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Central America Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Central America is a subregion of North and South America, situated between Mexico and South America. It is a region of great cultural, linguistic, and ecological diversity, with seven countries that…Samaranch, Juan Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Samaranch, Juan Antonio (Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello, marqués de Samaranch), 1920–2010, Spanish Olympic official. He was a businessman, an elected public official, and served (1977–…Illia, Arturo
(Encyclopedia) Illia, ArturoIllia, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō ēlˈyä [key], 1900–1983, president of Argentina (1963–66). A country physician, he entered politics after 1930, and from 1948 to 1952 he was…Onganía, Juan Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Onganía, Juan CarlosOnganía, Juan Carloshwän kärˈlōs ōngänēˈä [key], 1914–95, president of Argentina (1966–70). He served (1963–65) as commander in chief of the army and in 1962 led a…Oldest U.S. City
The Question: What is the oldest city in the United States? The Answer: St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city (by…Brewer's: Sans Peur et Sans Reproche
Pierre du Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard, was called Le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche. (1476-1524.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sans SouciSans…Joanes, Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Joanes, Vicente: see Macip, Vicente Juan.Cairngorms
(Encyclopedia) CairngormsCairngormskârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the…Juan Carlos I
(Encyclopedia) Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos Ihwän kärˈlōs [key], 1938–, king of Spain (1975–2014), b. Rome. The grandson of Alfonso XIII, he was educated in Switzerland and in Spain. Placed by his father…Carlos Antonio ROMERO-BARCELÓ, Congress, PR (1932)
ROMERO-BARCELÓ, Carlos Antonio, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., September 4, 1932; graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1949; B.A., Yale…