Anaya
Rudolfo [roo-dol-foh] /ruˈdɒl foʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1937, U.S. author.
Contemporary Examples
Anaya recalled that decades ago certain New Mexico schools banned Bless Me, Ultima, whose protagonist is a curandera, or healer.
Arizona Ethnic-Studies Ban’s Unintended Result: Underground Libraries Megan Feldman March 18, 2012
Historical Examples
Anaya at once came into his cabinet as minister of war, while De la Rosa took the port-folio of foreign relations.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer
We were conducted to a range of buildings facing the plaza, and presented to the commander-in-chief, General Anaya.
Los Gringos H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise
Anaya himself, with a small force, and means insufficient to put down the opposing faction, occupied the Presidio.
Los Gringos H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise
Anaya was a tall, bony person, with high cheek-bones—denoting his Indian origin—and a stolid striped face.
Los Gringos H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise
The Anaya never fails, and we are received with cordiality, mixed with stateliness, by an imposing old man in a white bornouse.
Lippincott’s Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Various
This was on the 1st of April, and on the 2d, Anaya entered upon his duties.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer
But Pea-y-Pea and Anaya were both firm, discreet and consistent in their resistance.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer
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