(Encyclopedia) Gómez, José MiguelGómez, José Miguelhōsāˈ mēgĕlˈ gōˈmĕs [key], 1858–1921, president of Cuba (1909–13). He took part in the Ten Years War (1868–78) and the successful revolution begun…
A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 34 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House…
(Encyclopedia) Freitas do Amaral, DiogoFreitas do Amaral, Diogodēōˈgō frāˈtäs d&oomacr; ämärälˈ [key], 1941–2020, Portuguese political leader. A law professor at the Univ. of Lisbon, he was a…
(Encyclopedia) Zayas, AlfredoZayas, Alfredoälfrāˈᵺō säˈyäs [key], 1861–1934, president of Cuba (1921–25). He was one of the leaders of the Liberal party from the founding of the republic and was vice…
MenSingles: Nicolas Massu, CHI, def. Mardy Fish, USA, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Fernando Gonzalez, CHIDoubles: Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu, CHI, def. Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler,…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1873Party: Democrat; RepublicanTRUMBULL, Lyman, a Senator from Illinois; born in Colchester, Conn., October 12, 1813; attended Bacon Academy; taught…
(Encyclopedia) Arte Povera [Ital.,=poor art], influential art movement that arose in Italy in the late 1960s. It was championed by the Italian art critic Germano Celant, who also named (1967) the…
(Encyclopedia) Rowland, Frank Sherwood, 1927–2012, American chemist, b. Delaware, Ohio, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1952. Rowland taught at Princeton from 1952 to 1956 and at the Univ. of Kansas from…
