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Hispanic American Leaders and Activists

  Antonia Novello     Aníbal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Joe Baca, U.S. congressman Herman Badillo, U.S. congressman Joan Baez, folk singer and activist…

Spain: Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers

Kings and queens Carlos II (1665–1700)   Felipe V (1700–1724, 1724–1746)   Luis I (1724)   Fernando VI (1746–1759)   Carlos III (1759–1788)   Carlos IV (1788–1808…

Concepción

(Encyclopedia) Concepción Concepción kōnsĕpsēōnˈ [key], city, capital of Biobío region, S central Chile, near the…

Irala, Domingo Martínez de

(Encyclopedia) Irala, Domingo Martínez deIrala, Domingo Martínez dedōmēngˈgō märtēˈnās dā ēräˈlä [key], d. 1556 or 1557, first governor of Paraguay. Of Basque origin, he accompanied Pedro de Mendoza…

Antofagasta

(Encyclopedia) Antofagasta Antofagasta äntōfägäˈstä [key], city, capital of Antofagasta region, N Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta was founded by Chileans in…

antipope

(Encyclopedia) antipope [Lat.,=against the pope], person elected pope whose election was declared uncanonical and in opposition to a canonically chosen pontiff. Important antipopes were Novatian;…

Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez

(Encyclopedia) Cabrillo, Juan RodríguezCabrillo, Juan Rodríguezhwän rôᵺrēˈgāth käbrēˈlyō [key], Port. João Rodrigues Cabrilho, d. 1543, Spanish conquistador and discoverer of California, b. Portugal…

Hispanics in the 112th Congress

A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 30 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate. State House…

Hispanics in the 113th Congress

A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 30 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and three in the Senate. State House…