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Pierce, Franklin

(Encyclopedia)Pierce, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th President of the United States (1853–57), b. Hillsboro, N.H., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824. Admitted to the bar in 1827, he entered politics as a Jacksonian Democrat...

del Toro, Guillermo

(Encyclopedia)del Toro, Guillermo (Guillermo del Toro Gómez), 1964–, Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in special effects and makeup before becoming a writer and director. Del Toro has...

Concepción del Uruguay

(Encyclopedia)Concepción del Uruguay dĕl o͞oro͞ogwīˈ [key], city, Entre Ríos prov., NE Argentina, a port on the Uruguay ...

Costa del Sol

(Encyclopedia)Costa del Sol kōˈstä ᵺĕl sōlˈ [key], a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal resort, and its touri...

Colonia del Sacramento

(Encyclopedia)Colonia del Sacramento kōlōˈnyä ᵺĕl säkˌrämānˈtō [key], city, capital of...

Huila, Nevado del

(Encyclopedia)Huila, Nevado del nāväˈdō dĕl hwēˈlä [key], snow-capped volcanic mountain, 17,594 ft (5,364 m) high, on the Huila-Tolima-Cauca dept. border, S central Colombia, in the N Andes. Located c.50 mi...

Hidalgo del Parral

(Encyclopedia)Hidalgo del Parral ēᵺälˈgō dĕl pärälˈ [key] or Parral, city, Chihuahua stat...

Andrea del Sarto

(Encyclopedia)Andrea del Sarto: see Sarto, Andrea del. ...

Fuego, Tierra del

(Encyclopedia)Fuego, Tierra del: see Tierra del Fuego. ...

Nevado del Ruiz

(Encyclopedia)Nevado del Ruiz, volcano, 17,457 ft (5,321 m) high, in the Cordillera Central of the N Andes, E Colombia, on the Caldas-Tolima dept. border. A broad, glacier-covered stratovolcano, it can produce expl...