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Guaidó, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…Álvarez, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Álvarez, JuanÁlvarez, Juanhwän älˈvärās [key], 1780–1867, Mexican general of indigenous descent, president of Mexico (1855). He distinguished himself in battle under Morelos y Pavón…Boscán Almogáver, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Boscán Almogáver, JuanBoscán Almogáver, Juanhwän bōskänˈ älmôgäˈvĕr [key], c.1495–1542, Spanish poet. A Catalan aristocrat, Boscán was a literary figure at the court of Ferdinand V. He…Valera y Alcalá Galiano, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Valera y Alcalá Galiano, JuanValera y Alcalá Galiano, Juanhwän välāˈrä ē älkäläˈ gälyäˈnō [key], 1824–1905, Spanish writer and diplomat. Of a leading liberal family, Valera was a…Rulfo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Rulfo, JuanRulfo, Juanhwän r&oomacr;lˈfō [key], 1918–86, Mexican writer. In his fiction he recreates the desolation of his native southern Jalisco and brings to life its simple…O'Donojú, Juan
(Encyclopedia) O'Donojú, JuanO'Donojú, Juanhwän ōᵺōnōh&oomacr;ˈ [key], d. 1821, Spanish colonial administrator. He distinguished himself in the army and became captain general of Andalusia. Sent…Negrín, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Negrín, JuanNegrín, Juanhwän nāgrēnˈ [key], 1891–1956, Spanish statesman. A professor of physiology at the Univ. of Madrid, he was active in the Socialist party and was elected to the…Goytisolo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Goytisolo, Juan (Juan Goytisolo Gay)Goytisolo, Juanhwän goitēsōˈlō [key], 1931–2017, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Goytisolo is considered among the foremost novelists who wrote in…Meléndez Valdés, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Meléndez Valdés, JuanMeléndez Valdés, Juanhwän mālānˈdāth väldāsˈ [key], 1754–1817, Spanish neoclassic poet. He studied classics and law and later taught humanities at Salamanca. After…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…Trending
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