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Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolina
(Encyclopedia) Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, CarolinaMicaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolinakärōlēˈnä mēkäāˈlĭs dĭ väshˌk&oobreve;nsĕlˈ&oobreve;sh [key], 1851–1925, Portuguese scholar, b. Berlin. As a…Almeida, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Almeida, Francisco deAlmeida, Francisco defrənsēshˈk&oobreve; [key]Almeida, Francisco de dĭ älmāˈdə [key], c.1450–1510, Portuguese admiral, first viceroy of Portuguese India. He…Cabral, Pedro Alvares
(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Pedro AlvaresCabral, Pedro Alvarespĕˈdr&oobreve; əlväˈrəsh kəbrälˈ [key], c.1467–c.1520, Portuguese navigator. A friend of Vasco da Gama, in 1500 he was sent out by Manuel…Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, AlexandreHerculano de Carvalho e Araújo, AlexandreəlēshäNˈdrə ərk&oomacr;läˈn&oobreve; ᵺĭ kərväˈly&oobreve; ĕ ərouˈzh&oobreve; [key],…John XXI, pope
(Encyclopedia) John XXI, d. 1277, pope (1276–77), a Portuguese named Pedro Giuliano; successor of Adrian V. Known generally as Peter of Spain (Petrus Hispanus), he is the only Portuguese pope. Peter'…Elmina
(Encyclopedia) ElminaElminaĕlmēˈnə [key], town, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea; also known locally as Edina. It is a fishing center located in a region where corn and cassava are grown. In the late…Aviz
(Encyclopedia) AvizAvizävēzhˈ [key], village, Portalegre dist., central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. The Castilian order of the Knights of Calatrava assisted in driving the Moors from Portugal and in…manueline
(Encyclopedia) manuelinemanuelinemənwĕlˈēn, –īn [key], sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the early 16th cent. It combined contemporary Portuguese, Spanish,…Castro, Inés de
(Encyclopedia) Castro, Inés de, or Inez de CastroCastro, Inés de,both: īˈnĕz də kăsˈtrō, Port. ēnĕshˈ dĭ käshˈtr&oobreve; [key], d. 1355, Spanish noblewoman, a celebrated beauty, and a tragic…John Maurice of Nassau
(Encyclopedia) John Maurice of Nassau, 1604–79, Dutch general and colonial administrator, a prince of the house of Nassau-Siegen; grandnephew of William the Silent. The Dutch West India Company…Trending
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