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Croix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués de

(Encyclopedia) Croix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués deCroix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués dekärˈlōs fränthēsˈkō dā krəwäˈ märkāsˈ dā krəwäˈ [key], 1699–1786, Spanish colonial administrator…

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

The Question: What was Francisco "Pancho" Villa's real name, and/or birth name? The Answer: Thanks for e-mailing Information Please. Mexican…

Ibarra, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Ibarra, Francisco deIbarra, Francisco defränthēsˈkō ᵺā ēbäˈrä [key], 1539?–1575, Spanish conquistador in Mexico. In 1554, after founding Fresnillo, he headed an expedition to the N of…

Almeida, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Almeida, Francisco deAlmeida, Francisco defrənsēshˈk&oobreve; [key]Almeida, Francisco de dĭ älmāˈdə [key], c.1450–1510, Portuguese admiral, first viceroy of Portuguese India. He…

Pizarro, Hernando

(Encyclopedia) Pizarro, HernandoPizarro, Hernandoĕrnänˈdō [key]Pizarro, Hernando pēthärˈrō [key], fl. 1530–60, Spanish conquistador, half-brother of Francisco Pizarro. Much older than his half-…

Cibola

(Encyclopedia) Cibola: see Marcos de Niza; Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de.

Notable Figures in Cuba

Raul Castro, president of Cuba. Source: Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate via AP Biographies by Category: Athletes Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Leaders and Activists…

Vaca de Castro, Cristóbal

(Encyclopedia) Vaca de Castro, CristóbalVaca de Castro, Cristóbalkrēstōˈbäl väˈkä ᵺā käˈstrō [key], fl. 1540–45, Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. A judge of the royal audiencia at Valladolid,…

Pizarro, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Pizarro, FranciscoPizarro, Franciscopĭzäˈrō, Span. fränthēsˈkō pēthärˈrō [key], c.1476–1541, Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Peru. Born in Trujillo, he was an illegitimate son of a…