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Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco deQuevedo y Villegas, Francisco defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā kāvāˈᵺō ē vēlyāˈgäs [key], 1580–1645, Spanish satirist, novelist, and wit, b. Madrid. In 1611 he…San Francisco Opera
(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Opera, opera company, founded 1923 by Italian-American conductor Gaetano Merola, who oversaw its early years as a touring company. In 1932 it established a permanent home…Kino, Eusebio Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Kino, Eusebio FranciscoKino, Eusebio Franciscoā&oomacr;sāˈbyō fränsēsˈkō kēˈnō [key], c.1644–1711, missionary explorer in the American Southwest, b. Segno, in the Tyrol. He was in…Madero, Francisco Indalecio
(Encyclopedia) Madero, Francisco IndalecioMadero, Francisco Indaleciofränsēˈskō ēndälāˈsyō mäᵺāˈrō [key], 1873–1913, Mexican statesman and president (1911–13). A champion of democracy and social…Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
(Encyclopedia) Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José deGoya y Lucientes, Francisco José defränthēsˈkō hōsāˈ ᵺā gōˈyä ē l&oomacr;thēānˈtās [key], 1746–1828, Spanish painter and graphic artist. Goya is…Barbary Coast
(Encyclopedia) Barbary CoastBarbary Coastbärˈbərē [key], waterfront area of San Francisco, Calif., in the years after the 1849 gold rush. Gamblers, gangsters, prostitutes, and confidence men…San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Hadley, Henry Kimball
(Encyclopedia) Hadley, Henry Kimball, 1871–1937, American composer and conductor, b. Somerville, Mass., studied at the New England Conservatory and in Vienna. He composed and conducted in Europe from…Fresnillo
(Encyclopedia) Fresnillo Fresnillo frāsnēˈyō [key], city, Zacatecas state, N central Mexico. The city, a rail and…Sunnyvale
(Encyclopedia) Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors;…Trending
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