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Candela, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Candela, Felix (Félix Candela Outeriño)Candela, Felixfāˈlēks kändāˈlä [key], 1910–97, Mexican-American architect, b. Madrid. Candela studied in Madrid but was forced to flee Spain…

Quinn, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Anthony (Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn), 1915–2001, American actor, b. Chihuahua, Mex. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old. Quinn had a number of jobs…

Price, Sterling

(Encyclopedia) Price, Sterling, 1809–67, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Prince Edward co., Va. After moving to Missouri, he practiced law and entered politics. He served in…

American Indian Glossary

/* /*]]>*/ From AIM to xat A-B | C-H | I-M | N-S | T-X Black Hills, South Dakota Related Links Native American Tribes of the Great PlainsAmerican Indian TribesAmerican Indians by the…

Harney, William Selby

(Encyclopedia) Harney, William Selby, 1800–1889, American general, b. Haysboro, near Nashville, Tenn. He entered the army in 1818 and gained a colonel's rank in the Florida campaigns against Native…

Pickett, George Edward

(Encyclopedia) Pickett, George Edward, 1825–75, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Richmond, Va. After distinguishing himself in the Mexican War (especially at Chapultepec), Pickett…

American Legion

(Encyclopedia) American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam…

Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of, 1848, peace treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. Negotiations were carried on for the United States by Nicholas P.…