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(Encyclopedia)Legaspi or Legazpi ləgăˈspē, lāgäˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 121,116), capital of Albay prov., SE Luzon, the Philippines, on Albay Gulf. It is a large seaport and the southern terminus of the M...Legazpi
(Encyclopedia)Legazpi, city, Philippines: see Legaspi. ...López de Legazpi, Miguel
(Encyclopedia)López de Legazpi, Miguel: see Legazpi, Miguel López de. ...Azanza, Miguel José de
(Encyclopedia)Azanza, Miguel José de mēgĕlˈ hōsāˈ dā āthänˈthä [key], 1746–1826, Spanish general and colonial administrator. After brief service in the cabinet of Charles IV, he was sent to the coloni...Induráin, Miguel
(Encyclopedia)Induráin, Miguel (Miguel Angel Induráin Larraya) mēgĕlˈ ängˈkhāl ĭndo͞oräˈēn läˈräyä [key], 1964–, Spanish bicycle racer. In a career lasting from 1985 to 1997, he dominated Europea...Costa i Llobera, Miguel
(Encyclopedia)Costa i Llobera, Miguel mēgĕlˈ kōˈstä ē lyōbāˈrä [key], 1854–1922, Catalonian poet and orator. In 1888 he was ordained a priest in Rome, where he developed a love of Latin literature. Cos...Rivera, Primo de
(Encyclopedia)Rivera, Primo de: see Primo de Rivera, Miguel. ...Don Quixote de la Mancha
(Encyclopedia)Don Quixote de la Mancha: see Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ...Unamuno, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia)Unamuno, Miguel de mēgĕlˈ dā o͞onämo͞oˈnō [key], 1864–1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek ...Molinos, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia)Molinos, Miguel de mēgĕlˈ dā mōlēˈnōs [key], 1640–1697?, Spanish priest and mystic. He was the founder of quietism, which he adhered to in its most extreme form. From 1669 he lived principal...Browse by Subject
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