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gaucho
gaucho , cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman and plainsman. As fighters, revolutionary soldiers, and campaigners in frequent internal struggles, they played a significant role i... Read more
llanos
llanos , Spanish American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. The llanos of the Orinoco are a vast, hot region of rolling savanna broken by low-lying mesas, scrub forest, and scattered palms. Elevation above sea level neve... Read more
Juan Facundo Quiroga
Juan Facundo Quiroga , 1790-1835, Argentine caudillo . One of the most brutal of the early gaucho chieftains, he was called el tigre de los llanos (the tiger of the plains). After a turbulent youth, Quiroga participated briefly in the 1810 revolution against Spain and then rose rapidly to become,... Read more
pampas
pampas , wide, flat, grassy plains of temperate S South America, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), particularly in Argentina and extending into Uruguay. Although the region gradually rises to the west, it appears mostly level. Precipitation decreases from east to west. Trees are found only along wate... Read more
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas , 1793-1877, Argentine dictator, governor of Buenos Aires prov. (1829-32, 1835-52). As a boy he served under Jacques de Liniers against the British invaders of the Rio de la Plata (1806-7). Most of his youth was spent in the cattle country, where he built his fortune through l... Read more
Uruguay
Uruguay , officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,416,000), 68,536 sq mi (177,508 sq km), SE South America. The second smallest country (after Suriname) in South America, Uruguay extends from a short Atlantic coastline along the north bank of the Río de la Plata to... Read more
Argentina
Argentina , officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. Argentina is bordered by Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay on the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Buenos Aires ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "gaucho"

gaucho
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition gaucho , cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent...in the early years of the Argentine republic. Gaucho support of the federalists was instrumental in...
José Hernández
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...nation. He is best known for his classic gaucho epic, "Martín Fierro." Jos...Europeanized fellow countrymen who viewed the gaucho as a subject unworthy of serious literary...by a friend to write a "fundamental" gaucho poem, Hernández began composing...
Martín Güemes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...contribution was as leader of the crucial Gaucho War in northwestern Argentina from 1814...acquired real historical importance. Gaucho War Prior to the arrival of Gü...Salta and Buenos Aires. Thus began the Gaucho War. The basic stratagem of Gü...
Argentina
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...Many people use it as a synonym for gaucho (Argentine cowboys) and mestizo. It...nationalist and populist sectors see only the gaucho tradition as the defining element of Argentine...this culture stress the arabic origins of gaucho culture, claiming that arabic traits...
Uruguay
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...symbolic element is the figure of the gaucho. The original gauchos were an equestrian...post-independence caudillos . The gaucho image has become the embodiment of the national character. The idealized gaucho is strong, brave, loyal, proud but...
José Hernández
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...pampas as a child. He was the author of the national classic of gaucho literature, Martín Fierro (1872), and its sequel...soldier-minstrel and glorifies the vanishing free life of the gaucho in the solitude of the Pampa.
Ricardo Güiráldez
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...evocative novel Don Segundo Sombra, about the passing away of the gaucho's style of life. Ricardo Güiráldez was...special type of existence—the disappearing way of the gaucho—with a near-mythical quality. This was the culmination...
Spanish American literature
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...emphasis on the national scene, so characteristic of romanticism, gave rise to the gaucho literature of Argentina and Uruguay, an indigenous literary genre. The gaucho , long the hero of popular tales and ballads, became the subject of some of the...
pampas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...beef. Herds of cattle roamed freely over the Pampa, and the gaucho , the Argentine cowboy, was the region's dominant figure...unfriendly Native Americans were driven out of the region and the gaucho yielded to the farmer. In the 20th cent. agriculture remains...
Carlos Reyles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...life; El embrujo de Sevilla (1922, tr. Castanets, 1929) is a prose poem about the Andalusian city. Reyles lost his fortune by 1929. His masterwork, El Gaucho Florida (1932), deals with the social upheaval of ranch and gaucho life.

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gaucho
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History gaucho A horseman of South America, often Indian or mestizo. Early in the 19th century the gauchos took part in the SPANISH-SOUTH...
Gaucho
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Gaucho one of mixed European and Indian people in S. America. XIX. — Sp., of native orig.
Scola, Ettore
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Opiate '67 ; Fifteen from Rome ) (Risi) (co-sc with Maccari); La visita (co-sc with Maccari) 1964 Il gaucho (The Gaucho ) (Risi) (co-sc); Alta infedeltà (High Infidelity ) (co-sc); Il magnifico cornuto (The Magnificent...
Tourneur, Jacques
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Express 1949 Easy Living 1950 The Flame and the Arrow ; Stars in My Crown 1951 Circle of Danger ; Anne of the Indies 1952 Way of a Gaucho 1953 Appointment in Honduras 1955 Stranger on Horseback ; Wichita 1956 Great Day in the Morning 1957 Nightfall ; Night of the...
Gaudio, Tony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1927 An Affair of the Follies (Webb); The Notorious Lady (Baggot); Two Arabian Knights (Milestone) (co) 1928 The Gaucho (Jones); The Racket (Milestone) 1929 She Goes to War (H. King) (co); On with the Show (Crosland); Tiger Rose...
Plunkett, Walter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...His Family Tree (C. Vidor); The Three Musketeers (Lee); The Rainmakers (Guiol); To Beat the Band (Stoloff); Hi, Gaucho! (Atkins); The Return of Peter Grimm (Nicholls); Annie Oakley (Stevens); Another Face (Cabanne); Captain Hurricane...
Adventurousness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...avenging the evil deeds of King Philip. [Belg. Lit.: Ben é t, 325] Fabio 19th-century young runaway becomes gaucho; Argentinian Huckleberry Finn. [Arg. Lit.: Don Segundo Sombra ] Fabrizio del Dongo partisan of Napoleon, involved in...
Steamboat Willie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...partner Charles Mintz. In 1928 Disney and his chief animator Ub Iwerks developed a new character named Mickey Mouse. They made two cartoons with Mickey, Plane Crazy and Gallopin' Gaucho, but Disney was unable to find a distributor for the
Fernández, Emilio
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...scolo de un Dios 1973 La Choca 1975 Zona roja 1977 México norte 1978 Erótica Films as Actor: 1927 The Gaucho (Jones) 1933 Flying down to Rio (Freeland) (as dancer) 1934 Corazón bandolero (Sevilla) (as Chacal); Cruz...
Fairbanks, Douglas
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Crisp) (as Don César de Vega/Zorro) 1926 The Black Pirate (Parker) (as Michel, the Black Pirate) 1928 The Gaucho (Jones) (title role) 1929 The Iron Mask (Dwan) (as D'Artagnan, + sc as "Elton Thomas"); The Taming of the Shrew...

Thesaurus entries related to "gaucho"

cowboy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English cowboy • noun   synonyms : cowhand, cowman, cattleman, cowherd, herd, herdsman, drover, stockman, rancher, ranchero; inf. cowpuncher, cowpoke, broncobuster; gaucho.
hat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...coonskin (cap) cowboy hat crown deerstalker derby Dolly Varden dunce cap engineer's cap fedora fez forage cap gangster hat gaucho hat glengarry graduation cap hard hat headdress helmet high hat homburg hunting cap Juliet cap kaffiyeh kepi knit cap leghorn...

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Macho Gaucho
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...hands for hire, or mercenaries. The nomadic gaucho lifestyle came to an end along with Argentina...of Argentine dance known, logically, as gaucho. As danced by Argentine-born Claudio Otero, gaucho surpasses flamenco in terms of raw machismo...
Profile: Shrine to Argentinian gaucho Antonio Gil
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 10/10/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...2004 Profile: Shrine to Argentinian gaucho Antonio GilHost: LIANE HANSENTime: 1...prayers to the spirit of a 19th century gaucho. Little is known about the cowboy Antonio...shacks. Red is the color of legendary gaucho Antonio Gil, and the closer you get to...
COLUMN: Gaucho pant craze invading womens' wardrobes
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/21/2005; ; 602 words ; ...You know what I'm talking about: Gaucho pants -- the floofy skirt's successor...floofy skirts, girls seem to assume that gaucho pants can work with everything. What...and you're set for the night. Yes, gaucho pants were made to be worn for any occasion...
Iconic Steakhouse El Gaucho Opens in Bellevue, Washington.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 12/9/2008; 700+ words ; Eastside El Gaucho devotees have wondered when their favorite steakhouse would appear...side of Lake Washington, and now they have an answer (see also El Gaucho). El Gaucho Bellevue is the only high-end restaurant in the 26-story City...
GAUCHO GIL *
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Wounded, is talking about his newest endeavor, Gaucho Gil, which will be performing at The Mint...Giddens said he first heard about the legend of Gaucho Gil during an NPR broadcast in 2004. "Gaucho Gil was a conscientious objector and a peace...
Taurus Gaucho Single Action: Taurus' new sixgun spells "C-O-L-T.".(FIRING LINE REPORT)
Magazine article from: Handguns; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...have ever held in my hand. The Taurus Gaucho Single Action was introduced at the 2005...fitted and beautifully finished, the Gaucho leaps from the box already equipped to...expensive variations. Let's look at the Gaucho package. First, the name. Those who...
El Gaucho Bellevue Holds First Taste and Tweet Event.
Newspaper article from: Telecommunications Weekly; 7/8/2009; 628 words ; Let the Tweeting begin! El Gaucho in Bellevue is hosting its first ever...Taste and Tweet is organized by El Gaucho and the CEOs behind "Social Media...Tweet about signature items from El Gaucho's lunch menu. Their 140-character...
Gaucho's re-launch of lunch, relocation a success.
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 12/25/2006; 700+ words ; AROUND AUGUST, GAUCHO'S Grill Churrascaria moved into a new...case you missed the "Whisper"). And Gaucho's started serving lunch again for the...changes of time and place are good moves for Gaucho's. It's no wonder that the restaurant...
Social encounters between male brown spiders, Loxosceles gaucho (Araneae, Sicariidae).(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...interactions between males of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch 1967 were investigated in order...behavioral pattern of sexually receptive L. gaucho females; in these cases the intruder...conclusion, the interaction between adult L. gaucho males is usually non-aggressive. The...
COLUMN: Go, go gaucho pants
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/20/2005; ; 694 words ; ...Daily) (U-WIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- Gaucho pants have taken Texas Tech by storm...apparel design and manufacturing, said gaucho pants are a great clothing item. "I...accessories are worn, Anderson said. Some fall gaucho pants come with matching suit jackets...