(Encyclopedia) Lemus, José MaríaLemus, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä lāˈm&oobreve;s [key], 1911–93, president of El Salvador (1956–60). An army lieutenant colonel, he served as minister of interior (…
(Encyclopedia) Malibran, Maria FelicitàMalibran, Maria Felicitàmärēˈä fālēsētäˈ mälēbräNˈ [key], 1808–36, French-Spanish contralto. Malibran was the daughter of the tenor Manuel García and the sister…
(Encyclopedia) Child, Lydia Maria, 1802–80, American author and abolitionist, b. Lydia Maria Francis, Medford, Mass. She edited (1826–34) the Juvenile Miscellany, a children's periodical. She and her…
(Encyclopedia) Heredia, José MaríaHeredia, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä ārāˈᵺēä [key], 1803–39, Cuban journalist and poet. He is considered the most lyrical of the poets writing during the period of the…
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, Aristides MariaPereira, Aristides Mariaärĭshˈtēdĭsh märēˈä pərāˈrä [key], 1923–2011, first president of Cape Verde. In the late 1940s he became an activist in the struggle…
(Encyclopedia) Santa MariaSanta Mariasänˈtə mərēˈə [key], city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base.…
(Encyclopedia) Puerto de Santa MaríaPuerto de Santa Maríapwārˈtō [key]Puerto de Santa Maríaᵺā sänˈtä märēˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 64,849), Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Bay of Cádiz at…
