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Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.
Cadiz, Constitution. 1812-13. Limited monarchy.
Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.
Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.
Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.
Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.
Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
CAF. Central America Federation.
Caffaro di Caschifellone. c1080-1166. Genoese crusader, wrote chronicles.
Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.
Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.
Cagoulards. 1930s. French Fascist terrorists vs Third Republic.
Cahenslyism. 19C European Roman Catholics in US press Pope for pastors and parishes of their nationality.
Cain. Elder son of Adam and Eve. Killed Abel.
Cairo Conferences. 1943. Allies discuss far east policies with Chiang Kai-shek.
Cakste, Janis. 1859-1927. Latvian independence leader, First president 1922-.
Calatrava, Knights. 1158-1493. Defended Spain vs Moors. Controlled large areas.
Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.
Calder, Alexander. 1898-1976. US sculptor of mobiles.
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 1600-81. Spanish dramatist: El divino Orfeo-“Life is a dream” 1635.
Caldwell, Erskine. 1903-87. US author. Tobacco Road. God’s Little Acre 1933.
Caledonia. Roman name for north of Britain ≈Scotland.
Caliphate Empire. 632-1258. Moslem Empire founded by Muhammad. From Afghanistan to north Africa and Spain. Umayyad. Abbasid.
Callaghan, Morley. 1903-90. Canadian writer. Such is my Beloved 1934.