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121Pope — /pohp/, n. 1. Alexander, 1688 1744, English poet. 2. John, 1822 92, Union general in the U.S. Civil War. 3. John Russell, 1874 1937, U.S. architect. * * * died 1692, San Juan Pueblo, New Spain Tewa Pueblo medicine man. Believing he was guided by… …
122Popé — /poh pay /, n. died 1690?, Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680. * * * died 1692, San Juan Pueblo, New Spain Tewa Pueblo medicine man. Believing he was guided by tribal ancestral spirits (kachinas), Popé led an Indian… …
123Browning, Elizabeth Barrett — orig. Elizabeth Barrett born March 6, 1806, near Durham, Durham, Eng. died June 29, 1861, Florence British poet. Though she was an invalid who was afraid to meet strangers, her poetry became well known in literary circles with the publication of… …
124Cosimo I — orig. Cosimo de Medici born June 12, 1519 died April 21, 1574, Castello, near Florence Second duke of Florence (1537–74) and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74). The son of Giovanni de Medici, Cosimo became head of the Florentine republic in… …
125Jefferson, Thomas — born April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Va. died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Va., U.S. Third president of the U.S. (1801–09). He was a planter and became a lawyer in 1767; he was also a slaveholder, though he opposed slavery. While a member of the House of… …
126Mexican Revolution — (1910–20) Lengthy struggle that began with the overthrow of Porfirio Díaz, whose elitist and oligarchic policies had caused widespread dissatisfaction. Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, Pascual Orozco, and Emiliano Zapata amassed supporters, and in …
127Sforza family — Italian family that ruled Milan (1450–1535). The family began with the prosperous farmer and later condottiere leader Muzio Attendolo (1369–1424), who was given the nickname Sforza ( Force ). His illegitimate son Francesco Sforza became duke of… …
128French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
