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Rosas, Juan Manuel de
(Encyclopedia)Rosas, Juan Manuel de hwän mänwĕlˈ dā rôˈsäs [key], 1793–1877, Argentine dictator, governor of Buenos Aires prov. (1829–32, 1835–52). As a boy he served under Jacques de Liniers against ...Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel
(Encyclopedia)Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel, 1951–, Colombian government official and political leader. From a politically influential family, he studied at the Univ. of Kansas, London School of Economics, Harvar...Colosio Murrieta, Luis Donaldo
(Encyclopedia)Colosio Murrieta, Luis Donaldo lo͞oēsˈ ᵺônälˈdō kôlôˈsyō mo͝oryāˈtä [key], 1948–94, Mexican politician and government official, b. Magdalena del Kino, Mex. He studied at the Univ. o...Góngora y Argote, Luis de
(Encyclopedia)Góngora y Argote, Luis de lo͞oēsˈ dā gōnˈgōrä ē ärgōˈtā [key], 1561–1627, poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Cordova. Of a cultured family, he studied in Salamanca and became a prebend...Guevara, Luis Vélez de
(Encyclopedia)Guevara, Luis Vélez de: see Vélez de Guevara. ...Abinader Corona, Luis Rodolfo
(Encyclopedia)Abinader Corona, Luis Rodolfo, 1967–, Dominican political leader. After studying at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo, Harvard, and Dartmouth, he went into the family hotel business, the ...Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor
(Encyclopedia)Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor, 1919–2016, Mexican political leader and businessman, b. Camargo, Chihuahua state, Mexico. A textile industry executive, he was a member of the conservative National ...Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto, 1963–, Bolivian government official and political leader. Trained as an economist, Arce held several positions at Bolivia's central bank (1987–2006) before becoming mi...León, Luis Ponce de
(Encyclopedia)León, Luis Ponce de lo͞oēsˈ pōnˈthā dā lāōnˈ [key], 1527?–1591, Spanish mystic and poet, an Augustinian monk. Fray Luis held various theological chairs at the Univ. of Salamanca. A noted ...Lacalle Herrera, Luis Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Lacalle Herrera, Luis Alberto, 1941–, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (1990–95). A lawyer and member of the conservative National (Blanco) party, he worked as a journalist and ser...Browse by Subject
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