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Francisco de Ibarra
Francisco de Ibarra , 1539?-1575, Spanish conquistador in Mexico. In 1554, after founding Fresnillo , he headed an expedition to the N of Zacatecas. For the next 20 years he explored, founded settlements, and exploited mines in the vast region comprising present-day Durango, Chihuahua, and part of ... Read more
Chihuahua
Chihuahua , state (1990 pop. 2,441,873), 94,831 sq mi (245,612 sq km), N Mexico, on the border of N.Mex. and Texas. The city of Chihuahua is the capital. Largest of the Mexican states, Chihuahua is divided into two regions—the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental to the west, and the vas... Read more
Kiowa
Kiowa , Native North Americans whose language is thought to form a branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). The Kiowa, a nomadic people of the Plains area, had several distinctive traits, including a pictographic calendar and the worship of a stone image, the t... Read more
Francisco Villa
Francisco Villa , c.1877-1923, Mexican revolutionary, nicknamed Pancho Villa. His real name was Doroteo Arango. When Villa came of age, he declared his freedom from the peonage of his parents and became notorious as a bandit in Chihuahua and Durango. His vigorous fighting in the revolution ... Read more
Mexico
Mexico , Span. México or Méjico , officially United Mexican States, republic (2005 est. pop. 106,203,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq km), S North America. It borders on the United States in the north, on the Gulf of Mexico (including its arm, the Bay of Campeche) and the Caribbean... Read more

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Durango
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States Durango Pronunciation: doo-RAHN-goh. Origin...rivers surrounded by mountains." Capital: Durango. Entered country: 1825. Coat of Arms...Mean Time (GMT). 1 Location and Size Durango is located in northern Mexico. One of...
Tepehuan of Durango
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Tepehuan of Durango ETHNONYMS: none Orientation Identification and...Mexico, splitting the states of Chihuahua and Durango into eastern and western parts. In extreme southwestern Durango, several hundred kilometers south of the land...
Victoria de Durango
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Victoria de Durango see Durango , city, Mexico.
Villa, Francisco (Pancho)
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...June 5, 1878, in the northern state of Durango. (In The Life and Times of Pancho Villa...sharecroppers on one of the largest haciendas in Durango. Villa ’ s father died when...harsh life of a bandit in the mountains of Durango is unknown. In his memoirs Villa recounts...
Tepehuan of Chihuahua
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...found in the rugged country of southern Durango. The upper perimeter of Northern Tepehuan...o Verde in Chihuahua southward through Durango into the contemporary states of Nayarit...haciendas and missions in Zacatecas and Durango. In Durango, they ruptured the unity...
Jean Baptiste Lamy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...newly acquired New Mexico Territory from the Mexican diocese of Durango. The Pope concurred, making Lamy his apostolic vicar for...s authority and asserted their allegiance to the bishop of Durango. There was little Lamy could do but set out on a long trek...
Huichol
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...located in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Durango. The name "Huichol" is the term Spaniards used when referring...Occidental in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Durango. This area covers the span of 21 ° 30 ′...
Pancho Villa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...born Doroteo Arango on June 5, 1878, in San Juan del Rio, Durango. His life as an orphaned peasant ended, according to tradition...accept rank as a division general and the ranch of Canutillo, Durango, to support him and his escort. Pancho Villa was killed on...
Chihuahua
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Chihuahua was first known to the Spanish through Cabeza de Vaca, and after the settlement of Durango in 1562 by Francisco de Ibarra, Chihuahua and Durango were called Nueva Vizcaya. Chihuahua became a state after the Mexican revolution against...
Zacatecas
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States ...which is smaller than the US state of South Carolina. It is bordered by the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, San Luis Potos í , Jalisco, Nayarit, and Nuevo Le ó n. Zacatecas has 57 municipalities...

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Del Rio, Dolores
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...DEL RIO, Dolores Nationality: Mexican. Born: Lolita Dolores Martínez Asunsolo López Negrette in Durango, 3 August 1905. Education: Convent of St. Joseph, Mexico City. Family: Married 1) Jaime Del Rio, 1920 (died...
Cobb, Lee J.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sirocco (Bernhardt) (as Col. Feroud); The Family Secret (Levin) (as Howard Clark) 1952 The Fighter (Kline) (as Durango) 1953 The Tall Texan (Williams) (as Capt. Theodore Bess) 1954 Yankee Pasha (Pevney) (as Sultan); Gorilla at Large...
Ibarra, Francisco de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...with the exploration and colonization of Nueva Vizcaya, the huge area of Mexico which today encompasses most of the states of Durango, Chihuahua, and part of Sonora. With funds provided by his uncle, who had made a fortune in the Zacatecas silver mines...
Novarro, Ramon
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers NOVARRO, Ramon Born: Durango, Mexico, 6 February 1899. Career: Emigrated to the United States, and worked as singing waiter and dancer with the Marion...
Rossellini, Isabella
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Rathborne) (as Joan, "Zelly") 1989 Cousins (Schumacher) (as Maria Hardy) 1990 Wild at Heart (David Lynch) (as Perdita Durango); Ivory Hunters (The Lost Elephant ) (Sargent—for TV) (as Maria Di Conti) 1991 Dames Galantes (Gallant...
Bernstein, Walter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...TV) 1995 The Affair (Seed—for TV) (story only) 1997 Miss Evers' Boys (Sargent—for TV) 1999 Durango (Shields—for TV) 2000 Fail Safe (Frears—for TV) Other Films: 1950 Panic in the Streets (Kazan...
Akimel O'odham and Tohono O'odham
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Lower Pima (O'odham) of central and southern Sonora, the northern and southern Tepehuane (Odami) of Chihuahua and Durango, and the Tepecano of northern Jalisco. Many archaeologists believe the O'odham are descendants of the Hohokam, who occupied...
Santa Fe Trail
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...The trail extended south from Santa Fe for an additional thousand miles through El Paso to the Mexican towns of Chihuahua and Durango, following the natural roads wagon masters found along the entire distance. Prior to the opening of the trail, the city...

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Durango gets bolder exterior redesign 2007 Dodge Durango
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 4/20/2007; ; 700+ words ; The 2007 Dodge Durango has an all-new exterior design for...bolder look. The taut new angles give the Durango a more purposeful and assertive presence...on the prior models and give the big Durango a smooth, aerodynamic appearance. The...
Durango, Colo., Council Approves Epic Smart-Growth Plan.
Newspaper article from: Denver Post (Denver, CO); 1/23/2004; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Electa Draper Jan. 23--DURANGO, Colo. -- This city turned a corner this week and glimpsed its future. Durango knows it has to grow. More and more...that would turn the direction of Durango's growth sharply southeast in a...
Durango Enters into Agreement to Acquire Big Bulk Copper-Gold Project, British Columbia.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...Jun 18, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Durango Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:DGO) ( Durango the Company ) is pleased to announce that...property is situated within the boundaries of the Durango Hastings project, located south of Stewart...
Redesigned Durango gets bigger, better.
Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 12/3/2003; 700+ words ; ...utility in the fall of 1997, it billed the Durango as a larger mid-size SUV. The thinking...the size of sport-utilities has left Durango without a natural place in the market...hard to ignore. So, the all-new 2004 Durango moves up _ in size, not price _ in the...
Durango goes Hybrid
Newspaper article from: SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL); 12/7/2008; 700+ words ; Dodge Durango has a new hybrid powerplant that attempts...biggest and baddest vehicles in the 2009 Durango. No matter how many hybrid electric experiences...character of a golf cart. Alas, the Dodge Durango joins the likes of the other manufacturers...
MUSCULAR DURANGO BEEFED UP EVEN MORE.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 8/12/2000; 700+ words ; ...addition to DaimlerChrysler's Dodge Durango lineup is a muscle-car-meets-sport...boisterous high performance. Yet, the 2000 Durango R/T retains the people- and cargo...Durangos are known for. Better still, the Durango R/T, which comes only in four-wheel...
Redesigned Durango gets bigger, better.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/30/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...utility in the fall of 1997, it billed the Durango as a larger mid-size SUV. The thinking...the size of sport-utilities has left Durango without a natural place in the market...hard to ignore. So, the all-new 2004 Durango moves up _ in size, not price _ in the...
Durango is powerful, comfortable and well-priced.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/26/2003; ; 700+ words ; Byline: Mark Phelan The 2004 Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicle is a big, serious...engine and an attractive price tag. The Durango has grown up. In addition to offering...than the midsize SUV it replaces. The Durango offers a combination of value, comfort...
Corporacion Durango, S.A.B. de C.V. Announces the Results of its Tender Offer for its Outstanding Series B Step Up Rate Senior Secured Guaranteed Notes Due 2012.
PR Newswire; 10/5/2007; 700+ words ; DURANGO, Mexico, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporacion Durango, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: CODUSA) ("Durango" or the "Company'), the largest integrated paper and packaging company in Mexico, announced today the results of its cash...
Chrysler expects Durango to cut sport-ute defections. (Durango sport utility vehicle)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 9/29/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...a sport-utility. But now comes the Durango. Dodge owners were defecting at the rate...sport-utilities, says Kelly Mankin, Durango market plans manager. That is about 100...1 seller of minivans. With the 1998 Durango, Dodge fills a gaping hole in its truck...