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(Encyclopedia) Flores, Juan JoséFlores, Juan Joséhwän hōsāˈ flōˈrās [key], 1800–1864, president of Ecuador (1830–34, 1839–45), b. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. A commander under Bolívar in the War of…
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