(Encyclopedia) Paredes y Arrillaga, MarianoParedes y Arrillaga, Marianomäryäˈnō pärāˈᵺās ē ärēyäˈgä [key], 1797–1849, Mexican general and president (1846). A leader of the ultraconservatives, he…
Labor leaderBorn: 4/10/1930Birthplace: Dawson, New Mexico Huerta grew up in California's agricultural San Joaquin Valley, where her mother owned a restaurant and a hotel that often let farm workers…
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TAYLOR, Nelson, a Representative from New York; born in South Norwalk, Conn., June 8, 1821; attended the common schools; enlisted for the Mexican War as a captain in the First Regiment, New…
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ROMULO, Carlos Peña, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippine Islands, January 14, 1899; was graduated from the University of…
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(Encyclopedia) Fernández Reyna, Leonel Antonio, 1953–, Dominican political leader, president of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000, 2004–12), b. Santo Domingo. He spent his childhood in New York City…
