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Cabola
Legendary pueblos of splendor and riches sought by Spanish conquistadors in N. America during the 16th cent. They were first reported by A. Cabeza de Vaca, who was shipwrecked off Florida in 1528 and who wandered through what later became Texas and N Mexico before his rescue in 1536. Expeditions sent to search for the cities were unsuccessful; one led by F. de Coronado in 1540 located a group of pueblos but failed to find vast treasures.
calabash
Tree (Crescentia cujete) of the trumpet-creeper family (Bignoniaceae) that grows in Central and S. America, the W. Indies, and extreme S Florida. It is often grown as an ornamental. It produces large spherical fruits, the hard shells of which are useful as bowls, cups, and other water containers when hollowed out. The fruit's shell encloses a whitish pulp and thin, dark brown seeds. The tree bears funnel-shaped, light green and purple-streaked flowers and evergreen leaves. Fruits of the unrelated bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) are also known as calabashes.
Callas
U.S. soprano. Born in New York City, she moved to Greece as a teenager and made her debut there in 1939. She became an international star in La Gioconda at the 1947 Verona Festival. She continued to sing heavy dramatic roles, incl. G. Puccini's Turandot and R. Wagner's Kundry, until the conductor Tullio Serafin (1878-1968) convinced her to shift to the bel canto repertoire, in which she became immortal. Her acclaimed roles included V. Bellini's Norma, L. Cherubini's Medea, and G. Donizetti's Lucia and Anna Bolena. Though her voice lacked great beauty, her artistic integrity, vivid stage presence, striking features, and fiery temperament made her the most famous opera star in the world.
Caracas
City (pop. 1992: 1,965,000; metro. area pop.: 2,784,000), capital of Venezuela. Its Caribbean port is La Guaira. Lying at an altitude of about 3,000 ft (9,000 m), it is one of the most developed cities in Latin America. It was founded in 1567 by Diego de Losada; in 1595 it was sacked by the English. It was the birthplace of S. Bol\u00ed var (1783), under whose leadership it became the first colony to revolt from Spain (c.1810). Caracas has become the country's primary center of industry, commerce, education, and culture.
Casals
Spanish (Catalan)-U.S. cellist and conductor. He received early instruction from his organist father, and took up the cello and composition in his teens. Sent by royal sponsors to the Brussels Conservatory in 1895, he was told they could teach him nothing. An audition with the conductor Charles Lamoureux (1850-1899) in 1899 led to recognition as a supreme musician. He performed internationally as soloist, in a trio with Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) and Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953), and from the 1920s as a conductor. Refusing to return to Spain after F. Franco took power, he ultimately made his home in Puerto ...
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