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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

In this capacity Ercilla visited Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, and was present in 1554 at the marriage of his master to Mary of England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

In this poem the descriptive powers of Ercilla are remarkable, and his characters, especially those of the American chiefs, are drawn with force and distinctness.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta

I will pass Fez and Ercilla and the straits and Cadiz.

From 1492 by Mary Johnston

News having arrived that the Araucans, a tribe of Indians in Chili, had revolted against the Spanish authority, Ercilla joined the adventurous expedition that was sent out to subdue them.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta

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