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Carreño de Miranda, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Carreño de Miranda, JuanCarreño de Miranda, Juanhwän kärāˈnyō dā mēränˈdä [key], 1614–85, Spanish baroque painter. A protégé of Velázquez, Carreño eventually succeeded his master as…San Juan del Norte
(Encyclopedia) San Juan del NorteSan Juan del Nortesän hwän dĕl nôrˈtā [key], small town, SE Nicaragua, on the Caribbean Sea. Small quantities of bananas and hardwoods are exported. Also called…Pablos, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pablos, JuanPablos, Juanhwän päˈblōs [key], d. 1561?, printer in Spanish America. Pablos printed in Mexico City the first book known to have been printed in the Western Hemisphere. It…Montañes, Juan Martínez
(Encyclopedia) Montañes, Juan MartínezMontañes, Juan Martínezhwän märtēˈnĕth mōntäˈnyās [key], c.1568–1649, Spanish sculptor. He was known for his polychrome figures in wood. Most of his work was…Puerto Rico, University of
(Encyclopedia) Puerto Rico, University of, main campus at Río Piedras, near San Juan; land-grant and commonwealth; coeducational; founded 1903 as successor to a normal school. The Río Piedras campus…Pérez de Montalván, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pérez de Montalván, JuanPérez de Montalván, Juanhwän pāˈrāth dā mōntälvänˈ [key], 1602–38, Spanish dramatic poet and novelist. He was the close friend and biographer of Lope de Vega.…Torquemada, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Torquemada, Juan deTorquemada, Juan dehwän dā tôrkāmäˈᵺä [key], 1388–1468, Spanish churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada. He entered (1403)…Major Bouts, 2001–02: Flyweights (112 lbs)
DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteNov. 9Irene PachecoMike TrejoTKO 4IBFSan AntonioDec. 6Pongsaklek WonjongkamLuis LazarteTKO 2WBCPattaya, ThailandJan. 11Eric Morel*Alex Ali BabaWu 10—Caguas,…2000 Men's Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Medalists
119 lbs (54 kg): 1. Sim Kwon Ho, S. Kor def. 2. Lazaro Rivas, CUB (8-0); 3. Kang Yong Gyun, N. Kor def. Andriy Kalashnikov, UKR (7-0). 128 lbs (58 kg): 1. Armen Nazarian, BUL def. 2. Kim In-Sub, S…Borges, Jorge Luis
(Encyclopedia) Borges, Jorge LuisBorges, Jorge Luishôrˈhā l&oomacr;ēsˈ bôrˈhās [key], 1899–1986, Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, b. Buenos Aires. Borges has been widely hailed as…Trending
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