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Uncompahgre Peak

(Encyclopedia) Uncompahgre Peak, 14,309 ft (4,361 m) high, SW Colo., in the San Juan Mts. of the Rockies and NE of Ouray.

Illia, Arturo

(Encyclopedia) Illia, ArturoIllia, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō ēlˈyä [key], 1900–1983, president of Argentina (1963–66). A country physician, he entered politics after 1930, and from 1948 to 1952 he was…

Agramonte, Ignacio

(Encyclopedia) Agramonte, IgnacioAgramonte, Ignacioēgnäˈsyō [key]Agassiz, Louis ägrämōnˈtā [key], 1841–73, Cuban revolutionist. He played an important part in the Ten Years War. He became (1869) an…

Bayamo

(Encyclopedia) BayamoBayamobäyäˈmō [key], city (1995 est. pop. 132,000), Granma prov., SE Cuba. It is a manufacturing and transportation center. Cattle raising and sugar refining are the main…

Joanes, Vicente

(Encyclopedia) Joanes, Vicente: see Macip, Vicente Juan.

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

The Question: What was Francisco "Pancho" Villa's real name, and/or birth name? The Answer: Thanks for e-mailing Information Please. Mexican…

Greytown

(Encyclopedia) Greytown: see San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua.

Northwest Boundary Dispute

(Encyclopedia) Northwest Boundary Dispute: see San Juan Boundary Dispute.

Perón, Isabel María Martínez de

(Encyclopedia) Perón, Isabel María Martínez de: see under Perón, Juan Domingo.

APRA

(Encyclopedia) APRAAPRAäˈprä [key] or the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana, reformist political party in Peru, also called the Partido Aprista. Founded (1924) by Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre…