Cerro Blanco
a mountain in New Mexico; summit 14,269 feet.
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These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Cerro Blanco, Cerro De Pasco, Cerro Gordo De Potosi.
Cerro De Pasco
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) the capital of the Peruvian department of Junin, stands at an elevation of 14,276 feet, 138 miles N. E. of Lima. Near it are some of the richest silver mines on the continent. There are also very valuable copper and coal mines. The climate is cheerless and inclement. Pop. about 14,000, mostly Indians and half-breeds. CERRO GORDO (ther'ō-gor'dō) [Sp. "Big Mountain"], a mountain-pass in Mexico, through which passes the National road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa and Mexico. It is celebrated as the scene of a victory by General Scott with 9,000 United States troops over an army of 13,000 Mexicans under Santa Ana, April 17-18, 1847. To intercept Scott on his march from Vera Cruz, the Mexicans took up a strong position in the pass and on the heights commanding it, but after two days' skirmishing, Scott succeeded in dislodging and utterly routing them, with a total loss to himself of only 431 killed and wounded. This victory enabled Scott to take the town of Jalapa the following day.
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Cerro Gordo De Potosi
a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia; S. W. of Potosi; 16,150 feet in height; remarkable for its deposits of silver.
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Cerro Largo
a department in the N. E. of Uruguay, well watered, with large savannahs and forests. Area, 60.000 60,000 5,753 square miles; pop. about , chiefly engaged in cattle-raising. Capital, Cerro Largo or Melo.
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Cerros
or CEDROS ISLAND, an island belonging to Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean, off the W. coast of Lower California. It is for the most part mountainous and barren, but is thought to possess mineral wealth. Area 120 square miles.
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Certaldo
a town of central Italy, 19 miles S. W. of Florence. It is noteworthy as the residence of Boccaccio, who was born and died here. His house is still standing, much as it was in the poet's time. Pop. about 11,000.
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Cervantes Saavedra
MIGUEL DE (ser-van'tēz or ther-vän'tes sä-ä-vā' drä), a Spanish romancist, born in Alcalá de Henares in 1547. He wrote many romances and stories, but he lives in fame through "Don Quixote." He served some years in the army; was captured by corsairs and held five years in servitude. His fellow captives testified to his self-denying services to them while in the hands of the Algerines. His first attempt in literature was the composition of a pastoral romance, "Galatea," in the traditional style and spirit. Of 20 or 30 CERVANTES plays written by him, only two survive, and they have no celebrity. The first part of "Don Quixote" was published in 1605, and it had a hearty reception from the beginning among the populace, though not among the cultured classes. Before the year was out, five editions, some authorized, others pirated, were published, and the Don and his grotesque retainer appeared like immemorial traditional characters in every pageant. The continuation of the immortal story, however, did not appear till 1615-and then because spurious continuations published under his name fairly forced Cervantes' hand. Meanwhile he busied himself with writing poems and novels now forgotten. On all these dead works he bestowed great care before he gave them to the public; he wrote "Don Quixote" with "running pen." He died in Madrid, April 23, 1616.
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Cervus
the genus of animals to which the stag belongs, forming the type of the deer family, Cervidæ.
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Cesarion
son of Julius Cæsar and Cleopatra, put to death by order of Augustus. CÆSARS, THE ERA OF, also known as the Spanish Era, a period of time reckoned from Jan. 1, 38 B. c., being the year following the conquest of Spain by Augustus. It was much used in Africa, Spain, and the S. of France; but by a synod held in 1180 its use was abolished in all the churches dependent ragon on Barcelona. Pedro IV. of Arragon abolished the use of it in his dominions in 1350. John of Castile did the same in 1383. It was used in Portugal till 1415, if not till 1422. The months and days of this era are identical with the Julian calendar, and to turn the time into that of our era, subtract 38 from the year; but if before the Christian era, subtract 39. CÆSURA (sē-zū'rä), in Latin verse the separation of the last syllable of any word from those which precede it, by making it part of the following foot. In English poetry it is equivalent to a pause.
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Cesena
a hill-town in the province of Forli, central Italy, on the Emilian Way. Among its buildings A library founded (1452) by Doare: menico Malatesta Novello, which possesses 4,000 precious manuscripts; a Capuchin church containing one of the best of Guercino's paintings, and a noble cathedral. Productive sulphur mines are in the neighborhood; and the region has been noted ever since Roman times for the excellence of its wine. Cesena was the birthplace of Popes Pius VI. and VII. In 1357, under Maria Ordelaffi, it made a famous defense against Albornoz; but in 1377 it was barbarously pillaged by Robert of Genf. On March 30, 1815, Murat gained a victory at this place over the Austrians. Pop. about 40,000.
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Cesnola
LUIGA PALMA DI (cheso nō'lä), an American_archæologist, born in Piedmont, Italy, June 29, 1832. He served in the Italian war with Austria and came to the United States in 1860, serving in the Civil War, and attaining the rank of Brigadier-General. He was United States Consul at Cyprus (1865-1877), where he made extensive archæological discoveries. In 1878 he became a trustee and director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. In 1897 he was awarded a Congressional medal of honor for conspicuous military service. He wrote "Cyprus," "Cypriolite Antiquities," and many similar works. He died in 1904. CÉSPEDES Y BORGES, CARLOS MANUEL DE (thās-pā'-thās-ē bor'gās), a noted Cuban insurgent, born in Bayamo, April 18, 1919. He studied at the University of Havana, and later at Barcelona, Spain. Implicated in Prim's conspiracy, he was banished from Spain (1843), and returned to Cuba to practice law. As leader of the revolt of 1868, he was chosen by the insurgents President of the newly proclaimed republic. He was killed in a skirmish with the Spaniards, March 22, 1872.
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