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Silicon Valley
(Encyclopedia) Silicon Valley, an industrial region, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in the Santa Clara Valley between Palo Alto and San Jose, mainly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, W…Saratoga
(Encyclopedia) Saratoga, residential city (1990 pop. 28,061), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in a vineyard and orchard area, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mts.; inc. 1956. Wine is produced in the…Gilroy
(Encyclopedia) Gilroy, city (2020 pop. 59,520), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports…Franceschini, Baldassare
(Encyclopedia) Franceschini, BaldassareFranceschini, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā fränchāskēˈnē [key], 1611–89, Florentine painter; pupil of his father, who was a sculptor. He was also called Volterrano.…Santa Rosa, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santa RosaSanta Rosasănˈtə rōˈzə [key], city (1990 pop. 113,313), seat of Sonoma co., W Calif.; inc. 1868. It is an industrial city and a retail, financial, and medical center for the…Los Gatos
(Encyclopedia) Los GatosLos Gatoslôs gäˈtōs, lŏs, gătˈəs [key], city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. Electronic…Bramante, Donato
(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…Pontevedra
(Encyclopedia) PontevedraPontevedrapōntāvāˈᵺrä [key], city (1990 pop. 70,356), capital of Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Lérez River. It is a major…Teneriffe
(Encyclopedia) Teneriffe or TenerifeTeneriffeboth: tĕnˈərĭf, tĕnərēfˈ, Span. tānārēˈfā [key], island (1990 pop. 770,627), 795 sq mi (2,059 sq km), in the Atlantic off NW Africa, the largest of the…Luini, Bernardino
(Encyclopedia) Luini, BernardinoLuini, Bernardinobārnärdēˈnō l&oomacr;ēˈnē [key], c.1480–1532, b. Luino, Italian painter, son of Giovanni Lutero. Among the extant works of his early years (before…Trending
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