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Domenchina, Juan José
(Encyclopedia) Domenchina, Juan JoséDomenchina, Juan Joséhwän hōsāˈ dōmānchēˈnä [key], 1898–1959, Spanish poet and critic, b. Madrid. He was active in the transition from modernismo to the “new…Flores, Juan José
(Encyclopedia) Flores, Juan JoséFlores, Juan Joséhwän hōsāˈ flōˈrās [key], 1800–1864, president of Ecuador (1830–34, 1839–45), b. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. A commander under Bolívar in the War of…Ayolas, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Ayolas, Juan deAyolas, Juan dehwän dā äyōˈläs [key], d. 1537?, Spanish conquistador, explorer of the Río de la Plata country. He accompanied Pedro de Mendoza on his expedition of 1535–…Pardo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pardo, Juan, fl. 1560s, Spanish officier and explorer. On the orders of Menéndez de Avilés, Pardo led two expeditions (1566–67, 1567–68) from the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on…Garay, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Garay, Juan deGaray, Juan dehwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez…Valdés, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Valdés, Juan deValdés, Juan dehwän ᵺā väldāsˈ [key], c.1500–1540, Spanish reformer, b. Cuenca. Suspected by the Inquisition, he went soon after 1530 to Naples, where he became the…Oñate, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Oñate, Juan deOñate, Juan dehwän dā ōnyäˈtā [key], fl. 1595–1614, Spanish explorer in the American Southwest, possibly b. New Spain. In 1598 he led an expedition north from New Spain,…Don Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Don Giovanni: see Don Juan.Uncompahgre Peak
(Encyclopedia) Uncompahgre Peak, 14,309 ft (4,361 m) high, SW Colo., in the San Juan Mts. of the Rockies and NE of Ouray.Samaranch, Juan Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Samaranch, Juan Antonio (Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello, marqués de Samaranch), 1920–2010, Spanish Olympic official. He was a businessman, an elected public official, and served (1977–…Trending
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