(Encyclopedia) Andrade, Carlos Drummond deAndrade, Carlos Drummond deəndrädˈ [key], 1902–87, Brazilian poet. The son of landowners, he worked as a journalist before earning (1925) a degree in…
(Encyclopedia) Alvear, Carlos María deAlvear, Carlos María dekärˈlōs märēˈä dā älvāärˈ [key], 1789–1852, Argentine general and statesman. After distinguished service with the Spanish army in Europe,…
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos AndrésPérez Rodríguez, Carlos Andréskärˈlōs ändrāsˈ pāˈrās rôdrēˈgās [key], 1922–2010, president of Venezuela (1974–78, 1989–93). An aide to President Rómulo…
(Encyclopedia) Arosemena Monroy, Carlos JulioArosemena Monroy, Carlos Juliokärˈlōs h&oomacr;ˈlyō ärōsāmāˈnä mōnˈroi [key], 1919–2004, president of Ecuador (1961–63). A lawyer and diplomat and the…
(Encyclopedia) Belo, Carlos Felipe XimenesBelo, Carlos Felipe Ximenescärˈl&oomacr;sh fālēˈpā shēmĕˈnĕsh ;bāˈlō [key], 1948–, East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and human-rights activist. He…
(Encyclopedia) Valls Galfetti, Manuel Carlos, 1962–, b. Barcelona, Spain. After his family moved to Paris, he became a member of the Socialist party (1980) and a French citizen (1982). Valls was a…
(Encyclopedia) Varela Rodríguez, Juan Carlos, 1963–, Panamanian business executive and political leader, B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. He worked in his family's distillery business,…
(Encyclopedia) Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, 1948–, president of Mexico (1988–94). A Harvard-educated political economist, he became minister of planning and the budget (1982–87) and succeeded Miguel…
(Encyclopedia) Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos deSigüenza y Góngora, Carlos dekärˈlōs ᵺā sēgwānˈsä ē gōngˈgōrä [key], 1645–1700, Mexican writer and humanist. The foremost intellectual figure of colonial…
DE LARGE, Robert Carlos, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Aiken, S.C., March 15, 1842; received such an education as was then attainable and was graduated from Wood High School;…
