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Requesens, Luis de Zúñiga y

(Encyclopedia) Requesens, Luis de Zúñiga yRequesens, Luis de Zúñiga ylwēs dā th&oomacr;ˈnyēgä ē rākāsānsˈ [key], 1528–76, Spanish general. Born into the highest nobility of Spain, he held high…

Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Luis

(Encyclopedia) Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Luis, 1927–2016, Uruguayan political leader, lawyer, and journalist, president of Uruguay (2000–2005). He was a member of the Colorado party, founded by his great…

San Luis Potosí, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) San Luis Potosí, city (1990 pop. 489,238), capital of San Luis Potosí state, central Mexico. Situated on a plain almost entirely surrounded by low mountains, the city is a mining and…

San Luis Potosí, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosísän l&oomacr;ēsˈ pōtōsēˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 2,003,187), 24,417 sq mi (63,240 sq km), central Mexico. San Luis Potosí is the capital. Most of the…

Costa, António Luís Santos da

(Encyclopedia) Costa, António Luís Santos da, 1961–, Portuguese lawyer and political leader, b. Lisbon. A Socialist, he served on Lisbon's municipal council in the 1980s, then in the national…

Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández de

(Encyclopedia) Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández dePortocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández delwēs mänwĕlˈ fĕrnänˈdāth dā pôrˈtōkärāˈrō [key], 1635–1709, Spanish statesman, cardinal of the Roman…

Uruguay Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 10/25/2022[source] Pres. Luis Lacalle Pou Vice Pres. Beatriz Argimon Min. of Agriculture, Livestock, &…

Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio

(Encyclopedia) Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio, 1973–, Uruguayan politican, president of Uruguay (2020–). A lawyer and a member of the conservative National (Blanco) party, he served in…