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Rioja, La

(Encyclopedia) Rioja, LaRioja, Lalä rēōˈhä [key], autonomous community (2011 pop. 321,173), 1,948 sq mi (5,045 sq km), N Spain, coextensive with La Rioja prov. A fertile region, it is famous for its…

La Serena

(Encyclopedia) La SerenaLa Serenalä sārāˈnä [key], city (1990 est. pop. 105,600), capital of Coquimbo region, N central Chile, on the Elqui River. A commercial and agricultural center in a region of…

La Guaira

(Encyclopedia) La GuairaLa Guairalä gwīˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 23,831), capital of Vargas state, N Venezuela, on the Caribbean Sea NW of Caracas. It is the principal international port of…

Levasseur, Émile

(Encyclopedia) Levasseur, Émile (Pierre Émile Levasseur)Levasseur, Émilepyĕr āmēlˈ lüväsörˈ [key], 1828–1911, French economist. He was noted especially for his historical approach to the study of…

Brunschvicg, Léon

(Encyclopedia) Brunschvicg, LéonBrunschvicg, LéonlāôNˈ brünˈshvēk [key], 1869–1944, French philosopher, b. Paris. From 1909 until his death he taught at the Sorbonne. Brunschvicg's philosophy, which…

Hougue, La

(Encyclopedia) Hougue, La: see Hogue, La.

La Vega

(Encyclopedia) La VegaLa Vegalä vāˈgä [key], city (1993 pop. 73,387), central Dominican Republic, on the Camú River. La Vega is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region. A…

La Cérémonie

Director: Claude Chabrol Writers: Claude Chabrol and Caroline Eliacheff Director of Photography: Bernard Zitzermann Editor: Monique Fardoulis Music: Mathieu Chabrol Producer…

La Promesse

Directors/Writers: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Directors of Photography: Alain Marcoen and Benoît Dervaux Editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo Music: Jean-Marie Billy and Denis M'Punga…

La Bohème

Music:Giacomo PucciniLibretto:Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri MurgerPremiere:Turin, February 1, 1896 Puccini's most expressive opera draws from…