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Brewer's: Maguelone
or Magalo'na (the fair). Heroine of the romance called The History of the Fair Magalona, Daughter of the King of Naples, etc. Originally written in French. Cervantes alludes to it in Don…Brewer's: Mambrino's Helmet
was of pure gold, and rendered the wearer invulnerable. It was taken possession of by Rinaldo (Orlando Furioso). Cervantes tells us of a barber who was caught in a shower, and to protect…Brewer's: Maritornes
(Spanish, bad woman). A vulgar, ugly, stunted servant-wench, whom Don Quixote mistakes for a lord's daughter, and her “hair, rough as a horse's tail,” his diseased imagination fancies to…Brewer's: Gonnella's Horse
Gonnella, the domestic jester of the Duke of Ferrara, rode on a horse all skin and bone. The jests of Gonnella are in print. “His horse was as lean as Gonnella's, which (as the Duke said…Brewer's: Hagarenes
(3 syl.). The Moors are so called, being the supposed descendants of Hagar, Abraham's bondwoman. “San Diego ... hath often been seen conquering ... the Hagarene squadrons.” —Cervantes: Don…Portugal Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Portugal Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Portuguese Relations HISTORYPortugal is one of the oldest…Sao Tome and Principe Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sao Tome and Principe Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Sao Tomean Relations…Guatemala Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Guatemala Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guatemalan Relations PEOPLE More than half of…Brewer's: Ceca to Mecca
(From). From one end of the world to the other; from pillar to post. It is a Spanish phrase meaning to roam about purposelessly. Ceca and Mecca are two places visited by Mohammedan…Trending
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