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Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de
(Encyclopedia)Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de: see Acuña, Juan de. ...Don Juan
(Encyclopedia)Don Juan dŏn wän, jo͞oˈən, Span. dōn hwän [key], legendary profligate. He has a counterpart in the legends of many peoples, but the Spanish version of the great libertine has become the most un...León, Juan Ponce de
(Encyclopedia)León, Juan Ponce de: see Ponce de León, Juan. ...Montalván, Juan Pérez de
(Encyclopedia)Montalván, Juan Pérez de: see Pérez de Montalván, Juan. ...Rozas, Juan Martínez de
(Encyclopedia)Rozas, Juan Martínez de: see Martínez de Rozas, Juan. ...Ruiz de Apodaca, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Ruiz de Apodaca, Juan: see Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de. ...La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la. ...Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de
(Encyclopedia)Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de hwän fränthēsˈkō ᵺā gwāˈmās ē ôrkäsēˈtäs kōnˈdā ᵺā rāvēˈlyä hēhāˈᵺō [key], 1682?–1766, Spanish colon...Cueva, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cueva, Juan de la dā lä kwāˈvä [key], 1550?–1610?, Spanish dramatist, one of the precursors of Lope de Vega. He spent the years from 1574 to 1577 in Mexico. Of his 14 plays, the most famous is...Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile
(Encyclopedia)Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile hwän mänwĕlˈ, ēnfänˈtā ᵺā kästēˈlā [key], 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called the Wise). Juan Manuel was a w...Browse by Subject
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