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(Encyclopedia) Portuguese literature, writings in Portuguese. The literature of Brazil is considered separately (see Brazilian literature). The modern period in Portuguese letters dates from the…Mayno, Juan Bautista
(Encyclopedia) Mayno or Maino, Juan BautistaMayno or Maino, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä mīˈnō [key], 1578–1649, Spanish painter. He entered the Dominican order in Toledo, where he is thought to have…Notable Books by Mexican and Mexican American Authors
Author Title Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Sor Juana’s Love Poems (1600s) Mariano Azuela The Underdogs (…Hispanic Americans in the 113th Congress
A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 30 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and three in the Senate. State House…Hispanic Americans in the 114th Congress
A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 34 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House…Mazo, Juan Bautista Martínez del
(Encyclopedia) Mazo, Juan Bautista Martínez delMazo, Juan Bautista Martínez delhwän boutēsˈtä märtēˈnĕth dĕl mäˈthō [key], c.1612–1667, Spanish portrait and landscape painter. He was the pupil and…Jujuy
(Encyclopedia) JujuyJujuyh&oomacr;hwēˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 182,663), capital of Jujuy prov., NW Argentina, on the Bermejo River. In the scenic foothill region of the E Andes, it is the center…Ruiz, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Ruiz, JuanRuiz, Juanhwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ [key], 1283?–1350?, Spanish poet, musician, and archpriest of Hita. Ruiz suffered 13 years in prison, during which time he revised his…Acuña, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Acuña, Juan deAcuña, Juan dehwän dā ak&oomacr;ˈnyä [key], 1658?–1734, Spanish-American administrator, viceroy of New Spain (1722–34), marqués de Casa Fuerte, b. Lima, Peru. After a…Navarrete, Juan Fernández
(Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Juan FernándezNavarrete, Juan Fernándezhwän fārnänˈdĕth nävärāˈtā [key], 1526–79, Spanish religious painter, called El Mudo [the mute]. He studied in a monastery and later…Trending
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