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(Encyclopedia) reductions, Span. reducciones, settlements of indigenous peoples in colonial Latin America, founded (beginning in 1609) to utilize efficiently native labor and to teach the natives the…Mission Indians
(Encyclopedia) Mission Indians, Native Americans of S and central California; so called because they were under the jurisdiction of some 21 Spanish missions that were established between 1769 and…Enns
(Encyclopedia) Enns Enns ĕns [key], town, Upper Austria prov., N central Austria, on the Enns River…Veterans Affairs, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Veterans Affairs, United States Department of, federal executive department established to operate programs to benefit veterans and their families. The department was established in…Scotland, Free Church of
(Encyclopedia) Scotland, Free Church of, the secessionist Presbyterian church established as a result of the great disruption of 1843 in the Church of Scotland. The cause of the separation lay in the…Assinie
(Encyclopedia) AssinieAssinieäsēnēˈ [key], town, SE Côte d'Ivoire, on a lagoon off the Gulf of Guinea. Because of its location on the coast and its contacts with the interior, Assinie became an early…Marsh, Charles Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, Charles Wesley, 1834–1918, American inventor and editor, b. Ontario. In 1849 his family moved to De Kalb co., Ill. Assisted by his brother William, he designed a hand-binding…Mercosur
(Encyclopedia) Mercosur or Mercosul, officially the Common Market of the South, Latin American trade organization established in 1991 to increase economic cooperation among the countries of E South…Newberry, Walter Loomis
(Encyclopedia) Newberry, Walter Loomis, 1804–68, American merchant and banker, b. East Windsor (in the section now South Windsor), Conn. In 1822 he entered the shipping business with his brother…Aglipay, Gregorio
(Encyclopedia) Aglipay, GregorioAglipay, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō äglēpīˈ [key], 1860–1940, Philippine clergyman. A priest who joined the revolutionary forces of Emilio Aguinaldo, he was excommunicated (…Trending
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