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Ángel De Estrada
Ángel de Estrada (20 September 1872–28 December 1923) was an Argentine poet, novelist and writer. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1872 and died at sea off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1923. He was a great admirer and friend of the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío and with heavy influences from Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. Family history Born in Buenos Aires in 1840, the first Ángel de Estrada came from a long line of wealthy landowners and helped found the Sociedad Rural Argentina. His family connections plus large fortune helped him become a successful businessman. In 1869, he founded the publishing house, Editorial Estrada, which today forms part of the Macmillan Group. He continued similar ventures in the area of publishing, including opening the first paper factory in Argentina. De Estrada therefore provided many of the educational materials needed for the rapidly growing nation. Ángel de Estrada died in 1918. His son, of the same name, Ángel de Estrada, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Estrada
Angel Estrada (born March 12, 1978, from Bronx, New York) is a former American football wide receiver and defensive back for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. He played college football at West Virginia University. High school Estrada attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bronx, New York and was a letterman in football and baseball.. Collegiate career Angel Estrada attended Nassau Community College in 2000, where he earned Junior College All-American honors. Estrada attended West Virginia University after junior college, where became a walk-on and earned his scholarship before starting at safety the rest of his career. As a junior, Estrada earned second team All-Big East honors and earned first-team honors as a senior after grabbing two interceptions in 2002. Professional career NIFL After college, Estrada worked as a residential counselor in Boston. He then joined the National Indoor Football League with the Ohio Valley Greyhounds for a season, where he led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a Federation, federal state subdivided into twenty-three Provinces of Argentina, provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and List of cities in Argentina by population, largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a Federalism, federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Darío
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as '' modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish-language literature and journalism. Life His parents, Manuel García and Rosa Sarmiento were married on 26 April 1866, in León, Nicaragua, after obtaining the necessary ecclesiastic permissions since they were second degree cousins. However, Manuel's conduct of allegedly engaging in excessive consumption of alcohol prompted Rosa to abandon her conjugal home and flee to the city of Metapa (modern Ciudad Darío) in Matagalpa where she gave birth to Félix Rubén. The couple made up and Rosa even gave birth to a second child, a daughter named Cándida Rosa, who died a few days after being born. The marriage deteriorated again to the point where Rosa left he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedad Rural Argentina
The Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA) is a landowners' association founded in 1866, representing large agricultural producers in Argentina's Pampas region, primarily focused on crop farming and livestock production. The organization has played a significant role in Argentina's political and economic development since the late 19th century. Its influence began during the final years of Bartolomé Mitre's presidency, when it helped finance the Conquest of the Desert military campaign. The SRA maintained close ties with subsequent governments during the Conservative Republic period (1880–1916), with several of its members holding high-ranking positions in national administration. Background and history Foundation and early influence Calls for the foundation of an economic society dedicated to fostering agricultural growth in Argentina, a country rich in prospective farmland, were commonplace among the Argentine elites as early as the 18th century during the colonial rule of the Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
