11) Icaza, Jorge. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Icaza wrote in harsh, realistic terms against the exploitation of the Native American. His novel En las calles [in the streets] won him acclaim in 1935. Among his...
12) Martinez Sierra, Gregorio. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Spanish dramatist, novelist, and poet. His masterpiece is Cancion de cuna (1911, tr. The Cradle Song, 1917), but he is also known for his tale El amor brujo, which...
13) Pedro II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Pedro II, (Dom Pedro II de Alcantara), 1825-91, emperor of Brazil (1831-89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I, abdicated....
14) Peten. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mexico and Belize rather than to the rest of Guatemala. The Usumacinta River system drains most of the region. Rainfall is very heavy. There are large, permanent...
15) Triple Alliance, War of the. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Triple Alliance, War of the, 1865-70, fought between Paraguay on one side and an alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay on the other. Brazil's military reprisals...
16) Azores. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Administratively an autonomous region of Portugal, they are divided into three districts named after their capitals: Ponta Delgada (on Sao Miguel), Angra do Heroismo...
17) Indonesia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of Indonesia, republic (1993 est. pop. 188,216,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. The fourth most populous country...
18) Vaughan, Henry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...English metaphysical poets. Born in Breconshire, Wales, he signed himself Silurist, after the ancient inhabitants of that region. After leaving Oxford, where he did...
19) Garrett, Joao Batista de Almeida. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001
...Portuguese dramatist, poet, journalist, and orator, leader of the romantic movement in Portugal. After a period in the Azores he returned to graduate from the Univ....
20) Leopardi, Giacomo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Italian poet and scholar. Devoted to the study of the classics and philosophy from early childhood, although plagued by illness and physical and spiritual frustration,...
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