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Fuentes, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Fuentes, CarlosFuentes, Carloskärˈlōs fwānˈtās [key], 1928–2012, Mexican writer, editor, and diplomat. He was head of the department of cultural relations in Mexico's ministry of…Brewer's: Mas
(plural, Masse). Master, Mr., Messrs; as, Mas John King, Masse Fleming and Stebbing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MasanielloMarylebone A B C D E F…Juan Fernández
(Encyclopedia) Juan FernándezJuan Fernándezhwän fārnänˈdās [key], group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are constitutionally a special…Díaz, Porfirio
(Encyclopedia) Díaz, PorfirioDíaz, Porfiriopôrfēˈryō dēˈäs [key], 1830–1915, Mexican statesman, a mestizo, christened José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz. He gained prominence by supporting Benito Juárez…Mas i Gavarró, Artur
(Encyclopedia) Mas i Gavarró, Artur, 1956–, Catalonian nationalist leader, b. Barcelona, grad. Univ. of Barcelona. An economist, he was the head of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC), a…Morales, Evo
(Encyclopedia) Morales, Evo (Juan Evo Morales Ayma)Morales, Evoāˈvō mōräˈlās [key], 1959–, Bolivian political leader, president of Bolivia (2006–19). An Aymara, he became a coca farmer when his…Cameron Diaz
An athletic blonde with wide-set blue eyes, Cameron Diaz made a conspicuous movie debut opposite Jim Carrey in the wacky 1994 fantasy The Mask. Then she became a superstar by appearing in more than a…Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz made his fame with the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a 2007 family saga based on his own experiences growing up in New Jersey as an immigrant from the…Díaz Mirón, Salvador
(Encyclopedia) Díaz Mirón, SalvadorDíaz Mirón, Salvadorsälväᵺōrˈ dēˈäs mērōnˈ [key], 1853–1928, Mexican poet. Díaz Mirón's life abounded with revolutionary plots, political quarrels, duels, and…Díaz Ordaz, Gustavo
(Encyclopedia) Díaz Ordaz, GustavoDíaz Ordaz, Gustavog&oomacr;stäˈvō dēˈäs ōrˈdäs [key], 1911–79, president of Mexico (1964–70). A lawyer, law professor, and judge, he served in both houses of…Trending
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