(Encyclopedia) Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos Ihwän kärˈlōs [key], 1938–, king of Spain (1975–2014), b. Rome. The grandson of Alfonso XIII, he was educated in Switzerland and in Spain. Placed by his father…
(Encyclopedia) Finlay, Carlos JuanFinlay, Carlos Juankärˈlōs hwän fēnlī [key], or Charles John FinlayFinlay, Carlos Juanfĭnˈlē [key], 1833–1915, Cuban physician of Scottish and French descent;…
(Encyclopedia) Onganía, Juan CarlosOnganía, Juan Carloshwän kärˈlōs ōngänēˈä [key], 1914–95, president of Argentina (1966–70). He served (1963–65) as commander in chief of the army and in 1962 led a…
(Encyclopedia) Varela Rodríguez, Juan Carlos, 1963–, Panamanian business executive and political leader, B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. He worked in his family's distillery business,…
(Encyclopedia) Onetti, Juan Carlos, 1909–94, Uruguayan novelist and short story writer, b. Montevideo. One of the great 20th-century Latin American novelists, Onetti wrote of the dissipation of…
(Encyclopedia) Crespi, JuanCrespi, Juanhwän [key]Crespi, Juan krāsˈpē [key], 1721–82, Spanish explorer in the Southwest, a Franciscan. He came to America in 1749, and in 1767 he went to the peninsula…
(Encyclopedia) Philip VI, 1968–, king of Spain (2014–). The only son and youngest child of Juan Carlos I, he was created prince of Asturias in 1977. As heir apparent, he traveled widely as a…
(Encyclopedia) Céspedes, Carlos Manuel deCéspedes, Carlos Manuel dekärˈlōs mänwĕlˈ dā sāˈspāᵺās [key], 1819–74, Cuban revolutionist. He completed his education in Spain and there took part (1843) in…
(Encyclopedia) Anza, Juan Bautista deAnza, Juan Bautista dehwän boutēsˈtä dā änˈsä [key], 1735–88, Spanish explorer and official in the Southwest and the far West, reputed founder of San Francisco, b…
(Encyclopedia) San CarlosSan Carlossăn kärˈlōs [key], residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts.
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