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Río de Oro

(Encyclopedia) Río de Oro: see Western Sahara.

Leadville

(Encyclopedia) LeadvilleLeadvillelĕdˈvĭl [key], mining city (1990 pop. 2,629), alt. c.10,200 ft (3,110 m), seat of Lake co., central Colo., near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, in the Rocky Mts…

Vizcaíno, Sebastián

(Encyclopedia) Vizcaíno, SebastiánVizcaíno, Sebastiánsāvästyänˈ vēthkäēˈnō [key], c.1550–c.1628, Spanish explorer and merchant. After an unsuccessful attempt to plant a colony in Lower California (…

Monreale

(Encyclopedia) MonrealeMonrealemōnrāäˈlā [key], town (1991 pop. 26,256), NW Sicily, Italy, near Palermo. An agricultural market and tourist center, it commands a magnificent view of the fertile Conca…

Alegría, Ciro

(Encyclopedia) Alegría, CiroAlegría, Cirosēˈrō älāgrēˈä [key], 1909–67, Peruvian novelist. Imprisoned several times for his political activities, Alegría was exiled to Chile in 1934. He gained fame…

Ibarbourou, Juana de

(Encyclopedia) Ibarbourou, Juana de Ibarbourou, Juana de hwäˈnä dā ēbärb&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr…

Chocano, José Santos

(Encyclopedia) Chocano, José SantosChocano, José Santoshōsāˈ sänˈtōs chōkäˈnō [key], 1875–1934, Peruvian poet and one of the leaders of modernismo. During a life of Latin-American wandering, Chocano…

Brown, Norman Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Norman Oliver, 1913–2002, American scholar, philosopher, and social critic, b. El Oro, Mexico; grad. Oxford (1936), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D.). A classicist much influenced by…

Oro Valley, AZ Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population29,700100.0SEX AND AGEMale14,41948.5Female15,28151.5Under 5 years1,4935.05 to 9 years1,7455.910 to 14 years2,0456.915 to 19 years1,6015.420 to 24 years8532.925 to…

Oro Valley, AZ Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over24,245100.0In labor force13,03553.8Civilian labor force12,94553.4Employed12,49551.5Unemployed4501.9Percent of civilian labor force3.5(X…