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La Tour, Charles
Charles La Tour was a French colonist and fur trader who served as governor of Acadia (region of the North American......
La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye was a French Canadian soldier, fur trader, and explorer whose exploits,......
Labuan
Labuan, island, East Malaysia, 6 miles (10 km) off northwestern Borneo in the South China Sea. Commanding the entrance......
Lahontan, Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron de
Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron de Lahontan was a French soldier and writer who explored parts of what are now......
Laing, Alexander Gordon
Alexander Gordon Laing was a Scottish explorer of western Africa and the first European known to have reached the......
Laird, Macgregor
Macgregor Laird was a Scottish explorer, shipbuilder, and merchant who contributed to the knowledge of the Niger......
Lambert, François
François Lambert was a Protestant convert from Roman Catholicism and a leading reformer in Hesse. At age 15 Lambert......
Lander, Richard Lemon
Richard Lemon Lander was a British explorer of West Africa who traced the course of the lower Niger River to its......
Landsat
Landsat, any of a series of unmanned U.S. scientific satellites. The first three Landsat satellites were launched......
Las Casas, Bartolomé de
Bartolomé de Las Casas was an early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the......
Lasso, Orlando di
Orlando di Lasso was a Flemish composer whose music stands at the apex of the Franco-Netherlandish style that dominated......
Latimer, Hugh
Hugh Latimer was an English Protestant who advanced the cause of the Reformation in England through his vigorous......
Latin America, history of
history of Latin America, history of the region from the pre-Columbian period and including colonization by the......
- Introduction
- Pre-Columbian, Colonial, Modern
- Ethnic Diversity, Migration, Conflict
- Indigenous, Spanish, Colonization
- Conquest of Peru
- Indigenous, Colonization, Resistance
- Pre-Columbian, Colonialism, Revolution
- Spanish Colonization, Indigenous Cultures, Revolution
- Sugar, Colonialism, Revolution
- Spanish America, Bourbons, Revolution
- Bourbon Reforms, Colonialism, Independence
- Independence, Revolutions, Nations
- The north and the culmination of independence
- Independence, Revolutions, Nations
- Disorder, Caudillismo, Revolution
- Colonialism, Revolution, Independence
- Capitalism, Social Transitions
- Revolution, Independence, Dictatorship
- Political Challenges, Revolutions, Independence
- Socialism, Communism, Fascism
- Postcolonial, Revolution, Migration
- Cuban Revolution, Colonialism, Independence
- Colonialism, Independence, Modernization
- Religion, Syncretism, Indigenous
Latin American Central of Workers
Latin American Central of Workers, (CLAT), regional Christian Democrat trade union federation linked to the World......
Latin American Economic System
Latin American Economic System (SELA), association formed to promote economic cooperation and development throughout......
Laurana, Francesco
Francesco Laurana was an early Italian Renaissance sculptor and medalist, especially distinguished for his severely......
Laurier, Wilfrid
Wilfrid Laurier was the first French Canadian prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1896–1911), noted especially......
Leaders of Ireland
Until the 17th century, political power in Ireland was shared among small earldoms. Afterward, Ireland effectively......
Lear, William P
William P. Lear was a self-taught American electrical engineer and industrialist whose Lear Jet Corporation was......
Ledyard, John
John Ledyard was an American adventurer and explorer who accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyage to find a......
Lee, Richard Henry
Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman. Educated in England at Wakefield Academy, Lee returned to America......
Legazpi, Miguel López de
Miguel López de Legazpi was a Spanish explorer who established Spain’s dominion over the Philippines that lasted......
Leichhardt, Ludwig
Ludwig Leichhardt was an explorer and naturalist who became one of Australia’s earliest heroes and whose mysterious......
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer widely held to have been the first European to reach the shores of North America.......
Leisler, Jacob
Jacob Leisler was a provincial militia captain who seized the reins of British colonial government in New York......
Leo X
Leo X was one of the leading Renaissance popes (reigned 1513–21). He made Rome a cultural center and a political......
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose skill and intelligence,......
Leonardo da Vinci’s parachute
Leonardo da Vinci discussed the parachute in a notebook entry now contained in the Codex Atlanticus. Although it......
Leoni, Pompeo
Pompeo Leoni was an Italian late Renaissance sculptor and medalist who, like his father, Leone, was known for his......
Leopold II
Leopold II was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he......
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition, (1804–06), U.S. military expedition, led by Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lieut. William......
Lewis, Meriwether
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, who with William Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the......
Lexington and Concord, Battles of
Battles of Lexington and Concord, (April 19, 1775), initial skirmishes between British regulars and American provincials,......
Liberale da Verona
Liberale da Verona was an early Renaissance artist, one of the finest Italian illuminators of his time. Liberale’s......
Linnaeus, Carolus
Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish naturalist and explorer who was the first to frame principles for defining natural......
Linschoten, Jan Huyghen van
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten was a Dutch traveler and propagandist who served in Portuguese Goa (India), sailed with......
Lippi, Filippino
Filippino Lippi was an early Renaissance painter of the Florentine school whose works influenced the Tuscan Mannerists......
Lippi, Fra Filippo
Fra Filippo Lippi was a Florentine painter in the second generation of Renaissance artists. While exhibiting the......
Lisa, Manuel
Manuel Lisa was a U.S. fur trader who helped to open up the Missouri River area to the white man in the early 19th......
list of Australian politicians
This is an alphabetically ordered list of Australian politicians. (See also...
list of cities and towns in Argentina
This is a list of cities and towns in Argentina, ordered alphabetically by province (provincia). (See also city;......
list of cities and towns in Australia
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in Australia, ordered alphabetically by state......
list of cities and towns in Brazil
This is a list of cities and towns in Brazil, ordered alphabetically by unidad federativa (federative unit). All......
list of cities and towns in Canada
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in Canada, ordered alphabetically by province......
list of cities and towns in Chile
This is a list of cities and towns in Chile, arranged alphabetically by region (región). (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in Colombia
This is a list of cities and towns in Colombia ordered alphabetically by departamento (department). (See also city;......
list of cities and towns in Egypt
This is a list of cities and towns in Egypt, ordered alphabetically by muḥāfaẓah (governorate). (See also city;......
list of cities and towns in France
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in France, ordered alphabetically by administrative......
list of cities and towns in Guatemala
This is an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in Guatemala. (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in India
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in India, ordered alphabetically by state......
list of cities and towns in Indonesia
This is a list of cities and towns in Indonesia, ordered alphabetically by province (propinsi, or provinsi) or......
list of cities and towns in Iran
This is an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in Iran. (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in Italy
This is a list of cities and towns in Italy, ordered alphabetically by region (regioni). (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in Kenya
This is an alphabetically ordered list of selected cities and towns in Kenya. (See also city and urban...
list of cities and towns in Mexico
This is an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in Mexico, arranged by state. (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in New Zealand
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in New Zealand, ordered alphabetically by......
list of cities and towns in Nigeria
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in Nigeria, ordered alphabetically by state.......
list of cities and towns in Peru
This is an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in Peru. (See also city; urban...
list of cities and towns in South Africa
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in South Africa, ordered alphabetically by......
list of cities and towns in the United States
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in the United States, ordered alphabetically......
list of cities and towns in Venezuela
This is a list of cities and towns in Venezuela ordered alphabetically by estado (state). (See also city; urban...
list of presidents of Argentina
This is a chronologically ordered list of the presidents of...
list of presidents of Brazil
This is a chronologically ordered list of Brazilian presidents. (See also Brazil; South...
list of presidents of Chile
This is a chronologically ordered list of the presidents of Chile. (See also South...
list of presidents of Egypt
This is a chronologically ordered list of the presidents of...
list of presidents of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was elected the first president of France in 1848. Prior to that point, the country had......
list of presidents of Indonesia
This is a chronologically ordered list of presidents of...
list of presidents of Kenya
This is a chronologically ordered list of the presidents of...
list of presidents of Mexico
Mexico’s constitution of 1917 established economic and political principles for the country, including the role......
list of prime ministers of Canada
Though the titular head of Canada is the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (represented locally by a governor-general),......
list of prime ministers of India
India’s head of state is the president, whose powers are largely nominal and ceremonial. Effective executive power......
list of prime ministers of Italy
This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers of...
list of prime ministers of New Zealand
New Zealand has a parliamentary form of government based on the British model. The head of government is the prime......
list of U.S. states’ dates of admission to the union
This is a list of the states of the United States of America and the dates on which they achieved statehood, ordered......
Litke, Fyodor Petrovich, Count
Fyodor Petrovich, Count (Graf) Litke was a Russian explorer and geographer who explored the Arctic and who exerted......
Livingstone, David
David Livingstone was a Scottish physician, missionary, and explorer who exercised a formative influence on Western......
Loch, Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron
Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch was a British soldier and administrator who served as high commissioner in......
Locke, John
John Locke was an English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and......
Lombardo, Pietro
Pietro Lombardo was a leading sculptor and architect of Venice in the late 15th century, known for his significant......
loran
loran, land-based system of radio navigation, first developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during......
Lord Dunmore’s War
Lord Dunmore’s War, (1774), Virginia-led attack on the Shawnee Indians of Kentucky, removing the last obstacle......
Lotto, Lorenzo
Lorenzo Lotto was a late Renaissance Italian painter known for his perceptive portraits and mystical paintings......
loyalist
loyalist, colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. Loyalists constituted about one-third......
Lucas van Leyden
Lucas van Leyden was a northern Renaissance painter and one of the greatest engravers of his time. Lucas was first......
Lucknow, Siege of
Siege of Lucknow, sustained assault on the British “Residency,” or governmental headquarters, from May 25 to November......
Lugard, Frederick
Frederick Lugard was an administrator who played a major part in Britain’s colonial history between 1888 and 1945,......
Luini, Bernardino
Bernardino Luini was a Renaissance painter of Lombardy, best known for his mythological and religious frescoes.......
Luther, Martin
Martin Luther was a German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant......
Lutheranism
Lutheranism, branch of Christianity that traces its interpretation of the Christian religion to the teachings of......
Macdonald, Sir James Ronald Leslie
Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald was a British soldier, engineer, and explorer who carried out a geographical......
Mackenzie, Alexander
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish fur trader and explorer who traced the course of the 1,100-mile Mackenzie River......
Mackenzie, John
John Mackenzie was a British missionary who was a constant champion of the rights of Africans in Southern Africa......
Mackenzie, Sir Thomas
Sir Thomas Mackenzie was a Scottish-born explorer, businessman, and politician who was for a short time prime minister......
Maclean, George
George Maclean was a Scottish-born council president of Cape Coast, West Africa, who laid the groundwork for British......
Madariaga y Rojo, Salvador de
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo was a Spanish writer, diplomat, and historian, noted for his service at the League......
Madog Ab Owain Gwynedd
Madog Ab Owain Gwynedd was a legendary voyager to America, a son (if he existed at all) of Owain Gwynedd (d. 1170),......
Maetsuyker, Joan
Joan Maetsuyker was the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1653 to 1678. He directed the transformation......
Magellan, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who sailed under the flags of both Portugal (1505–13)......
magnetic compass
magnetic compass, in navigation or surveying, an instrument for determining direction on the surface of Earth by......
Maine
Maine, constituent state of the United States of America. The largest of the six New England states in area, it......