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National Museum of Anthropology

(Encyclopedia) National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. The present building, designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and inspired by ancient Mexican architecture, was opened in 1964 and houses choice…

Los Mochis

(Encyclopedia) Los MochisLos Mochislōs mōˈchēs [key], city (1990 pop. 162,659), Sinaloa state, W Mexico. Los Mochis is connected to Mexico City by highway and to the port of Topolobampo by road and…

Cuevas, José Luis

(Encyclopedia) Cuevas, José Luis, 1934–2017, Mexican expressionist painter and sculptor, b. Mexico City. He was essentially self-taught, his influences ranging from Bruegel and Goya to Posada and…

José Tomás

(Encyclopedia) José Tomás (José Tomás Román Martín), 1975–, Spanish matador. Though he first entered the bullring in Spain, he became a full-fledged matador in Mexico City after having gone there to…

Ballet Folklórico de México

(Encyclopedia) Ballet Folklórico de México, Mexico's national dance company. It was founded in 1952 by the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Amalia Hernández. Sponsored by the Mexican government, it…

Mazatlán

(Encyclopedia) MazatlánMazatlánmäsätlänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 262,705), Sinaloa state, W Mexico, on the Pacific coast. One of the largest commercial and industrial centers of W Mexico, Mazatlán is…

Alamán, Lucas

(Encyclopedia) Alamán, LucasAlamán, Lucasl&oomacr;ˈkäs älämänˈ [key], 1792–1853, Mexican historian and statesman. As deputy to the Spanish Cortes, he failed to win a hearing for the insurgents in…

Cuernavaca

(Encyclopedia) Cuernavaca Cuernavaca kwārnäväˈkä [key], city, capital of Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuernavaca…

Altamira y Crevea, Rafaél

(Encyclopedia) Altamira y Crevea, RafaélAltamira y Crevea, Rafaélräfäĕlˈ ältämēˈrä ē krāvāˈä [key], 1866–1951, Spanish jurist and historian. He was appointed professor of the history of the law in…

Arrau, Claudio

(Encyclopedia) Arrau, ClaudioArrau, Claudioclawdēō ărˈrō [key], 1903–91, classical pianist, b. Chile. In 1911 he was sponsored by the Chilean government to study with Martin Krause in Berlin, where…