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Marston, John

(Encyclopedia) Marston, John, 1576–1634, English satirist and dramatist, b. Oxfordshire, grad. Oxford, 1594. In accordance with his father's wishes he studied law at Middle Temple, but his interests…

Texas, University of

(Encyclopedia) Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at…

Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de

(Encyclopedia) Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio deHerrera y Tordesillas, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā ārāˈrä ē tôrᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1559?–1625, Spanish historian. Appointed official historiographer of Castile…

Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio de

(Encyclopedia) Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deSolís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā sōlēsˈ ē rēˌväᵺānāˈrä [key], 1610–86, Spanish historian and dramatic poet. His intricate comic dramas were…

Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo AntonioPalomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonioäthēsˈlō äntōˈnyō pälōmēˈnō ᵺā käˈstrō ē vāläsˈkō [key], 1655–1726, Spanish historical painter…

Zea, Francisco Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Zea, Francisco AntonioZea, Francisco Antoniofränsēsˈkō äntōˈnyō sāˈä [key], 1770–1882, Colombian botanist and revolutionist. He was associated with Mutis in botanical studies. Zea,…

Muratori, Ludovico Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Muratori, Ludovico AntonioMuratori, Ludovico Antoniol&oomacr;dōvēˈkō äntôˈnyō m&oomacr;rätôˈrē [key], 1672–1750, Italian historian, a Roman Catholic priest. One of the foremost…

Alamo, the

(Encyclopedia) Alamo, theAlamo, theălˈəmōˌ [key] [Span.,=cottonwood], building in San Antonio, Tex., “the cradle of Texas liberty.” Built as a chapel after 1744, it is all that remains of the mission…

Madeira, river, Bolivia and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) MadeiraMadeiramədāˈrə [key], river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c…

San Antonio

(Encyclopedia) San AntonioSan Antoniosăn ăntōˈnēō, əntōnˈ, city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. The third largest city in…