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Primo de Rivera, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Primo de Rivera, Miguel, 1870–1930, Spanish general and dictator. After a rapid and brilliant military career in Cuba, the Philippines, and Morocco, he became governor of Cádiz (1915…Geraldo Rivera Biography
Geraldo Riveratalk-show host, journalistBorn: 7/4/1943Birthplace: New York City In 1997 Rivera cut a $30 million six-year contract with NBC as a news journalist, capping a career in…Posada, José Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia) Posada, José GuadalupePosada, José Guadalupehōsāˈ gwäˌᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā pōsäˈᵺä [key], 1852–1913, Mexican artist. Of peasant stock, he became one of the greatest popular artists of…Orozco, José Clemente
(Encyclopedia) Orozco, José ClementeOrozco, José Clementehōsāˈ klāmānˈtā ōrōˈskō [key], 1883–1949, Mexican muralist, genre painter, and lithographer, grad. Mexican National Agricultural School. He…Brewer's: Jenny l'Ouvrieere
A generic name for a hard-working, poor, but contented needlewoman. The name was devised by Emile Barateau, and rendered popular by his song so called. Entendez-vous un oiseau familier? C'…Kahlo, Frida
(Encyclopedia) Kahlo, FridaKahlo, Fridafrēˈdä käˈlō [key], 1907–54, Mexican painter, b. Coyoacán as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón. As a result of an accident at age 15, Kahlo turned her…Alfonso XIII, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso XIII, 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), posthumous son and successor of Alfonso XII. His mother, Maria Christina (1858–1929), was regent until 1902. In 1906, Alfonso…Cuevas, José Luis
(Encyclopedia) Cuevas, José Luis, 1934–2017, Mexican expressionist painter and sculptor, b. Mexico City. He was essentially self-taught, his influences ranging from Bruegel and Goya to Posada and…Biographies: Deaths of 2012
Deaths of 2012 See also 2011 Deaths 2010 Deaths More Deaths…Cuernavaca
(Encyclopedia) Cuernavaca Cuernavaca kwārnäväˈkä [key], city, capital of Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuernavaca…Trending
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