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Aramburu, Pedro Eugenio
(Encyclopedia)Aramburu, Pedro Eugenio pāˈthrō āo͞ohāˈnyō ärämbo͞oˈro͞o [key], 1903–70, president of Argentina (1955–58). An army general, he participated in the overthrow of Juan Perón in Sept., 1...Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1833–91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several novels, including El sombrero de tres picos (1874, tr. The Three-cornered Hat,...Luna, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia)Luna, Pedro de dā lo͞oˈnä [key], 1328?–1423?, Aragonese churchman, antipope (1394–1417) with the name Benedict XIII. He was a doctor of canon law and as cardinal (1375) became an outstanding ...San Pedro de Macorís
(Encyclopedia)San Pedro de Macorís sän pāˈᵺrō ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 123,987), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Higuamo River. It is the nation's leading sug...Cieza de León, Pedro
(Encyclopedia)Cieza de León, Pedro pāˈᵺrō thēāˈthä dā lāōnˈ [key], 1518?–1560, Spanish soldier and explorer in South America. His Chronicle of Peru is one of the most richly detailed accounts of the...San Pedro, Diego de
(Encyclopedia)San Pedro, Diego de dyāˈgō ᵺā sän pāˈᵺrō [key], fl. 1450, Spanish writer. He is best known for two sentimental novels that influenced the later development of the Spanish novel. They are T...Mendoza, Pedro González de
(Encyclopedia)Mendoza, Pedro González de māndōˈthä [key], 1428–95, Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Toledo. He was the son of the poet Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana. He supported Henry ...Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de
(Encyclopedia)Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de pĕˈdro͝o fərnəNˈdəsh dĭ kārôshˈ [key], c.1560–1614, Portuguese navigator. In Spanish service, he sailed (1595) as second in command of the expedition of Alvaro...Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia)Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de pāˈᵺrō ᵺā pārälˈtä bärnwāˈvō [key], 1664–1743, Peruvian writer. Although his major literary interests were drama and poetry, he also wrote on astronomy, ma...López de Ayala, Pedro
(Encyclopedia)López de Ayala, Pedro pāˈᵺrō lōˈpāth ᵺā äyäˈlä [key], 1332–1407, Spanish statesman, poet, and chronicler. As a royal official in Castile, he served Peter the Cruel, Henry II, John I,...Browse by Subject
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