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San Benito

(Encyclopedia) San BenitoSan Benitosăn bənēˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 20,125), Cameron co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1911. San Benito is chiefly a processing center for citrus fruit and vegetables grown…

Benito Mussolini

Known as "Il Duce" -- the Leader -- Benito Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy during World War II. Benito Mussolini was born in a small town in northern Italy. His mother was a…

Benito Juárez

Orphaned at an early age, Benito Juárez did not begin his education until he was 12 years old. Despite the late start, he studied law and entered politics in the 1830s, became a judge in 1841 and…

Lowell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Robert (Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4th), 1917–77, American poet and translator, widely considered the preeminent American poet of the mid-20th cent., b. Boston, grad. Kenyon…

Feyjóo y Montenegro, Benito Gerónimo

(Encyclopedia) Feyjóo y Montenegro, Benito GerónimoFeyjóo y Montenegro, Benito Gerónimobānēˈtō hārōˈnēmō fāēhōˈō ē mōntānāˈgrō [key], 1676–1764, Spanish Benedictine scholar and critic, abbot at…

Brewer's: San Benito

(The). The vest of penitence. It was a coarse yellow tunic worn by persons condemned to death by the Inquisition on their way to the auto da fé; it was painted over with flames, demons,…

Arias Montanus, Benedictus

(Encyclopedia) Arias Montanus, BenedictusArias Montanus, Benedictusbĕnədĭkˈtəs āˈrēəs mŏntāˈnəs [key], or Benito Arias MontanoBenito Arias Montanobānēˈtō äˈryäs mōntäˈnō [key], 1527–98, Spanish…

Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo

(Encyclopedia) Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo:Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo:bānēˈtō hārōˈnēmō fāēhōˈō [key], 1676–1764, Spanish Benedictine scholar and critic, abbot at Oviedo, Asturias. Feijoo led in bringing…

Churriguera, José Benito

(Encyclopedia) Churriguera, José BenitoChurriguera, José Benitohōsāˈ bānēˈtō ch&oomacr;r-rēgāˈrä [key], 1665–1725, Spanish architect and sculptor. A native of Madrid, he won fame for his design (…