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Lorca
(Encyclopedia) LorcaLorcalôrˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 67,338), Murcia prov., SE Spain, in Murcia, on the Guadalentín River. It is a market center for a fertile, irrigated basin producing cereals,…Ciudad Rodrigo
(Encyclopedia) Ciudad Rodrigo Ciudad Rodrigo thy&oomacr;ᵺäᵺˈ [key] Ciudad Rodrigo…dog racing
(Encyclopedia) dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in…Huesca
(Encyclopedia) Huesca Huesca wāˈskä [key], town, capital of Huesca prov., NE Spain, in Aragón, at the…Ibarruri, Dolores
(Encyclopedia) Ibarruri, DoloresIbarruri, Doloresēˈbăr&oomacr;rē [key], 1895–1989, Spanish political leader. A founder of the Spanish Communist party, she wrote in several Communist newspapers…Anquetil, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Anquetil, JacquesAnquetil, Jacqueszhäk äNkətēlˈ [key], 1934–87, French bicycle racer, b. Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandy. Beginning to race in 1951, he won the French amateur championship…Kalaburagi
(Encyclopedia) Kalaburagi, formerly GulbargaGulbargagŭlˈbərgä [key], city (1991 pop. 310,920), Karnataka state, S central India. It is along the route from Mumbai to Chennai. The city is a cotton-…Ryswick, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Ryswick, Treaty of, 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance. Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback…Río Tinto
(Encyclopedia) Río Tinto,&sp;RíotintoRío Tinto,both: rēˈō tēnˈtō [key], or Minas de RíotintoRío Tinto,mēˈnäs dā [key], town (1990 pop. 5,934), Huelva prov., SW Spain, in the Sierra Morena Mts.,…Schipa, Tito
(Encyclopedia) Schipa, TitoSchipa, Titotēˈtō skēˈpä [key], 1888–1965, Italian operatic tenor. He made his debut in 1910 in Vercelli. After many appearances in Europe, he came to the United States in…Trending
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