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Joaquin Garcia Icazbalceta
Joaquín García Icazbalceta , 1824-94, Mexican philologist, bibliographer, and historian. He edited the works of many early Mexican writers, compiled the Bibliografía mexicana del siglo XVI (1880), wrote the masterly biography Don Fray Juan de Zumárraga (1881), and... Read more |
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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno , 1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek at the Univ. of Salamanca and later rector there. His criticism of the monarchy and especially of the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera caused... Read more |
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Abraham de Moivre
MOIVRE, ABRAHAM DE (b. Vitry-le-Fran Read more |
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Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont , 1858-1915, French critic and novelist, leading critical apologist for the symbolists . Although his views were seemingly contradictory, he was consistent in opposing traditionalism and defending new literary departures. He was long a contributor to the Mercure de France. His... Read more |
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Vicente Fidel Lopez
Vicente Fidel López , 1815-1903, Argentine historian, journalist, and politician; son of Vicente López y Planes . A member of the group that opposed the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas, he sought refuge in Chile (1840-52), where he founded a political review and aided the... Read more |
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Carlos De Siguenza Y GOngora
SIGüENZA Y GÓNGORA, CARLOS DE(b. Mexico City, 20 August 1645; d . Mexico City, 22 August 1700)mathematics, astronomy, natural history.Sigüenza’s father was tutor to Prince Baltazar before going to New Spain. After receiving his first education at home, Sigüenza entered the Jesuit Colegio de... Read more |
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Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina , pseud. of Fray Gabriel Téllez , 1584?-1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. His fame rests on El burlador de Sevilla (1630; tr. The Love Rogue, 1924), the earliest known literary version of the Don Juan legend. Among the 300 or 400 plays by... Read more |
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Esprit de Corp
Esprit de Corp. 900 Minnesota AvenueSan Francisco, California 94107U.S.A.(415) 648-6900Fax: (415) 415-550-3951Web site: http://www.esprit.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1970Sales: $350 million (1998)Employees: 1,300NAIC: 315212 Women Read more |
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Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla , 1876-1946, Spanish composer; pupil of Felipe Pedrell. In Paris from 1907 to 1914, he met Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, and was to some extent influenced by their impressionism. His music, however, remained distinctively Spanish, rooted both in Andalusian folk music and the classical... Read more |
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Las Mujeres Marcan el Paso
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