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Miranda v. Arizona

(Encyclopedia) Miranda v. Arizona, U.S. Supreme Court case (1966) in the area of due process of law (see Fourteenth Amendment). The decision reversed an Arizona court's conviction of Ernesto Miranda…

Miranda, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, Francisco deMiranda, Francisco defränsēˈskō ᵺā mēränˈdä [key], 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is…

Miranda

The smallest of Uranus's large moons, Miranda, 293 mi (472 km) in diameter, has been described as “the most bizarre body in the solar system,” with the most geologically complex surface. Miranda's…

Carreño de Miranda, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Carreño de Miranda, JuanCarreño de Miranda, Juanhwän kärāˈnyō dā mēränˈdä [key], 1614–85, Spanish baroque painter. A protégé of Velázquez, Carreño eventually succeeded his master as…

Sá de Miranda, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Sá de Miranda, Francisco deSá de Miranda, Francisco defränsēshˈkō də sä də mēränˈdä [key], 1481–1558, Portuguese writer. A noble and a courtier, he lived for a time in Italy and became…

Who was Miranda?

The Question: Who was Miranda, and where did her rights come from? The Answer: Miranda's full name was Ernesto Miranda. He was arrested in 1963…

Brewer's: Miranda

Daughter of Prospero. (Shakespeare: Tempest.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mirror of Human SalvationMiramont A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Carmen Miranda

Carmen MirandaactressBorn: 2/9/1909Birthplace: Marco de Canavezes, Portugal Film and stage actress who started her career as a club singer in Brazil and got her break when a Broadway…

Miranda

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus.

Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé de

(Encyclopedia) Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé deCarranza de Miranda, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā käränˈthä dā mēränˈdä [key], 1503–76, Spanish churchman. He joined the Dominicans (1520) and taught at…