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Ercilla

American  
[er-thee-lyah, -see-yah] / ɛrˈθi ljɑ, -ˈsi jɑ /

noun

  1. Alonso de 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.


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In a recent interview published by the Santiago newsweekly Ercilla, Frei complained that the junta's rejection of any sort of economic controls would only lead to monopoly.

From Time Magazine Archive

An intelligent and prudent man may prosper at Ercilla or at Fez.

From 1492 by Mary Johnston

Ercilla represents him as very ardent in battle, sometimes fighting himself, sometimes urging on his soldiers, always in movement.

From South America by W. H. (William Henry) Koebel

Homer, and Virgil, and Tasso, De Ercilla, and Camoens are dead, and we have none left capable of conveying thy name to future generations.

From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

The squadron sailed from Cadiz on the 9th of May, and passed over to Ercilla, on the coast of Morocco, where it anchored on the 13th.

From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Washington Irving

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