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El Supremo (other)
El Supremo or il Supremo ("the supreme one" in Spanish and Italian respectively) may refer to: * José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840), Paraguayan dictator * Pasquale Condello (born 1950), leader of the Italian 'Ndrangheta crime organization * El Supremo (wrestler) (1942–2010), ring name of Mexican professional wrestler Salvador Cuevas Ramírez * El Supremo, a fictional character in the Horatio Hornblower novel ''The Happy Return'' (1937) See also *Supremo (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Gaspar Rodríguez De Francia
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco () (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840) was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician, and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay following its 1811 independence from the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. His official title was "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator of Paraguay", but he was popularly known as ''El Supremo''. He is considered to be the chief ideologue and political leader of the faction that advocated for the full independence of Paraguay from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and from the Empire of Brazil. Early life and education Francia was born in Yaguarón, in modern-day Paraguarí Department. Francia's father was an officer turned tobacco planter from São Paulo, and his mother was a Paraguayan descended from Spanish colonists. He was christened Joseph Gaspar de Franza y Velasco but later used the more popular name ''Rodríguez'', and changed ''Franza'' to the more Spanish ''Francia''. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Condello
Pasquale Condello (; born 24 September 1950) is an Italian criminal known as a member of the 'Ndrangheta. He is also known as ("the supreme one") for his role at the top of the crime syndicate.'Mafia boss' arrested in Italy BBC News, 18 February 2008 La Repubblica, 19 February 2008 He was a fugitive since 1990 and included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy until his capture in February 2008. Investigators called him the "Provenzano of Calabria" – a reference to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Supremo (wrestler)
Salvador Cuevas Ramírez (July 8, 1942 – May 3, 2010) was a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, known under the ring name El Supremo. Cuevas was originally an '' enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) but lost his mask in 1992 to Pierroth, Jr. Biography Salvador Cuevas was born and raised in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in 1942. As a teenager he began working out in various gyms, developing his body for bodybuilding competitions. He would later travel to Guadalajara, Mexico and then to Mexico City during his body building career. At some point in the 1960s or 1970s he won both the "Mr. Western Mexico" and the "Mr. Mexico" bodybuilding competitions. Professional wrestling career While in Guadalajara he began training for a professional wrestling career under legendary Mexican wrestling trainer Diablo Velazco. Later when he travelled to Mexico City he received additional training by Felipe Ham Lee. Cuevas made his debut in 1976 on his 34th birthday, using the ring na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Return
''The Happy Return'' (''Beat to Quarters'' in the US) is the first of the Horatio Hornblower novels by C. S. Forester. It was published in 1937. The American title is derived from the expression "beat to quarters", which was the signal to prepare for combat. This book is sixth by internal chronology of the series (including the unfinished ''Hornblower and the Crisis''). Hornblower's past history as described here does not entirely accord with his history as revealed in the stories written later, but Forester never revised the book. It is one of three ''Hornblower'' novels adapted for the British-American film '' Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'', released in 1951. Plot summary In June 1808 Hornblower is in command of the 36-gun frigate HMS ''Lydia'', with secret orders to sail to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua (near modern Choluteca, Choluteca) and supply a local landowner, Don Julian Alvarado ("descendant" of Pedro de Alvarado by a fictional marriage to a daughter of Moct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
