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Verona, Congress of
(Encyclopedia) Verona, Congress of, 1822, at Verona, Italy, the last European conference held under the provisions of the Quadruple Alliance of 1814. The main problem discussed was the revolution in…Cernuda, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Cernuda, LuisCernuda, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ thārn&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–63, Spanish poet. Cernuda fled Spain after the Spanish civil war and taught abroad. His works include La…Canalejas y Méndez, José
(Encyclopedia) Canalejas y Méndez, JoséCanalejas y Méndez, Joséhōsāˈ känälāˈhäs ē mānˈdāth [key], 1854–1912, Spanish politician. After holding several cabinet posts, he became premier in 1910. A…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…San José, city, Uruguay
(Encyclopedia) San JoséSan Josésän hōsāˈ [key] or San José de MayoSan Joséᵺā, mäˈyō [key], city (1996 pop. 33,351), capital of San José dept., S Uruguay, on the San José River. It is a commercial…Sanlúcar de Barrameda
(Encyclopedia) Sanlúcar de BarramedaSanlúcar de Barramedasänl&oomacr;ˈkär dā bärämāˈᵺä [key], city (1990 pop. 56,375), Cádiz prov., S Spain, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, in Andalusia.…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…Ochoa, Severo
(Encyclopedia) Ochoa, SeveroOchoa, Severosāvāˈrō ōchōˈä [key], 1905–93, American biochemist and educator, b. Spain, M.D. Univ. of Madrid, 1929. After teaching at the universities of Madrid,…Navarrete, Juan Fernández
(Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Juan FernándezNavarrete, Juan Fernándezhwän fārnänˈdĕth nävärāˈtā [key], 1526–79, Spanish religious painter, called El Mudo [the mute]. He studied in a monastery and later…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.,…Trending
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