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Posada, José Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia)Posada, José Guadalupe hōsāˈ gwäˌᵺälo͞oˈpā pōsäˈᵺä [key], 1852–1913, Mexican artist. Of peasant stock, he became one of the greatest popular artists of the Americas and influenced ...Guadalupe Hidalgo
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Hidalgo gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā ēdälˈgō, wä– [key], shrine, central Mexico, in the Federal District. The basilica of Guadalupe containing the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (feast: Dec. ...Guadalupe Victoria
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Victoria gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā vēktōrˈyä [key], 1786?–1843, Mexican general, first president of Mexico (1824–29), whose original name was Manuel Félix Fernández. He joined (1811) the...Victoria, Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia)Victoria, Guadalupe: see Guadalupe Victoria. ...Guadalupe, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā [key], city, Nuevo León state, NE Mexico, on the Santa Catalina ...Guadalupe, town, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe gwäˌdəlo͞opˈ, Span. gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā [key], town, Cáceres prov., W...Guadalupe, Sierra de
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe, Sierra de syārˈrä ᵺā gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā [key], mountain range, W Spain, in Extremadura, between the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The highest elevation is 4,734 ft (1,443 m). ...Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia)Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1807–90, Mexican-American political and military leader, b. Monterey, Calif. He entered the Mexican military in 1824 and was appointed to the territorial legislature in 1...Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of, 1848, peace treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. Negotiations were carried on for the United States by Nicholas P. Trist. The treaty wa...Guadalupe Mountains National Park
(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Mountains National Park gwäˈdəlo͞op [key], 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains parts of the world's largest and most significant Permi...Browse by Subject
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