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Aramburu, Pedro Eugenio
(Encyclopedia) Aramburu, Pedro EugenioAramburu, Pedro Eugeniopāˈthrō ā&oomacr;hāˈnyō ärämb&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], 1903–70, president of Argentina (1955–58). An army general, he…Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde de
(Encyclopedia) Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde deAranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde depāˈᵺrō päˈblō äbärˈkä ᵺa bōlāˈä kōnˈdā ᵺā äränˈdä [key], 1718–98, Spanish statesman. He…Albizu Campos, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Albizu Campos, PedroAlbizu Campos, Pedropāˈdrō älbēˈs&oomacr; kämˈpōs [key], 1891–1965, Puerto Rican political leader. After service in an African-American unit during World War I…Luna, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Luna, Pedro deLuna, Pedro depāˈᵺrō [key]Luna, Pedro de dā l&oomacr;ˈnä [key], 1328?–1423?, Aragonese churchman, antipope (1394–1417) with the name Benedict XIII. He was a doctor of…Menéndez de Avilés, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Menéndez de Avilés, PedroMenéndez de Avilés, Pedropāˈᵺrō mānānˈdĕth dā ävēlāsˈ [key], 1519–74, Spanish naval officer and colonizer, founder of Saint Augustine, Fla. He went to sea as a…Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Calderón de la Barca, PedroCalderón de la Barca, Pedropāˈᵺrō käldārōnˈ dā lä bärˈkä [key], 1600–1681, Spanish dramatist, last important figure of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid.…Almodóvar, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Almodóvar, PedroAlmodóvar, Pedropāˈᵺrō älmōᵺōˈbär [key], 1951–, Spanish film director. Almodóvar began making short films using an inexpensive Super 8 camera in the early 1970s,…Soria
(Encyclopedia) SoriaSoriasōrˈyä [key], town (1990 pop. 32,609), capital of Soria prov., N central Spain, in Castile and León, on the Duero River. It is a food processing and timbering center in a…National Museum of Anthropology
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. The present building, designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and inspired by ancient Mexican architecture, was opened in 1964 and houses choice…São Paulo
(Encyclopedia) São PauloSão PaulosouN pouˈ l&oobreve; [key], state (1996 pop. 34,055,715), 95,713 sq mi (247,897 sq km), SE Brazil. It is Brazil's most populous and economically important state.…Trending
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