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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…Bab el Mandeb
(Encyclopedia) Bab el MandebBab el Mandebbăb ĕl mănˈdĕb [key] [Arab.,= gate of tears], strait, 17 mi (27 km) wide, linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and separating the Arabian peninsula from…El Salvador
(Encyclopedia) CE5 El Salvador El Salvador ĕl sälväᵺōrˈ [key], officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2021…Espronceda, José de
(Encyclopedia) Espronceda, José deEspronceda, José dehōsāˈ dā āsprōnthāˈᵺä [key], 1808–42, Spanish romantic poet. Involved in radical intrigue from the age of 14, he suffered imprisonment and was…El Segundo
(Encyclopedia) El Segundo El Segundo ĕl sēgŭnˈdō [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 16,504), Los Angeles co., S Calif…El Cordobés
(Encyclopedia) El CordobésEl Cordobésĕl kōrdōvāsˈ [key], 1936?–, Spanish bullfighter, b. Manuel Benítez Pérez. The predominant matador of the 1960s, he brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical…Ferrol
(Encyclopedia) Ferrol Ferrol fārôlˈ [key], city, A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia. The naval base…2003 MacArthur Foundation Awards
The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Guillermo Algaze, 38, anthropology; San Diego, Calif.James J.…Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Lizardi, José JoaquínFernández de Lizardi, José Joaquínhōsāˈ hwäkēnˈ fārnänˈdās dā lēsärˈdē [key], 1776–1827, Mexican journalist, novelist, and dramatist, known by his…Ksar el Kebir
(Encyclopedia) Ksar el KebirKsar el Kebirksär ĕl kĕbĭrˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 107,065), N Morocco. The name also appears as Alcazarquivir and Al Qasr al Kabir. Near the city on Aug. 4, 1578, the…Trending
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