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Toboso, El
(Encyclopedia) Toboso, ElToboso, Elĕl tōbōˈsō [key], town, Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. It is an agricultural center of La Mancha. El Toboso was the birthplace of Dulcinea del…Cobre, El
(Encyclopedia) Cobre, ElCobre, Elĕl kōˈbrā [key], town, Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba, in a high valley of the Sierra Maestra. Once famous for rich copper mines (hence the name El Cobre), it is…Campagnola, Domenico
(Encyclopedia) Campagnola, DomenicoCampagnola, Domenicodōmĕˈnēkō kämpänyôˈlä [key], 1500–c.1564, painter and engraver. Although Campagnola worked exclusively in Italy, there are documents indicating…Ferrol
(Encyclopedia) Ferrol Ferrol fārôlˈ [key], city, A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia. The naval base…Menéndez Pidal, Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Menéndez Pidal, RamónMenéndez Pidal, Ramónrämōnˈ mānānˈdĕth pēᵺälˈ [key], 1869–1968, Spanish scholar and philologist. Menéndez Pidal was a noted authority on Spanish epic literature…Zorrilla y Moral, José
(Encyclopedia) Zorrilla y Moral, JoséZorrilla y Moral, Joséhōsāˈ thôrēˈlyä ē mōrälˈ [key], 1817–93, Spanish poet and dramatist. His works and life epitomized the brief period of Spanish romanticism.…Pitol, Sergio
(Encyclopedia) Pitol, Sergio (Sergio Pitol Deméneghi), 1933–2018, Mexican author, essayist, and translator, b. Puebla. He studied law and literature at the National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico (1950–…Tirso de Molina
(Encyclopedia) Tirso de MolinaTirso de Molinatērˈsō dā mōlēˈnä [key], pseud. of Fray Gabriel TéllezTirso de Molinagäbrēĕlˈ tĕlˈyĕth [key], 1584?–1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age…Blanco Fombona, Rufino
(Encyclopedia) Blanco Fombona, RufinoBlanco Fombona, Rufinor&oomacr;fēˈnō blängˈkō fōmbōˈnä [key], 1874–1944, Venezuelan poet, essayist, and novelist, one of the leaders of modernismo. Active in…El Paso, Texas
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