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Calvo, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Calvo, CarlosCalvo, Carloskärˈlōs kälˈvō [key], 1824–1906, Argentine diplomat and historian. He spent much of his life in diplomatic service abroad. He edited a collection of Latin…Raul Julia Biography
Raul Julia(Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay)actor, singerBorn: 3/9/1940Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico The elegant and charismatic Raul Julia performed in musical theater in his native San Juan…Cierva, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia) Cierva, Juan de laCierva, Juan de lahwän dā lä thyārˈvä [key], 1895–1936, Spanish aeronautical engineer, inventor of a rotary-wing aircraft called an autogiro. He flew his first…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…Mena, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Mena, Juan deMena, Juan dehwän dā māˈnä [key], 1411–56, Spanish poet and scholar. Influenced by the Italian school, he modeled his chief work Laberinto de Fortuna (1444) upon Dante.…Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pantoja de la Cruz, JuanPantoja de la Cruz, Juanhwän päntōˈhä ᵺā lä kr&oomacr;th [key], 1553–1608, Spanish portrait painter, court painter to Philip II and Philip III; pupil and…Juan de Nova Island
(Encyclopedia) Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova Islandhwän də nōˈvə [key], 1.7 sq mi (4.4 sq km), in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and Mozambique. A possession of France…San Juan Capistrano
(Encyclopedia) San Juan CapistranoSan Juan Capistranosăn wän kăpĭsträˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft…Escobedo, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Escobedo, Juan deEscobedo, Juan dehwän dā āskōbāˈᵺō [key], d. 1578, Spanish politician, secretary to John of Austria in the Netherlands. He was murdered while on a mission in Madrid.…Pareja, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Pareja, Juan dePareja, Juan dehwän dā pärāˈhä [key], c.1610–70, Spanish religious and portrait painter, of Moorish origin. Pareja was the lifelong assistant of Velázquez, who painted…Trending
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