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Bononcini, Marc Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Bononcini, Marc Antonio: see under Bononcini, family. ...

Zea, Francisco Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Zea, Francisco Antonio fränsēsˈkō äntōˈnyō sāˈä [key], 1770–1882, Colombian botanist and revolutionist. He was associated with Mutis in botanical studies. Zea, like Antonio Nariño, was a...

Briceño, Juan Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Briceño, Juan Antonio, 1960–, Belizean political leader, known as Johnny Briceño. A member of the People's United party (PUP), he was first elected to the national assembly in 1993. He served as c...

Samaranch, Juan Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Samaranch, Juan Antonio (Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello, marqués de Samaranch), 1920–2010, Spanish Olympic official. He was a businessman, an elected public official, and served (1977–80) as Span...

Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio äntōˈnyō rōzmēˈnē-sĕrbäˈtē [key], 1797–1855, Italian theologian. Ordained a priest in 1821, he attempted to establish a philosophical system based on Roman Catho...

Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio jōäk-kēˈnō äntôˈnyō rōs-sēˈnē [key], 1792–1868, Italian operatic composer, one of the great masters of the Italian opera buffa. His parents were both musicia...

Sant' Elia, Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Sant' Elia, Antonio äntôˈnyō sänt āˈlēä [key], 1888–1916, Italian architect. Associated with the movement known as futurism, he created visionary drawings of futurist houses that he likened...

Ricardo, Jorge Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Ricardo, Jorge Antonio, 1961–, Brazilian jockey, b. Rio de Janeiro. Riding in Brazil and Argentina, he has won the prestigious Gran Premio Latinoamericano five times. In 1993 he set a Brazilian reco...

Mendocino, Cape

(Encyclopedia)Mendocino, Cape mĕndəsēˈnō [key], westernmost point of California, c.200 mi (320 km) N of San Francisco in Humboldt co. It was discovered and named in 1543 in honor of Antonio de Mendoza by Barto...

Nueva San Salvador

(Encyclopedia)Nueva San Salvador sänˈtä tāˈklä [key], city (1993 est. pop. 96,113), central El Salvador. It was founded in 1854 after the capital, San Salvador, was destroyed in an earthquake. San Salvador, 9...