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30 matches to Maritsa River
Maritsa River, Battle. 1371. Ottomans defeat Serbs. Turkey expands in Balkans.
Alfonso XIII. 1886-1941. King of Spain 1886-1931. Survived 5 assassination attempts. Support for Primo de Rivera weakened monarchy.
Boulle, Pierre. 1912-94. French novelist. Bridge on the River Kwai 1952.
Cartier, Jacques. 1491-1557. French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River 1534.
Charon. Ferryman on River Styx.
Durand, Asher. 1796-1886. US painter. Founded Hudson River school.
Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.
Henze, Hans. 1926-. German/Italian composer. Combines German intellectualism with Italian lyricism. We Come to the River 1976.
Hudson River. 1825-75. US Romantic landscape painting school.
Kahlo, Frida. 1907-54. Mexican painter in brilliant colors. Self portraits. Rivera.
Lethe. Greek mythical river of forgetfulness in Hades.
Livingstone, David. 1813-73. Scottish missionary, central Africa 1840-73. Discovered Victoria Falls, Zambesi River. Stanley.
Lorelei. Rhine river cliff. Siren lures sailors to death.
Mesopotamia. 5000BC. Tigris-Euphrates river plain where civilization began. 550BC Persia. 331BC Alexander. 115 Rome. 637 Moslem. 13C Mongol. 1534 Ottoman. Babylon. Akkad. Ur. Iraq.
Primo de Rivera, Miguel. 1879-1930. Spanish fascist dictator 1923- by coup. Ended Moroccan War 1927.
Red River Colony. 1812 Selkirk. Wars vs Métis -1821. 1836 Hudson Bay Co. 1870 =Manitoba. Riel. Seven Oaks.
Red River Rebellion. 1869-70. Métis fail in self-determination bid. Riel.
Revera, Miguel Primo de. Primo de Revera, Miguel.
Riel, Louis. 1844-85. Organized Métis rebellions in Red River 1869-70, Saskatchewan 1884-5. Hung.
Rivera, Diego. 1886-1957. Mexican mural painter. Murals at Rockefeller Center 1933. Kahlo.
Rubicon. Italian river crossed by Caesar to wage war vs Roman Senate 49BC.
Selkirk, 5th earl. 1771-1820. Philanthropist. Established Scottish colonies in Canada. Red River.
Seven Oaks Massacre. 1816. Northwest Company. agents kill 20 settlers in Red River rivalry with Hudson Bay Company. Settlement destroyed.
Styx. River of Hades. Souls ferried by Charon.
Taylor, Richard. 1826-79. US Confederate general. Red River Campaign.