(Encyclopedia) Slim Helú, CarlosSlim Helú, Carloscärˈlōs slēm hēl&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1940–, Mexican business executive. The son of a Lebanese Maronite immigrant who became a successful merchant and…
(Encyclopedia) Saavedra Lamas, CarlosSaavedra Lamas, Carloskärˈlōs sävāˈᵺrä läˈmäs [key], 1880–1959, Argentine statesman, foreign minister (1932–38). An advocate of Pan-Americanism and of the League…
(Encyclopedia) Romulo, Carlos PeñaRomulo, Carlos Peñakärˈlōs pāˈnä rōˈm&oomacr;lō [key], 1899–1986, Philippine statesman and writer. With war between the United States and Japan approaching,…
(Encyclopedia) Carlos the Jackal, pseud. of the revolutionary and international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, 1949–, b. Caracas, Venezuela. Son of an affluent Marxist lawyer, he joined the…
(Encyclopedia) Don JuanDon Juandŏn wän, j&oomacr;ˈən, Span. dōn hwän [key], legendary profligate. He has a counterpart in the legends of many peoples, but the Spanish version of the great…
(Encyclopedia) Álvarez, JuanÁlvarez, Juanhwän älˈvärās [key], 1780–1867, Mexican general of indigenous descent, president of Mexico (1855). He distinguished himself in battle under Morelos y Pavón…
(Encyclopedia) Gris, JuanGris, Juanhwän grēs [key], 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, whose original name was José Victoriano González. After studying in Madrid he settled in Paris in 1906, where he…
(Encyclopedia) Goytisolo, Juan (Juan Goytisolo Gay)Goytisolo, Juanhwän goitēsōˈlō [key], 1931–2017, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Goytisolo is considered among the foremost novelists who wrote in…
(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…
