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Navarrete, Juan Fernández

(Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Juan FernándezNavarrete, Juan Fernándezhwän fārnänˈdĕth nävärāˈtā [key], 1526–79, Spanish religious painter, called El Mudo [the mute]. He studied in a monastery and later…

Alberdi, Juan Bautista

(Encyclopedia) Alberdi, Juan BautistaAlberdi, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä älbārˈdē [key], 1810–84, Argentine political philosopher, patriot, and diplomat. He opposed Juan Manuel de Rosas, and after…

Juan Fernández

(Encyclopedia) Juan FernándezJuan Fernándezhwän fārnänˈdās [key], group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are constitutionally a special…

Lavalle, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Lavalle, JuanLavalle, Juanhwän 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…

Bosch, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Bosch, Juan (Juan Bosch Gavino)Bosch, Juanhwän bōsh [key], 1909–2001, president of the Dominican Republic (Feb.–Sept., 1963). A teacher and writer, he spent 24 years in exile during…

San Juan, river, Nicaragua

(Encyclopedia) San JuanSan Juansän hwän [key], river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, flowing from the southeast corner of Lake Nicaragua E to the Caribbean Sea, near the port of San Juan del Norte. The…

Martínez de Rozas, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Martínez de Rozas, JuanMartínez de Rozas, Juanhwän märtēˈnās dā rōˈsäs [key], 1759–1813, Chilean revolutionist, b. Mendoza, Argentina. A lawyer and scholar, he was a leading instigator…

Encina, Juan del

(Encyclopedia) Encina or Enzina, Juan delEncina or Enzina, Juan delboth: hwän dĕl ānthēˈnä [key], 1469?–c.1530, Spanish dramatist, musician, and poet, b. Encino. He served as court musician to the…

Benet, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Benet, JuanBenet, Juanbənetˈ [key], 1927–93, Spanish novelist and essayist. He earned a degree in civil engineering and worked as a highway engineer before publishing (1961) his first…

Velasco Alvarado, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Velasco Alvarado, JuanVelasco Alvarado, Juanhwän vāläsˈkō älväräˈᵺō [key], 1910–77, president of Peru (1968–75). Born of working class parents, he entered the army (1929) and rose to…