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Argüelles
Argüelles or Arguelles may refer to the following. Places * Argüelles (Madrid), a ward in Madrid, Spain ** Argüelles (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 3, 4 and 6 * Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, an arena in Antequera, Spain People ''Argüelles'' is a Spanish surname. As with other such surnames, it is often written without diacritics as ''Arguelles''. * Agustín Argüelles (1776–1844), Spanish liberal politician and lawyer * Alexander Argüelles (born 1964), American linguist * Angélica Argüelles Kubli (born 1963), Mexican graphic designer * Arael Argüelles (born 1987), Cuban footballer * Bartolomé de Argüelles (16th century), lieutenant treasurer and co-interim governor of La Florida * Carlos Arguelles (1917–2008), Filipino architect * Consuelo Argüelles Loya (born 1977), Mexican National Action Party politician * Emil Arguelles (born 1972), Belizean lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives * Faustino Rodríguez-San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Argüelles
José Argüelles (; born Joseph Anthony Argüelles; January 24, 1939 – March 23, 2011) was an American New Age author and artist. He was the co-founder, along with Lloydine Argüelles, of the Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of Time. As one of the originators of the Earth Day concept, Argüelles founded the first Whole Earth Festival in 1970, at Davis, California. He is best known for his leading role in organizing the 1987 Harmonic Convergence, for inventing (with the assistance of his wife Lloydine) the perpetual Dreamspell calendar in 1990, and for the central role that he played in the emergence of the 2012 phenomenon. Towards the end of his life, Argüelles focused on issue of consciousness, elaborating the concept of a noosphere (based on the work of Teilhard de Chardin and Vladimir Vernadsky) as a global work of art. Specifically, he envisioned a "rainbow bridge" encircling the Earth. Early life and education Argüelles' father, Enrique García Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Argüelles
Ivan Argüelles (born January 24, 1939) is an American poet whose work moves from early Beat- and surrealist-influenced forms to later epic-length poems. He received the Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Award in 1989 as well as the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award in 2010. He is the twin brother of the New Age writer José Argüelles and the father of the linguist Alexander Argüelles. Life and career Ivan Argüelles, was born January 24, 1939, in Rochester, Minnesota, having been conceived nine months earlier in Mexico City where his parents, Enrique Argüelles, an artist and citizen of Mexico and Ethel Meyer Argüelles, of Minnesota, then lived. His mother returned with Ivan and his twin brother Jose to Mexico City, where they resided until 1944 when they moved to Mexicali and shortly thereafter to Los Angeles. Ivan was attending Playa Del Rey School in the first grade when his mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The family then uprooted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Argüelles
Alexander Sabino Argüelles (often spelled Arguelles; born 30 April 1964) is an American linguist notable for his work on Korean. He is highly committed to the learning of foreign languages, and was profiled in Michael Erard's ''Babel No More''. He is one of the polyglots listed in Kenneth Hyltenstam's ''Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages'', and has been described by ''The New Yorker'' as "a legendary figure in the olyglotcommunity". He has taught in Korea, Lebanon, Singapore, and Dubai, and was a Group Director of Immersion Language Programs at Concordia Language Villages in Bemidji, Minnesota. He is the son of the poet Ivan Argüelles and the nephew of the New Ageist José Argüelles. Language learning Highly driven, Argüelles devotes an average of nine hours a day to language learning, though stated that in his twenties he spent as much as sixteen hours daily learning. He advocates working on multiple languages daily for shorter periods (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartolomé De Argüelles
Bartolomé de Argüelles (? - ?) was the lieutenant treasurer, royal accountant and co-interim governor of La Florida (1595–1597) with Alonso de las Alas and Juan Menéndez Márquez. He served as lieutenant treasurer during the administration of governor Pedro Menéndez de Márquez (1577-1594). Career In 1586, during the governorship of Pedro Menéndez Márquez, the English privateer Francis Drake attacked and burned St. Augustine (San Agustín), the capital of Florida (La Florida), destroying many documents including records of account, so that Argüelles had to make a new inventory of property that remained after the fire. When Governor Domingo Martínez de Avendaño died in 1595, the three treasury officials, treasurer Juan Menéndez Márquez, accountant Bartolomé de Argüelles and factor-overseer Alonso de las Alas, became acting co-governors of La Florida.On the death, unauthorized absence, retirement or removal of a governor, the treasury officials often jointly go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Argüelles
Julian Argüelles (born 28 January 1966) is an English jazz saxophonist. Coming to prominence in the 1980s and '90s with the ensemble Loose Tubes, Argüelles has worked extensively as a solo performer and with American and European musicians. His music combines British contemporary jazz infused with Spanish rhythms, South African grooves, brass band and classical influences. He was awarded a fellowship from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for his services to jazz in 2017 and received a Parliamentary Jazz Award (2016) for his album ''Let It Be Told''. Life and career Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Argüelles was raised in Birmingham. He is the younger brother of the jazz drummer Steve Argüelles. Argüelles started playing with big bands, including the European Community Big Band that toured throughout Europe. In 1984 he moved to London. He studied briefly at Trinity College of Music before joining Loose Tubes, staying with them for four years and recording two albums. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Argüelles
Agustín Argüelles (18 August 1776 in Ribadesella, Asturias – 26 March 1844 in Madrid) was a Spanish liberal politician. He served as the 81st and 94th president of the Congress of Deputies. Biography He studied Law at the University of Oviedo and worked as secretary of the bishop of Barcelona. In 1809, he was appointed secretary of the patriotic Royal Junta of the Treasury and Legislation. He was a member of the Cortes of Cádiz and was selected for the Constitutional commission, playing thus a key role in the drafting of the Constitution of 1812. Siding with the liberal faction of the Parliament, he promoted freedom of the press, free-market and physiocracy, the abolishment of torture, the prosecution of slave trade and the abolishment of the jurisdictional power of manors. He showed a notable oratorial skill during the parliamentary debates. When in 1814 the War of Independence finished and Ferdinand VII returned to Spain as absolute monarch, Argüelles was imprisoned in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angélica Argüelles Kubli
Angélica Argüelles Kubli (born 25 June 1963) is a Mexican graphic designer. In May 2011 her work was exhibited for the Mexican National Lottery, and the design used on lottery tickets. She won the Mexican quality and design prize Excelsis Diamante. Life Painter, born in Mexico City. Since she started her undergraduate studies in Graphic Design at Universidad Iberoamericana in 1981, she has explored different art techniques, developing and mastering her abilities in drawing and painting. Argüelles graduated with a specialization in illustration. She worked as a graphic designer for several years after which, she improved her oil painting techniques and experimented with other textures. In 2004, she opened her own workshop, where she spends long hours painting her dreams, fantasies and realities on her canvases. Her work represents simple models which communicate ideas under colorful and understandable forms for everyone. Her originality and artistic freedom take her compositions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín De Argüelles
Martín de Argüelles Jr. (1566–1630) was the first white child known to have been born in what is now the United States. His birthplace of St. Augustine, Florida (''San Agustín, La Florida'') is the oldest continuously occupied, European-founded city in the United States. Birth Argüelles was born in 1566 in the Spanish settlement of San Agustín, Spanish Florida. Martín's parents were Martín de Argüelles (Sr.) and Leonor Morales. His father, Martín Argüelles Sr., an Asturian ''hidalgo'', was one of the expeditioners who came to New Spain in the New World with Captain General Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565. Argüelles Sr. was the first ''Alcalde'' (Mayor) of San Agustín, and had been in charge of munitions in the Florida forts of Santa María, San Agustín (now St. Augustine), and Santa Elena. Lifetime Martín Argüelles Jr. served the Spanish crown in Portugal and several garrisons and expeditions which embarked in the Spanish Armada which went in search of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Argüelles
Stephen Argüelles Clarke (born 16 November 1963) is an English jazz drummer, producer and is the proprietor of the Plush record label. He has also worked in film and theatre. He is the elder brother of saxophonist Julian Argüelles. Stephen currently lives in Paris, France. Life and career Argüelles was born in Crowborough, East Sussex and raised in Birmingham. From the age of 16, when he became the house drummer at Ronnie Scott's, through his seminal work as a founder of the 1980s group Loose Tubes, and his work with Django Bates in the early Human Chain, he has shown an innovation beyond the usual role of the drummer. Argüelles has collaborated with folk singer Corin Curschellas and John Wolf Brennan of Switzerland and with Nguyên Lê. He also plays in a trio with Benoît Delbecq and Noël Akchoté : The Recyclers. With Benoit Delbecq and electric bassist Christophe Minck, he also played with the French male pop singer Katerine on two albums; ''Les Créatures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulgencio Argüelles
Fulgencio Argüelles (born January 6, 1955), is a Spanish writer and psychologist. Life Born in 1955 in the Orillés neighborhood of Aller, Asturias, Argüelles studied psychology at the Comillas Pontifical University and the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in sociology of work and organizations. After a long residence in Madrid, he returned in 1997 to Asturias to live in the village of Cenera (Mieres), where he had lived as a child. He now is now a Socialist representative on the city council (''ayuntamiento'') of Mieres. He wrote prize-winning short stories in both Spanish and Asturian before publishing his first novel. His novels include ''Letanías de lluvia'', winner of the Premio Azorín, 1992; ''Los clamores de la tierra''; ''Recuerdos de algún vivir'', winner of the Premio Principado de Asturias, 2000, granted by the Fundación Dolores Medio; and ''El Palacio de los ingenieros belgas'', winner of the Premio Café Gijón 2003. He has also publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Arguelles
Ramón Cabrera Argüelles, D.D., S.T.L. (born November 12, 1944) is a Filipino cleric who served as Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lipa in the province of Batangas on the island of Luzon, Philippines from 2004 to 2017. Prior to his appointment as archbishop, he was an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, appointed to that position on November 26, 1993. Argüelles first appeared in the news for urging Filipinos to boycott Madonna's concert and for calling for prayers for President Ferdinand Marcos after the latter's burial at the Heroes' Cemetery was permitted by the Supreme Court. On February 2, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Lipa and appointed Bishop of Daet Gilbert Garcera as Argüelles' successor. Biography Arguelles was ordained a priest on December 21, 1969. Arguelles served as rector of San Carlos Seminary from 1982 to 1986. On November 26, 1993, Pope John Paul II elevated him to the office of bishop, and appointed him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Argüelles
Noel Argüelles (; born January 12, 1990) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. With shortstop José Iglesias, Argüelles defected from the Cuban junior national team while in Canada. Argüelles signed a major-league contract with the Kansas City Royals in December 2009. After he signed, Argüelles developed shoulder pain that prevented him from pitching in 2010 and necessitated shoulder surgery in August 2010. He debuted in the Royals organization for the Class A Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2011. After struggling with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Double-A Texas League in 2013, the Royals outrighted Argüelles off of their 40-man roster. On April 27, 2016, Arguelles signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. He last pitched professionally for the independent Joplin Blasters during the 2016 season. In four seasons pitching in Minor League Baseball, Argüelles compiled a 10–30 win–loss record with a 5.47 earned run average (ERA). See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
