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(Encyclopedia)Felipe. For Spanish rulers thus named, use Philip.Jaime
(Encyclopedia)Jaime. For Spanish rulers thus named, use James.Philip V, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia)Philip V, 1683–1746, king of Spain (1700–1746), first Bourbon on the Spanish throne. A grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was titular duke of Anjou before Charles II of Spain designated him as hi...Flores, town, Guatemala
(Encyclopedia)Flores flōrəs [key], town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Itzá Maya...Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín
(Encyclopedia)Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín ägo͞ostēnˈ mōrāˈtō ē käbäˈnyä [key], 1618–69, dramatic poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. Moreto borrowed and often improved upon the plots of others,...Montero Ríos, Eugenio
(Encyclopedia)Montero Ríos, Eugenio āo͞ohāˈnyō mōntāˈrō rēˈōs [key], 1832–1914, Spanish statesman and jurist. He was professor of canon law at the universities of Oviedo, Santiago, and Madrid. He ent...Negrín, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Negrín, Juan hwän nāgrēnˈ [key], 1891–1956, Spanish statesman. A professor of physiology at the Univ. of Madrid, he was active in the Socialist party and was elected to the Cortes in 1931. Afte...Larra, Mariano José de
(Encyclopedia)Larra, Mariano José de märyäˈnō hōsāˈ ᵺā läˈrä [key], 1809–37, Spanish satirist, b. Madrid. Using several pseudonyms, Larra wrote a series of satirical articles on Spanish politics and...Cervera y Topete, Pascual
(Encyclopedia)Cervera y Topete, Pascual päskwälˈ thĕrvāˈrä ē tōpāˈtā [key], 1839–1909, Spanish admiral. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he was given command of the Atlantic fleet and sent, aga...Boscán Almogáver, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Boscán Almogáver, Juan hwän bōskänˈ älmôgäˈvĕr [key], c.1495–1542, Spanish poet. A Catalan aristocrat, Boscán was a literary figure at the court of Ferdinand V. He introduced Italian poe...Browse by Subject
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