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Soria

(Encyclopedia) SoriaSoriasōrˈyä [key], town (1990 pop. 32,609), capital of Soria prov., N central Spain, in Castile and León, on the Duero River. It is a food processing and timbering center in a…

Sánchez Ferlosio, Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Sánchez Ferlosio, RafaelSánchez Ferlosio, Rafaelräfäĕlˈ sänˈchĕth fārlōˈsyō [key], 1927–, Spanish novelist, b. Rome. He has published two novels. Industrias y andanzas de Alfanhuí [the…

Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, prince de

(Encyclopedia) Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, prince de, 1621–86, French general, called the Great Condé; son of Henri II de Condé. Among his early victories in the Thirty Years War were those of Rocroi…

Francis Borgia, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Francis Borgia, SaintFrancis Borgia, Saintbôrˈjə [key], 1510–72, Spanish Roman Catholic reformer, third general of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of). He was a member of the famous…

Henry II, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 1519–59, king of France (1547–59), son of King Francis I. His robust physique contrasted with his weak and pliant disposition. Throughout his reign he was governed by Anne de…

Maximilian II, 1527–76, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Maximilian II, 1527–76, Holy Roman emperor (1564–76), king of Bohemia (1562–76) and of Hungary (1563–76), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Before acceding he…

Majorca

(Encyclopedia) MajorcaMajorcaməjôrˈkə [key], Span. MallorcaMajorcamälyôrˈkä [key], island (1991 pop. 602,074), 1,405 sq mi (3,639 sq km), Spain, largest of the Balearic Islands, in the W…

Moneo, Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Moneo, Rafael (José Rafael Moneo), 1937–, Spanish architect, b. Tudela, Navarre. He received undergraduate (1961) and doctoral (1965) degrees from the Madrid School of Architecture,…

Cartagena, city, Colombia

(Encyclopedia) Cartagena Cartagena kärtähāˈnä [key], city, capital of Bolívar dept., NW Colombia, a port on the…

Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2d Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2d ViscountTownshend, Charles Townshend, 2d Viscounttounˈzĕnd [key], 1674–1738, English statesman. A leading Whig in the reign of Queen Anne, he served as…