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Carlos, prince of the Asturias

(Encyclopedia) Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania…

Carlos BEE, Congress, TX (1867-1932)

BEE, Carlos, (great-grandson of Thomas Bee), a Representative from Texas; born in Saltillo, Mexico, July 8, 1867, where his parents had moved after the collapse of the Confederacy; returned…

Ibáñez del Campo, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Ibáñez del Campo, CarlosIbáñez del Campo, Carloskärˈlōs ēbäˈnyās ᵺĕl kämˈpō [key], 1877–1960, president of Chile (1927–31, 1952–58). An army general who served as minister of war (1925…

Alvear, Carlos María de

(Encyclopedia) Alvear, Carlos María deAlvear, Carlos María dekärˈlōs märēˈä dā älvāärˈ [key], 1789–1852, Argentine general and statesman. After distinguished service with the Spanish army in Europe,…

Robert Carlos DE LARGE, Congress, SC (1842-1874)

DE LARGE, Robert Carlos, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Aiken, S.C., March 15, 1842; received such an education as was then attainable and was graduated from Wood High School;…

Menem, Carlos Saúl

(Encyclopedia) Menem, Carlos Saúl Menem, Carlos Saúl kärˈlōs sä&oomacr;lˈ māˈnĕm […

Andrade, Carlos Drummond de

(Encyclopedia) Andrade, Carlos Drummond deAndrade, Carlos Drummond deəndrädˈ [key], 1902–87, Brazilian poet. The son of landowners, he worked as a journalist before earning (1925) a degree in…

Carlos Douglas SHELDEN, Congress, MI (1840-1904)

SHELDEN, Carlos Douglas, a Representative from Michigan; born in Walworth, Walworth County, Wis., June 10, 1840; moved with his parents to Houghton County, Mich., in 1847; attended the Union…

Buell, Don Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Buell, Don Carlos, 1818–98, Union general in the Civil War, b. near Marietta, Ohio, grad. West Point, 1841. Buell was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War (May,…