Born: Oct. 25, 1971Baseball RHP one of baseball's premier pitchers; won 1997 NL Cy Young award with Montreal; traded to Boston Red Sox in Nov. 1997; 2-time AL Cy Young Award winner with Boston (…
(Encyclopedia) Pedro I (Dom Pedro de Alcântara)Pedro Ipāˈdrō [key], 1798–1834, first emperor of Brazil (1822–31); son of John VI of Portugal. Dom Pedro was a child when the Portuguese royal family,…
GUEVARA, Pedro, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Santa Cruz, Laguna Province, Philippine Islands, February 23, 1879; attended Ateneo Municipal, and graduated from…
PEREA, Pedro, (cousin of Francisco Perea), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Bernalillo, Sandoval County, N.Mex., April 22, 1852; attended St. Michaelâs College, Santa Fe…
PIERLUISI, Pedro R., a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., April 26, 1959; B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 1981; J.D., George Washington University,…
(Encyclopedia) Montt, PedroMontt, Pedropāˈᵺrō [key]Montt, Pedro mōnt [key], 1848–1910, president of Chile (1906–10). Son of Manuel Montt, he held with distinction several government posts. He was a…
(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,…
(Encyclopedia) Fages, PedroFages, Pedropāˈᵺrō fäˈhās [key], fl. 1767–96, Spanish governor of Alta California (1782–91). In Mexico in 1767, he was ordered to accompany the expedition of Gaspar de…
(Encyclopedia) Pedro II (Dom Pedro II de Alcântara), 1825–91, emperor of Brazil (1831–89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I, abdicated. He was declared of age…
