Biography Category
(b n ´t hwä´r s) (KEY) , 1806–72, Mexican liberal statesman and national hero. Revered by Mexicans as one of their greatest political figures, J...
(hwän kär´l s) (KEY) , 1938–, king of Spain (1975–), b. Rome. The grandson of Alfonso XIII, he was educated in Switzerland and in Spain. Placed...
(zh ndy ´) (KEY) , city (1996 pop. 293,237), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Jundiaí River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Among it...
(wän d fy ´k ) (KEY) , inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 100 mi (161 km) long and 11 to 17 mi (18–27 km) wide, between Vancouver Island, British Columb...
Judea (both: j d ´ ) (KEY) [Lat. from Judah], region, Greco-Roman name for S Palestine. It varied in size in different periods. In the time of Jesus...
(y ng´frou) (KEY) , peak, 13,642 ft (4,158 m) high, S central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. It was first ascended by the Meyer brothers in 1811. ...