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  • 121Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions …

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  • 122Goytisolo, Juan — b. 1931, Barcelona    Writer    In the first volume of his autobiography, Forbidden Territory (Coto vedado, 1985), Goytisolo refers to his long experience of exile, emphasizing the sense of unrootedness from all social, racial or ideological ties …

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  • 123El Cid — For other uses, see El Cid (disambiguation). Statue of El Cid in Burgos, the capital of Sancho II s kingdom, and where El Cid served in his early years. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (AD. 1043 – July 10, 1099), known as El Cid Campeador (Spanish… …

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  • 124Portuguese language — Portuguese português Pronunciation [purtuˈɣeʃ] (EP) [poʁtuˈges][1] (BP) [poɾtu …

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  • 125Ferdinand III of Castile — Infobox Saint name=Saint Ferdinand III birth date=July 30 or August 5, 1199 death date=May 30, 1252 feast day=May 30 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=320px caption=St. Ferdinand III in a 13th century miniature birth place=monastery of …

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  • 126Charles II of Navarre — Charles II King of Navarre Reign 6 October 1349 – 1 January 1387 ( 1000000000000003700000037 years, 1000000000000008700000087 days) Predecessor …

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  • 127Valencian — Infobox Language name=Valencian, Catalan rank=88 nativename=Valencià, Català familycolor=Indo European states=Spain,France,Italy,Andorra. region=In Spain:As Valencian : Valencian Community and el Carxe, Murcia.As Catalan : Balearic Islands,… …

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  • 128Philip I of Castile — Infobox Spanish Royalty|monarch name=Philip I title=King of Castile and Léon, Count of Artois and Flanders, Count Palatine of Burgundy caption= coronation= full name= succession=King of Castile reign=1503 1506 predecessor=Isabella I and Ferdinand …

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