Search

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10

Sánchez Hernández, Fidel

(Encyclopedia) Sánchez Hernández, FidelSánchez Hernández, Fidelfēdĕlˈ [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel, [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel sänˈchĕth [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel ārnänˈdās [key], 1917–2003,…

Hernández Martínez, Maximiliano

(Encyclopedia) Hernández Martínez, MaximilianoHernández Martínez, Maximilianomäkˌsēmēlyäˈnō ĕrnänˈdĕs märtēˈnĕs [key], 1882–1966, president of El Salvador (1931–44). An admirer of fascist theories,…

Hernández, José

(Encyclopedia) Hernández, JoséHernández, Joséhōsāˈ ārnänˈdĕs [key], 1834–86, Argentine poet, journalist, and soldier. Hernández lived in the pampas as a child. He was the author of the national…

Hernández, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Hernández, MiguelHernández, Miguelmēgĕlˈ [key]Hernández, Miguel ārnänˈdĕs [key], 1910–42, Spanish poet, b. Orihuela. A completely self-taught writer, he absorbed the influence of the…

Fernández, Gregório

(Encyclopedia) Fernández or Hernández, GregórioFernández or Hernández, Gregóriogrāgōˈrēō fārnänˈdāth, ārnänˈdāth [key], c.1576–1636, Spanish baroque sculptor. By 1605 he was established in Valladolid…

Hernández

(Encyclopedia) Hernández. For some Spaniards thus named, use Fernández.

Hernández Colón, Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Hernández Colón, RafaelHernández Colón, Rafaelräfäĕlˈ ĕrnänˈdĕs kōlōnˈ [key], 1936–2019, governor of Puerto Rico (1973–77, 1985–93). An honors graduate of Johns Hopkins (1956) and the…

Aaron's-rod

(Encyclopedia) Aaron's-rod, popular name for several tall-flowering, infrequently branching plants, such as goldenrod and mullein. The name is an allusion to the rod that Aaron placed before the ark…

Aaron's-beard

(Encyclopedia) Aaron's-beard, name sometimes applied to several plants usually characterized by some beardlike aspect, as the St.-John's-wort because of its many stamens and the Kenilworth ivy…