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Juan Jose Flores
Juan José Flores , 1800-1864, president of Ecuador (1830-34, 1839-45), b. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. A commander under Bolívar in the War of Independence, Flores led (1830) the secession of Ecuador from the Colombian union and became its first president. A conservative who supported... Read more |
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Jose Zorrilla y Moral
Zorrilla y Moral, José (1817–93), Spanish poet and dramatist of the Romantic movement. His best known play is Don Juan Tenorio (1844), which added yet another version to the numerous interpretations of the Don Juan legend. It is still performed in Spanish theatres, traditionally on All... Read more |
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Jose Benito Churriguera
José Benito Churriguera , 1665-1725, Spanish architect and sculptor. A native of Madrid, he won fame for his design (1689) of the great catafalque for Queen Maria Luisa and for his ornate retables, characterized by twisted columns and elaborate leafwork. After 1690 he served as architect of... Read more |
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Pedro II
Pedro II (Dom Pedro II de Alcântara), 1825-91, emperor of Brazil (1831-89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I , abdicated. He was declared of age in 1840. Pedro II's long reign was characterized by great social change, material progress, and wars with... Read more |
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Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin: 1971—: Singer, actor Ricky Martin was already a superstar entertainer in Latin and South American nations, beginning with his stint in the hugely popular group, Menudo. But his singing the soccer anthem at the 1998 World Cup, and a sensational performance at the 1999 Grammy... Read more |
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Securitization of federal tax participations by Mexican states and...
In recent months, several Mexican state and municipal governments have considered the possibility of funding themselves by issuing debt in the Mexican local capital markets. Such debt issuances would be secured by tax revenues, collected by the Mexican federal government, and redistributed to the |
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Natalie M. Flores.(Obituary)
...services for Natalie M. Flores, 71, will be held at 3...Hospital, Elgin. Mrs. Flores had been a resident of Elgin...her daughters, Michelle (Juan) Marquez of South Elgin and Carrie Flores of San Jose, Calif.; son, Paul ... |
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CLASSIFIED OBITUARIES
...seven children, Norma Flores, Jose (Cecy) Flores, Marilu (Ken) Randolph, Evelyn...Jenny Rodriguez, Eric (Kim) Flores, Miriam Flores; 4 brothers, David Santiago...Joel (Jennifer) Flores, Juan ... |
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Graduation: Richmond High School
...Jessica Castillo Raul Armando Castro Abraham Ceja Jose Juan Celedon Rafael Centeno Murillo Heisell Ninoska Centeno...Estrada Jose Estrada Ashanti Malik Flippin Brenda J. Flores Juan Jose Flores Linda Joanna ... |
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Obituaries.(Obituary)
...Tamaulipas, Mexico and lived in San Jose, Calif. for over 30 years...Torres; two grand-children, Juan Jose Antonio (Joey) Torres...Guerra, Lucas Mucino, Minerva Flores De Olivo, Mario Hector Flores, Juan Roman ... |
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Simmons Middle School
...Esparza, Jesus Fabela, Margarita Flores, Juan Jose Garcia, Gerardo Garcia, Anthony...Roxanna Ortiz, Hector Ortiz, Juan Padilla, Jaime Perez, Gerardo Posada...Maria Arciga, Martha Benjamin, Juan Bravo, Leonel Casas, Victor Castaneda... |
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San Jose Giants 7, Modesto 3
S.J. GIANTS 7, MODESTO 3 Juan Perez and Jose Flores hit RBI doubles in a three-run third inning, and the Giants held off the Nuts in the first game of a best- of-five California... |
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Death Notices
...laborer. Survivors include his wife, Maria Martinez Flores of Sunnyside; six sons, Miguel Flores and Alberto Flores of Texas, Juan Flores and Jose Flores of Sunnyside, Victor Flores Jr. of ... |
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Academics
...Chapleau, Abel Chavez III, Carla Ivette Chavez, Jose Chavez, Camille Childress, Kia Clay, Dwayne...Felton, Darly Finley, Yesenia.Fiscal, Erasmo Flores Jr., Jose Flores, Juan Carlos Flores Jr., Marcel Foy, ... |
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Caso de Flores abre la Posibilidad de Extraditar a los Rodriguez Orejuela
...Cartel de Cali. La extradicion de Jose Flores Garmendia, El Gordo, estaba...pantalon y zapatos oscuros, Flores camino unos 200 metros escoltado...grabaciones de las conversaciones de Flores con sus ex jefes. Juan Carlos Pastrana, hermano ... |