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Blanco, Antonio Guzmán
(Encyclopedia)Blanco, Antonio Guzmán: see Guzmán Blanco. ...Belgrano, Manuel
(Encyclopedia)Belgrano, Manuel mänwĕlˈ bĕlgräˈnō [key], 1770–1820, Argentine revolutionist. Important as a political figure, he was appointed secretary of the commercial tribunal of Buenos Aires in 1794. H...More, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)More, Sir Anthony: see Moro, Antonio. ...Bononcini, Marc Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Bononcini, Marc Antonio: see under Bononcini, family. ...Stradivari, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Stradivari, Antonio ăntōˈnēəs strădĭvârˈēəs [key], 1644–1737, Italian violin maker of Cremona; pupil of Niccolò Amati. He was apprenticed to Amati c.1658 and may have remained with him u...Vecchio, Il
(Encyclopedia)Vecchio, Il: see Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'. ...Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonio jo͞ozĕpˈpā märkäntôˈnyō bärĕtˈtē [key], 1719–89, Italian writer and lexicographer. Baretti held various official positions in several Italian cities while...Madeira, river, Bolivia and Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Madeira mədāˈrə [key], river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c.60 mi (100 km), ...Frasconi, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Frasconi, Antonio äntōˈnyō fräskōˈnē [key], 1919–2013, American graphic artist, b. Buenos Aires. His family moved to Uruguay weeks after his birth. Frasconi immigrated to the United States i...Fogazzaro, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Fogazzaro, Antonio äntôˈnyō fōgät-tsäˈrō [key], 1842–1911, Italian novelist and poet. His first work was a verse romance, Miranda (1874). Primarily concerned with moral issues, he was parti...Browse by Subject
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