(Encyclopedia) Rodriguez or RodriguesRodriguezrōdrēˈgəs [key], island (1996 est. pop. 34,883), 42 sq mi (109 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, c.350 mi (560 km) E of Mauritius, of which it is a dependency…
soldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipientBorn: 4/26/1923Birthplace: San Marcos, Tex. As a private in the U.S. Army, Company B, 148th Infantry, during World War II, Rodriguez became an expert…
activistBorn: 8/31/1905Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.Died: 4/22/1995 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Maggie Kuhn attended the Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she…
(Encyclopedia) Rodriguez, Alex (Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez)Rodriguez, Alexrōdrēˈgəs [key], 1975–, American baseball player, b. New York City. Drafted (1993) out of high school by the Seattle…
(Encyclopedia) Rodríguez, MartínRodríguez, Martínrôᵺrēˈgās [key], 1771–1844, Argentine general, governor of Buenos Aires prov. (1820–24). With Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, he organized a force to expel…
(Encyclopedia) Larreta, Enrique RodríguezLarreta, Enrique Rodríguezānrēˈkā rôᵺrēˈgāth lärrāˈtä [key], 1875–1961, Argentine novelist. Larreta lived for many years in Spain and France. His fame rests…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dame Maggie (Dame Margaret Natalie Cross), 1934–, English actress. Smith first appeared on stage in Twelfth Night (1952). With her precise, sometimes rapid-fire, articulation…
(Encyclopedia) Cabrillo, Juan RodríguezCabrillo, Juan Rodríguezhwän rôᵺrēˈgāth käbrēˈlyō [key], Port. João Rodrigues Cabrilho, d. 1543, Spanish conquistador and discoverer of California, b. Portugal…
