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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 the chamber ...

Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde de

(Encyclopedia)Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde de lo͞oēsˈ hārōˈnēmō fārnänˈdās dā käbrāˈrä bōbäᵺēˈyä sārˈdä ē mĕndōˈsä kōnˈdā dā c...

Vásquez, Horacio

(Encyclopedia)Vásquez, Horacio ōräˈsyō väˈskās [key], 1860–1936, president of the Dominican Republic (1899–1903, 1903–7, 1924–30). A dominating figure in the nation, even when out of office, Vásque...

Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de

(Encyclopedia)Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de fränthēsˈkō lo͞oēsˈ ĕktôrˈ bärōnˈ dā kärōndālĕtˈ [key], c.1748–1807, governor of Louisiana (1791–97) and West Florida (1791–95), b....

ultraísmo

(Encyclopedia)ultraísmo: see Borges, Jorge Luis. ...

Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia)Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de. ...

Sancho IV, Spanish king of Castile and León

(Encyclopedia)Sancho IV (Sancho the Brave) sänˈchō [key], 1257?-1295, Spanish king of Castile and León (1284–95), son and successor of Alfonso X. On the death (1275) of his elder brother, Ferdinand de la Cerd...

Don Juan

(Encyclopedia)Don Juan dŏn wän, jo͞oˈən, Span. dōn hwän [key], legendary profligate. He has a counterpart in the legends of many peoples, but the Spanish version of the great libertine has become the most un...

Crutzen, Paul Jozef

(Encyclopedia)Crutzen, Paul Jozef, 1933–2021, Dutch atmospheric chemist, grad. Univ. of Stockholm (Ph.D. 1968, D.Sc. 1973). After working (1977–80) for the Nation...

Atascadero

(Encyclopedia)Atascadero ətăskədârˈō [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 29,773), San Luis Obispo co., SW Calif., on the Salinas River; founded 1913 as a model community. It is a reside...