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Tallahassee

(Encyclopedia) TallahasseeTallahasseetăləhăsˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,773), state capital and seat of Leon co., NW Fla.; inc. 1825. Tallahassee is a wholesale trade and distribution center for…

James Bright MORGAN, Congress, MS (1833-1892)

MORGAN James Bright , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tenn., March 14, 1833; moved with his parents to De Soto County, Miss., in 1840 and settled in…

Pizarro, Hernando

(Encyclopedia) Pizarro, HernandoPizarro, Hernandoĕrnänˈdō [key]Pizarro, Hernando pēthärˈrō [key], fl. 1530–60, Spanish conquistador, half-brother of Francisco Pizarro. Much older than his half-…

Alarcón, Hernando de

(Encyclopedia) Alarcón, Hernando deAlarcón, Hernando deārnänˈdō dā älärkōnˈ [key], fl. 1540, Spanish explorer in the Southwest. He was given command of a fleet that was supposed to support the land…

Arias de Saavedra, Hernando

(Encyclopedia) Arias de Saavedra, HernandoArias de Saavedra, Hernandoārnänˈdō äˈryäs dā sävāˈdrä [key], known as HernandariasHernandariasārnändäˈryäs [key], 1561–1634, Spanish colonial governor, b.…

Pachuca de Soto

(Encyclopedia) Pachuca de SotoPachuca de Sotopäch&oomacr;ˈkä ᵺā sōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 174,013), capital of Hidalgo state, central Mexico, at the head of a ravine surrounded by foothills of…

Hernandarias

(Encyclopedia) Hernandarias: see Arias de Saavedra, Hernando.

Biographies: Notable Explorers

Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…

De Soto Parish, LA Census Data

People QuickFactsDe Soto ParishLouisianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 26,3834,523,628Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.5%1.2%Population, 2000 25,4944,468,976Persons…