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Vives, Juan Luis

(Encyclopedia) Vives, Juan LuisVives, Juan Luishwän l&oomacr;ēsˈ vēˈvās [key], 1492–1540, Spanish humanist and philosopher; friend of Erasmus. At the invitation of King Henry VIII he went to…

Carrero Blanco, Luis

(Encyclopedia) Carrero Blanco, LuisCarrero Blanco, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ kär-rāˈrō blängˈkō [key], 1903–73, Spanish statesman and naval officer. Following the Spanish civil war, during which he served…

Muñoz Marín, Luis

(Encyclopedia) Muñoz Marín, LuisMuñoz Marín, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ m&oomacr;nyōsˈ märēnˈ [key], 1898–1980, Puerto Rican political leader, governor of Puerto Rico (1949–65). He abandoned a career…

Guerra Junqueiro, Abílio

(Encyclopedia) Guerra Junqueiro, AbílioGuerra Junqueiro, Abílioäbēˈlyō gĕrˈə zh&oobreve;nkāˈrō [key], 1850–1923, Portuguese poet. A revolutionary, he wrote violent satiric poems attacking…

Carrera, José Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Carrera, José MiguelCarrera, José Miguelhōsāˈ mēgĕlˈ [key], 1785–1821, Chilean revolutionist. With his brothers, Juan José and Luis, he overthrew the revolutionary junta headed by…

Camino Real, El

(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 132.4 sq mi (343 sq km), in the San Luis Valley of S Colorado; est. as a national monument 1932, designated a national park 2004. Lying in…

Spanish art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) Spanish art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced in what is now the European country of Spain. Open to a wide variety of cultural influences, the art and…

Luis G. FORTUÑO, Congress, PR (1960)

FORTUÑO Luis G. , a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., October 31, 1960; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1982; J.D., University of Virginia,…