(Encyclopedia) Lagos Escobar, RicardoLagos Escobar, Ricardorēkärˈdō läˈgōs āskōbärˈ [key], 1938–, Chilean political leader. A lawyer and economist, he was an academic and served as secretary-general…
(Encyclopedia) MedellínMedellínmāᵺāyēnˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 1,551,160), capital of Antioquia dept., W central Colombia. It is the country's chief manufacturing center. Textiles, steel, flowers,…
(Encyclopedia) Morillo, PabloMorillo, Pablopäˈblō mōrēˈlyō [key], 1778–1837, Spanish general. Sent in 1815 to put down the revolution in New Granada, he captured Cartagena, quelled (1816) the…
(Encyclopedia) Neruda, PabloNeruda, Pablopäˈblō nār&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–73, Chilean poet, diplomat, and Communist leader. He changed his original name, Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto,…
(Encyclopedia) Picasso, Pablo (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso)Picasso, Pablopäˈblō pēkäˈsō; r&oomacr;ēthˈ ē [key], 1881–1973, Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and ceramist, who worked in France.…
(Encyclopedia) San PabloSan Pablosăn păbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 25,158), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1948. One of the oldest Spanish settlements in the…
OCAMPO, Pablo, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Manila, Philippine Islands, January 25, 1853; attended San Juan de Letran College, and was graduated from Santo…
(Encyclopedia) Cuadra, Pablo Antonio, 1912–2002, Nicaraguan poet, b. Managua. Early in life, Cuadra became a member of the Vanguard literary movement and edited (1929) its journal. Influenced by…
(Encyclopedia) Sarasate, Pablo deSarasate, Pablo depäˈblō ᵺā säräsäˈtā [key], 1844–1908, Spanish violin virtuoso. He made difficult arrangements that displayed his brilliant technique and wrote…
