Araucanian Indians
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Araucanian — /ar aw kay nee euhn/, n. 1. a member of an Indian people of central Chile. 2. the language of the Araucanians, spoken in central Chile and northern Argentina. adj. 3. pertaining to the Araucanians or to their language. [1900 05; ARAUCANI(A) + AN] … Universalium
chile — /chil ee/, n. chili. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990 … Universalium
Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… … Universalium
TITIEV, MISCHA — (1901–1978), U.S. anthropologist. Born in Kremenchug, Russia, Titiev moved to Boston with his family when he was six years old. He received a B.A. (1923), an M.A. in English literature (1924), and a Ph.D. in anthropology (1935), all from Harvard… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ERCILLA Y ZÚNiGA, alonso de (1533-1594) — Alonso de Ercilla y Züniga, a Spanish soldier and poet, wrote the epic poem La Araucana, the first important literary work inspired by and written in the Americas. Born in Madrid of noble parentage (and possibly of converso origin), Ercilla first … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Valdivia, Pedro de — born с 1498, Extremadura, Spain died January 1554, Tucapel, Viceroyalty of Peru Spanish conquistador. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru … Universalium
Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… … Universalium
Concepción — /kawn sep syawn /; Eng. /keuhn sep see ohn , sep sheuhn/, n. 1. a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío Bío River. 196,000. 2. a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River. 19,200. * * * City (pop., 2002 prelim.: 371,000), capital … Universalium
Spanish-American Literature — • The literature produced by the Spanish speaking peoples of Mexico, Central America, Cuba and adjacent islands, and of South America with the notable exceptions of Brazil (whose speech is Portuguese) and the Guianas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
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