The first Hispanic-American politicians, baseball players, and more
Government
Member of U.S. Congress: Joseph Marion Hernández, 1822, delegate from the Florida territory.…
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American League
Multiple winners: Lefty Grove (9); Roger Clemens (6);Walter Johnson (5); Pedro Martinez (4); Spud Chandler, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, Whitey Ford, Lefty Gomez, Ron Guidry, Addie…
(Order of) A military and religious order instituted in 1214 by Alfonso IX., King of Castile, to commemorate the taking of Alcantara from the Moors. The sovereign of Spain is ex-officio,…
(Donna). A lady deceived by Don Giovanni, who deluded her into a liaison with his valet, Leporello. (Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni.) Elvira. A lady who loved Ernani, the robber-captain,…
The bandit-captain, Duke of Segorbia and Cardona, Lord of Aragon, and Count of Ernani, in love with Elvira, who is betrothed to Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, an old Spanish grandee, whom she…