Word: velascos
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was another reason for Aléman's poor marks in Beteta's course-a girl, Beatriz Velasco, a pupil in a nearby domestic science school. Aléman used to rush through his studies, meet Beatriz and carry her books home. In time Miguel's friends visited the Velascos and, in the ceremonial Mexican fashion, argued that he was a fine boy, with a good reputation and good prospects. After due investigation, he became her novio oficial, with the right to come to dinner occasionally, to sit in the sala afterwards with Beatriz (and parents...
Born. To Mexico's energetic President Miguel Alemán, 44, and Beatriz Velasco de Alemán, 36; their third child (first in 13 years), a son; by Caesarean section in a Mexico City hospital. Name: Jorge Francisco. The relieved father rushed off to Cuernavaca, shot some better-than-usual (84) golf...
When Ecuador's Constitutional Assembly met in Quito last fortnight to name the country's next President, the Conservative majority was all primed to sack dictatorial President José Maria Velasco Ibarra. Conservative Boss Mariano Suárez Veintimilla had passed the word...
...Velasco's boys had overheard, were prepared. Just before the balloting started, pro-Velasco Army officers filled the lobbies, toying conspicuously with their revolvers and kicking their sabers about. When the electors filed in, picked Velasco rooters also glared ominously from packed galleries. At 2 a.m. voting began. One by one, to the horror of Boss Suarez, sweating Conservatives stood up and voted for reelection. It was Velasco, 43-to-10-as simple as that...
...model of this type, Bromsen points to his friend Velasco Ibarra, whom he calls "a great liberal and the most brilliant ruler in South America today...