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Cieza de León, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Cieza de León, PedroCieza de León, Pedropāˈᵺrō thēāˈthä dā lāōnˈ [key], 1518?–1560, Spanish soldier and explorer in South America. His Chronicle of Peru is one of the most richly…

Ciudad Rodrigo

(Encyclopedia) Ciudad Rodrigo Ciudad Rodrigo thy&oomacr;ᵺäᵺˈ [key] Ciudad Rodrigo…

Abd ar-Rahman III, emir and caliph of Córdoba

(Encyclopedia) Abd ar-Rahman III, 891–961, Umayyad emir (912–29) and first caliph (929–61) of Córdoba. When he succeeded to the throne, the Spanish emirate was reduced to Córdoba and its environs and…

Chautemps, Camille

(Encyclopedia) Chautemps, CamilleChautemps, Camillekämēˈyə shōtäNˈ [key], 1885–1963, French politician. A Radical Socialist leader, he was premier in 1930 and in 1933–34, when the Stavisky Affair (in…

Coffin, William Anderson

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, William Anderson, 1855–1925, American landscape and figure painter and art critic, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts and under Léon Bonnat in Paris. His landscapes were…

Coimbra

(Encyclopedia) Coimbra Coimbra kōēmˈbrə [key], city, capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego…

Combes, Émile

(Encyclopedia) Combes, ÉmileCombes, Émileāmēlˈ kôNb [key], 1835–1921, French statesman. An able politician of the left democratic group, he was minister of education under Léon Bourgeois (1895–96)…

Coahuila

(Encyclopedia) Coahuila Coahuila kōäwēˈlä [key], state, 58,067 sq mi (150,394 sq km), N Mexico, on the northward…

Clemenceau, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Clemenceau, GeorgesClemenceau, Georgeszhôrzh klāmäNsōˈ [key], 1841–1929, French political figure, twice premier (1906–9, 1917–20), called “the Tiger.” He was trained as a doctor, but…