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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian violin virtuoso and composer of baroque music (c. 1600-1750). Best known for his violin concertos, notably The Four Seasons, Vivaldi made a significant contribution to the evolution of instrumental...
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Antonio López de Santa Anna - "Greatest Scalawag" or Great Leader?
Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a general, politician, and six-time president of Mexico. Although he is best-known in the United States for the role he played in the Texas Revolution, the Battle of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre...
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Antonio Vivaldi, 1723
A 1723 oil on canvas portrait based on an engraving by François Morellon La Cave of the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). (International Museum and Library of Bologna)
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Antonio López de Santa Anna, c. 1855
Portrait of Antonio López de Santa Anna, daguerreotype by Meade Brothers, c. 1855. Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a central figure in the political and military course of Mexican history in the first half of the 19th century, where he served...
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna, oil on canvas by Manuel Paris, mid-19th century.
Museo Nacional de Historia Castillo de Chapultepec
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Antonio Vivaldi, 1725
A 1725 engraving by François Morellon de La Cave of the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). From a publication of Vivaldi's music.
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Antonio I Acciaioli
Antonio I Acciaioli (r. 1403-1435 CE), Duke of Athens.
Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio Bortoli, 1695 edition, by Francesco Fanelli
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Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain
A portrait of Antonio de Mendoza, the first viceroy of New Spain (Mexico and many surrounding territories) within the Spanish empire. He served from 1535 to 1550. (Museo Nacional de Historia, Mexico City)
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Antonio de Mendoza
Antonio de Mendoza (l. 1495-1552), viceroy of New Spain, oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist.
Salón de Virreyes, National Museum of History, Mexico City.
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Juan Seguín - Betrayed Hero of the Texas Revolution
Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (1806-1890) was a Tejano soldier in the Texas Revolution, commissioned as a captain of cavalry by Stephen F. Austin, later a colonel under General Sam Houston, participated in the Siege of Béxar in 1835, served as a...