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Zumárraga, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Zumárraga, Juan deZumárraga, Juan dehwän dā th&oomacr;mäˈrägä [key], 1468–1548, Spanish churchman, first bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan. Going to Mexico in 1528, he became…John Donne: The Funeral
The FuneralWhoever comes to shroud me, do not harm, Nor question much, That subtle wreath of hair, which crowns my arm; The mystery, the sign, you must not touch…The Devil's Dictionary: Trial
by Ambrose Bierce TREETRICHINOSISTRIAL -n. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. In order to effect this purpose…Ribera, Jusepe
(Encyclopedia) Ribera, Jusepe, José, or GiuseppeRibera, Jusepe, José, or Giuseppeh&oomacr;sāˈpā rēbāˈrä, hōsāˈ, j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā [key], c.1590–1652, Spanish baroque painter. He studied in…Gálvez, Bernardo de
(Encyclopedia) Gálvez, Bernardo deGálvez, Bernardo debĕrnärˈᵺō dā gälˈvāth [key], c.1746–1786, Spanish governor of Louisiana. He served in the Spanish army before going to Louisiana in 1776 as the…Gálvez, José de
(Encyclopedia) Gálvez, José deGálvez, José dehōsāˈ dā [key]Gálvez, José de gälˈvāth [key], 1720–87, Spanish colonial administrator. Appointed as a governor in the Philippines in 1750, he later became…Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of, 1881–1959, British statesman. He entered the House of Commons (1910) as a Conservative and was president of the Board of Education…Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, vicomte deLesseps, Ferdinand Marie, vicomte defĕrdēnäNˈ märēˈ vēkôNtˈ də lĕsĕpsˈ [key], 1805–94, French diplomat and engineer. He entered the consular service…Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de
(Encyclopedia) Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot deGranvelle, Antoine Perrenot deäNtwänˈ pĕrənōˈ də gräNvĕlˈ [key], 1517–86, statesman in the service of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and of King Philip II…Olaf II
(Encyclopedia) Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995–1030, king of Norway (1015–28). He is also called Olaf the Stout or Olaf the Fat. He spent part of his early life in England and helped Æthelred fight the…Trending
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