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Lerroux, Alejandro
(Encyclopedia) Lerroux, AlejandroLerroux, Alejandroälāhänˈdrō lār&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1864–1949, Spanish politician. He first won prominence as a radical and virulently anticlerical demagogue in…Elche
(Encyclopedia) Elche Elche ĕlˈchā [key], Valencian Elx, city, Alicante prov., SE Spain, in…Amadeus, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Amadeus, LakeAmadeus, Lakeəmăˈdēəs [key], large, usually dry, shallow salt lake, 340 sq mi (881 sq km), 76 mi (122 km) long, 12 mi (19 km) wide, SW Northern Territory, Australia. The…Ferrer Guardia, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Ferrer Guardia, FranciscoFerrer Guardia, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārārˈ gwärˈdyä [key], 1859–1909, Spanish political theorist and educator. An ardent liberal, anticlerical, and republican…Aub, Max
(Encyclopedia) Aub, MaxAub, Maxmäks oup [key], 1903–72, Spanish author, b. Paris. He was educated in Spain where he lived until 1942, when he emigrated to Mexico. His style combines realism with…Muhammad V, king of Morocco
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad V (Sidi Muhammad ibn Youssef), 1910–61, king of Morocco (1957–61). He succeeded his father, Moulay Youssef, as sultan in 1927. An ardent nationalist, he was deposed and exiled…Teruel
(Encyclopedia) TeruelTerueltĕrwĕlˈ [key], town (1990. pop. 28,488), capital of Teruel prov., E central Spain, in Aragón, at the confluence of the Guadalaviar and Alfambra rivers. The city is an…Calahorra
(Encyclopedia) Calahorra Calahorra käläôrˈrä [key], town, La Rioja prov., NE Spain, on the Cidacos River near its…Castelar y Ripoll, Emilio
(Encyclopedia) Castelar y Ripoll, EmilioCastelar y Ripoll, Emilioāmēˈlyō kästālärˈ ē rēpōˈlyə [key], 1832–99, Spanish statesman and author. A professor of history and philosophy at the Univ. of…Benet, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Benet, JuanBenet, Juanbənetˈ [key], 1927–93, Spanish novelist and essayist. He earned a degree in civil engineering and worked as a highway engineer before publishing (1961) his first…Trending
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