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Pérez Galdós, Benito

(Encyclopedia) Pérez Galdós, BenitoPérez Galdós, Benitobānēˈtō pāˈrĕth gäldōsˈ [key], 1843–1920, Spanish novelist and dramatist, b. Canary Islands. At 20 he went to Madrid, where he spent most of his…

Pérez, Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Pérez, AntonioPérez, Antonioäntôˈnyō pāˈrĕth [key], b. 1534 or 1539, d. 1611, Spanish politician. Ambitious and unscrupulous, he became secretary to King Philip II and was, with the…

San Benito

(Encyclopedia) San BenitoSan Benitosăn bənēˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 20,125), Cameron co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1911. San Benito is chiefly a processing center for citrus fruit and vegetables grown…

Perez-uzza

(Encyclopedia) Perez-uzza or Perez-uzzahPerez-uzzahboth: pēˈrĕz-ŭzˈə [key], in the Bible, threshing floor where Uzzah touched the Ark and died. It had previously been called Chidon or Nachon. Its…

Danilo Perez

PanaMonkImpulse! As the album title suggests, PanaMonk is a Panamanian's tribute to Thelonious Monk. Most of the tracks are Monk compositions, with a few Perez originals thrown in for good…

Perez Hilton

Name at birth: Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.Perez Hilton has described himself as "the Internet's most notorious gossip columnist." In the early 2000s his online gossip site has been one of the most…

Pérez Molina, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Pérez Molina, Otto, 1950–, Guatemalan army officer and politician, b. Guatemala City. Pérez rose through the officer ranks to become a general, leading troops and then military…