(Encyclopedia) Bobadilla, Francisco deBobadilla, Francisco defränthēsˈkō dā bōbädēˈlyä [key], d. 1502, Spanish colonial governor. He superseded Columbus in the West Indies (1500) and sent him home as…
(Encyclopedia) Narváez, Pánfilo deNarváez, Pánfilo depänˈfēlō ᵺā närväˈĕth [key], c.1470–1528, Spanish conquistador. After service in Jamaica, he aided Diego de Velázquez in conquering Cuba and was…
(Encyclopedia) Mariana, Juan deMariana, Juan dehwän dā märyäˈnä [key], 1536?–1623?, Spanish historian and political philosopher, a Jesuit. He taught in Rome and in Paris before going to Toledo, where…
(Encyclopedia) Ronsard, Pierre deRonsard, Pierre depyĕr də rôNsärˈ [key], 1524–1585, French poet. As page, then squire, Ronsard seemed destined for a career at court both in France and abroad.…
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Francisco deHerrera, Francisco defränᵺēsˈkō [key]Herrera, Francisco de ᵺā ārāˈrä [key], c.1576–1656, Spanish painter, engraver, miniaturist, and draftsman. He worked in…
(Encyclopedia) Zhu De or Chu TehZhu Deboth: j&oomacr; dŭ [key], 1886–1976, Chinese Communist soldier and leader. He was graduated (1911) from the Yunnan military academy and served in various…
(Encyclopedia) Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte deCormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte delwē märēˈ də lä ā vēkôNtˈ də kôrmənăNˈ [key], 1788–1868, French politician, jurist, and…
(Encyclopedia) Garay, Juan deGaray, Juan dehwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez…
(Encyclopedia) Bry, Théodore deBry, Théodore detēōdôrˈ də brē, brī [key], 1528–98, Flemish engraver and publisher, b. Liège. He spent most of his life in Frankfurt-am-Main. He visited London, where…
