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Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de
(Encyclopedia) Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso deErcilla y Zúñiga, Alonso deälōnˈsō ᵺā ārthēˈlyä ē th&oomacr;ˈnyēgä [key], 1533–94, Spanish poet. In Chile (1556–63) he fought against the Araucanian, and…Oña, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Oña, Pedro deOña, Pedro depāˈᵺrō ᵺā ōˈnyä [key], 1570?–1643, Chilean poet. Having been born in Latin America, he is considered Chile's first national poet. His poetry is both epic and…Caupolicán
(Encyclopedia) CaupolicánCaupolicánkouˌpōlĭkänˈ [key], d. 1558, leader of the Araucanians who fiercely resisted the Spanish conquest of Chile. He attempted to carry on the reconquest begun by Lautaro…Lautaro
(Encyclopedia) LautaroLautaroloutäˈrō [key], c.1533–57, leader of the Araucanians in their nearly successful attempt to reconquer S central Chile from the Spanish. He was captured by the Spanish…Araucanians
(Encyclopedia) AraucaniansAraucaniansəroukänˈēən [key], South American people, occupying most of S central Chile at the time of the Spanish conquest (1540). The Araucanians were an agricultural…Alonso, Alicia
(Encyclopedia) Alonso, AliciaAlonso, Aliciaälēˈsyä älōnˈsō [key], 1921–2019, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, b. Havana as Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez y del Hoyo. Alonso…Fernández de Avellaneda, Alonso
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Avellaneda, Alonso: see Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández de.Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de
(Encyclopedia) Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos deSigüenza y Góngora, Carlos dekärˈlōs ᵺā sēgwānˈsä ē gōngˈgōrä [key], 1645–1700, Mexican writer and humanist. The foremost intellectual figure of colonial…Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández deAvellaneda, Alonso Fernández deälônˈsō fārnänˈdāth dā ävĕlyänāˈᵺä [key], pen name used by the unknown Spanish writer who published a spurious second part…Requesens, Luis de Zúñiga y
(Encyclopedia) Requesens, Luis de Zúñiga yRequesens, Luis de Zúñiga ylwēs dā th&oomacr;ˈnyēgä ē rākāsānsˈ [key], 1528–76, Spanish general. Born into the highest nobility of Spain, he held high…