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Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco deQuevedo y Villegas, Francisco defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā kāvāˈᵺō ē vēlyāˈgäs [key], 1580–1645, Spanish satirist, novelist, and wit, b. Madrid. In 1611 he…

Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque de

(Encyclopedia) Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque deLerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā sändōvälˈ ē rōˈhäs d&oomacr;ˈkā dā lārˈmä [key], 1553…

Gómez de la Serna, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Gómez de la Serna, RamónGómez de la Serna, Ramónrämōnˈ gōˈmāth dā lä sĕrˈnä [key], 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, biographer, and critic, b. Madrid. One of the most prolific and…

Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis

(Encyclopedia) Gómez de Avellaneda, GertrudisGómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudishĕrtr&oomacr;ˈᵺēs gōˈmĕth dā ävĕlyänāˈᵺä [key], 1814–73, Spanish poet, b. Cuba. She went to Spain in 1836. Her…

Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Ramón: see Gómez de la Serna, Ramón.

Leaders of South America

Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia,…

Durango, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Durango Durango d&oomacr;rängˈgō [key], state, 47,691 sq mi (123,520 sq km), N central Mexico. The…

Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque de

(Encyclopedia) Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque deOlivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque degäspärˈ dā g&oomacr;thmänˈ kōnˈdā-d&oomacr;ˈkā dā ōlēväˈrās [key], 1587–1645, Spanish…

Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa de

(Encyclopedia) Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deÉboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deäˈnä ᵺā māndōˈthä ᵺā lä thārˈdä prēnthāˈsä ᵺā āˈbōlē [key], 1540–92, Spanish noblewoman.…