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Pope Francis ( Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the Pope and head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the first from the Americas and the Southern ...
Che Guevara. Ernesto " Che " Guevara ( Spanish: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa]; [3] 14 June 1928 [1] – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and ...
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal 's Centre Region. The castle was part of the defensive line controlled by the Knights Templar, and a ...
Ana Celia de Armas Caso ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ˈselja ðe ˈaɾmas ˈkaso]; born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She began her career in Cuba with a leading role in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia (2006). At the age of 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the popular drama El Internado for six seasons ...
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (/ ˌ l ɑː f iː ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/, French:), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.
Sagrada Família. / 41.40369°N 2.17433°E / 41.40369; 2.17433. The main material used is stone. The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
Pablo Escobar. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria ( / ˈɛskəbɑːr /; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ]; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician, who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthiest criminals in history ...
Gabriela Mistral. Educator, Diplomat, Poet. Lucila Godoy Alcayaga ( Latin American Spanish: [luˈsila ɣoˈðoj alkaˈʝaɣa]; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral ( Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjela misˈtɾal] ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order ...