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Francisco Pacheco
Francisco Pacheco , c.1564-1654, Spanish portrait and religious painter. Although fine examples of his work are in the galleries of Madrid and Seville, he is best known as the instructor and father-in-law of Velázquez and as the author of Arte de la pintura (1649), which contains interestin... Read more
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
Cristóbal Vaca de Castro
Cristóbal Vaca de Castro , fl. 1540-45, Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. A judge of the royal audiencia at Valladolid, he was chosen by Charles V to restore order between the Pizarro and the Almagro factions. He was a man of integrity, sagacity, and courage. Arriving in 1541 and learni... Read more
Francisco de Herrera
Francisco de Herrera , c.1576-1656, Spanish painter, engraver, miniaturist, and draftsman. He worked in Seville most of his life, executing religious and genre subjects. His style is broad and dynamic, with powerful accents of light and dark and expressive distortions. Herrera's most famous works ar... Read more
San Francisco
San Francisco , city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Gate; inc. 1850. The city is the heart of the San Francisco Bay region and with Oak... Read more
Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro , c.1475-1538, Spanish conquistador, a leader in the conquest of Peru. A partner of Francisco Pizarro , he took part in the first (1524) and second (1526-28) expeditions and in the bloody subjugation of the Incas after 1532. He aided (1534) Benalcázar in thwarting Pedro de... Read more
Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza , 1735-88, Spanish explorer and official in the Southwest and the far West, reputed founder of San Francisco, b. Mexico. Accompanied by Father F. T. H. Garcés and a small expedition, he opened (1774) an overland road from Sonora through present-day Arizona to California,... Read more
Marcos de Niza
Marcos de Niza , c.1495-1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to Mexico. There he headed an expedition (1539) planned by Antonio de Mendoza , who had been excited by Cabeza de Vaca's stories of rich Native American puebl... Read more
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros , 1436-1517, Spanish prelate and statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. An austere Franciscan, he was appointed (1492) confessor to Queen Isabella I and later became (1495) archbishop of Toledo. He undertook the forcible conversion of the Moors in Gran... Read more
Alonso de Ojeda
Alonso de Ojeda , c.1466-1515?, Spanish conquistador. He joined Columbus on his second voyage and in 1499—at first accompanied by Vespucci —explored the northeastern coast of South America. In 1508 he was made governor of territories of N South America. Near present Cartagena he was def... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Francisco de Quevedo"

Francisco Gómez de Quevedo Y Villegas
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Francisco G ó mez de Quevedo Y Villegas The Spanish poet...satirist, novelist, and wit Francisco G ó mez de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645...of Spain's Golden Age. Francisco de Quevedo was born in Madrid to an...
Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas , 1580-1645, Spanish satirist...Philip IV ascended the Spanish throne, Quevedo narrowly avoided a long prison term...his favorite, the conde de Olivares. Quevedo was one of the great writers of the Spanish...
Góngora y Argote, Luis De (1561–1627)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...in verse. G ó ngora's vociferous detractors, who included such important writers as Lope de Vega and Francisco Quevedo, objected to what they saw as the affectation and deliberate obscurantism of Gongorine style. The great G ó...
Picnic
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...suggest that piquenique may be of Spanish origin and that it appeared in 1664 in a French translation of works by Francisco Quevedo. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain, had a dinner served on the grounds of Hyde Park in 1654. Samuel...
Luis de Góngora y Argote
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...wrote a great deal of festive verse, fell out with Francisco de Quevedo, spent money too freely, and plunged into debt...and purchased by his implacable literary enemy Francisco de Quevedo. One setback followed another. The Conde-Duque...
Philip IV (Spain) (1605–1665)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...p. 187). The playwright, poet, and satirist Francisco de Quevedo (1580 – 1645) was another great figure...propaganda purposes, though the relationship ended badly. Quevedo eventually was banished for championing the king over...
Spanish literature
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Cervantes Saavedra . The picaresque novel flourished; notable examples are those of Mateo Alemán and Francisco de Quevedo . Baltasar Gracián was a leading didactic prose writer. The Golden Age also produced many superb playwrights...

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The liberated word: Africans and Carnivalesque imagery in Francisco de Quevedo's "Boda de negros"
Magazine article from: Afro - Hispanic Review; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...criticism has routinely sought in Francisco de Quevedo's writings either a totalizing...view and thematic tendencies in Quevedo's literary corpus, they typically...link the paradoxical elements of Quevedo's writings to something more...
LAS FUENTES LITERARIAS DE CÓMO HA DE SER EL PRIVADO DE DON FRANCISCO DE QUEVEDO
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the Comediantes; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...de las obras menos conocidas de Francisco de Quevedo. En realidad, salvo unas contadas...orientacin de las opiniones polticas de Quevedo durante un periode de su vida...elaboracin de Cmo ha de ser elprivado Quevedo se limit en gran medida a imitar...
¿Los restos de Quevedo?(Francisco de Quevedo)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 4/29/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...deidades mayores de nuestro idioma: Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas. Bueno, hay datos...en todas las descripciones de Quevedo legadas por sus contemporneos...significan para nosotros, si Quevedo ya no los habita? Habr que peregrinar...
La cifra.(alto precio por una carta de Francisco de Quevedo, escritor)(TT: The price.)(TA: six figures for a letter by Francisco de Quevedo, author)(Artículo Breve)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 6/3/2001; 344 words ; 3 millones de pesetas ser el precio de salida, en una subasta de Durn, de una carta de Quevedo, ntegramente autgrafa, en la que da el psame al marqus de Caracena por la muerte de su mujer. La carta est fechada en Npoles...
Nuevas cartas de la ultima prision de Quevedo.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...fundamental works by Francisco de Quevedo, including his...correspondents are Francisco de Oviedo, the...activities in which Quevedo was involved between...while letters to Francisco de Oviedo now appear...ultima prision de Quevedo has been carefully...
Andar y Ver / El Quevedo de Fina.(Cultura)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 11/19/2003; 700+ words ; ...su entranable ensayo sobre Francisco de Quevedo. Todos los textos se los debemos...abre el texto: escribir sobre Quevedo es un atrevimiento; quiza...palabras prestadas lo condensa: "Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, yo, aprendiz...
La espada, el rayo y la pluma: Quevedo y los campos literario y de poder.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...espada, el rayo y la pluma: Quevedo y los campos literarios y de...particular trajectory of the writer Francisco de Quevedo. Even though the title may...the production and life of Francisco de Quevedo, the literary and the political...
Strong effort by Cubs' Quevedo wasted as win streak ends at six.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/29/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...consolation after the Cubs wasted Ruben Quevedo's brilliant pitching performance...Wrigley Field loss to the San Francisco Giants. Giants shortstop Rich...mound duel matching hard-luck Quevedo against San Francisco starter Livan Hernandez. "I...
A long day at the ballpark Cubs, Quevedo lose all control in Giants' rout
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/3/2000; ; 700+ words ; Giants 13 Cubs 2 SAN FRANCISCO The Cubs are rightfully...Take rookie pitcher Ruben Quevedo (2-7). He was torn apart 13-2 by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, then...to be held accountable. Quevedo wasn't aggressive and...
Quevedo gets nothing in return Cubs rookie soars but offense snores
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/29/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...throw hard," he said, making Quevedo, then only 20, expendable...leagues and the majors for Quevedo's pedigree to finally show...scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants in a masterful duel...from the contest-a sign that Quevedo can stick in the rotation...