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Villaurrutia, Xavier
(Encyclopedia)Villaurrutia, Xavier hävēˈār vēˌyäo͞oro͞oˈtyä [key], 1903–50, Mexican poet and playwright. Villaurrutia was deeply influenced by Ramón López Velarde. He worked on the Mexican literary r...de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguel
(Encyclopedia)de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguel dā lä mäᵺrēᵺˈ o͞ortäᵺˈō [key], 1934–2012, Mexican public official, president of Mexico (1982–88). As minister of planning and budget in the cabinet of J...Barbizon school
(Encyclopedia)Barbizon school bärˌbĭzōNˈ, bärˈbĭzŏnˌ [key], an informal school of French landscape painting that flourished c.1830–1870. Its name derives from the village of Barbizon, a favorite residen...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 ...Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 1989- , American political activist and member of Congress, b. Bronx, N.Y., Boston College (B.A., 2011). Born to Puerto Ric...Lavalle, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Lavalle, Juan hwän läväˈyā [key], 1797–1841, Argentine general, governor of Buenos Aires province (1828–29). He served (1816–24) in the War of Independence and (1826–28) in the war with B...San Juan Islands
(Encyclopedia)San Juan Islands săn wän [key], archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by Spanish explorers. The islands wer...flamenco
(Encyclopedia)flamenco, Spanish music and dance typical of the Romani (Gypsy), or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (zapateado), and ...Echeverría Álvarez, Luis
(Encyclopedia)Echeverría Álvarez, Luis lo͞oēsˈ āchāvār-rēˈä älˈvärās [key], 1922–, president of Mexico (1970–76). A lawyer, he was formerly a law professor. As a member of the ruling Institutiona...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 ...Browse by Subject
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