May

(Encyclopedia)Chadwick, Florence May, 1918–95, American distance swimmer, b. San Diego, Calif. She began swimming at the age of six, and four years later she swam the San Diego Bay Channel, the first child to do ...

Carrera, José Miguel

(Encyclopedia)Carrera, José Miguel hōsāˈ mēgĕlˈ [key], 1785–1821, Chilean revolutionist. With his brothers, Juan José and Luis, he overthrew the revolutionary junta headed by Martínez de Rozas in 1813 an...

Granja, La

(Encyclopedia)Granja, La: see San Ildefonso, Spain. ...

La Granja

(Encyclopedia)La Granja, Spain: see San Ildefonso. ...

Cat Island

(Encyclopedia)Cat Island: see San Salvador, island. ...

Greytown

(Encyclopedia)Greytown: see San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua. ...

Mulatas

(Encyclopedia)Mulatas, archipelago, Panama: see San Blas Islands. ...

Aso, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Aso, Mount, Kyushu, Japan: see Aso-san. ...

Metropolitan Opera Company

(Encyclopedia)Metropolitan Opera Company, term used in referring collectively to the organizations that have produced opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. The original house, at West 39th Street an...

Pasadena

(Encyclopedia)Pasadena păsˌədēˈnə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. The city is a research and technological center with manufacture...