Alcaçovas, Treaty. 1479. Portugal renounces claim to Castile.

Alcaeus. c610-580BC. Greek tragic poet.

Alcalá Zamora, Niceto. 1877-1949. President, Spanish Republic, 1931-6. Died in exile.

Alcamenes. c440BC. Greek sculptor; delicacy and finish.

Alcazar. 14-15C Moorish fortresses in Spain. Seville 1364. Toledo, Segovia.

Cavalcanti, Guido. c1255-1300. Florentine poet.

Guadalcanal. 1942-3. US drive Japanese from Solomon Is.

Jiménez, Francisco. 1436-1517. Spanish cardinal, statesman. Founded University of Alcalá.

Oriental Canon Law. 880. Ecclesiastical laws of Eastern Christian churches.