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Juan Carlos I (born 1938), King of Spain (1975–2014) Federica Montseny (1905–1994), Minister of Health (1936–1937) and anarchist - first woman to be a minister in Spanish History; José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903–1936) Mariano Rajoy (born 1955), Prime Minister (2011–2018) Rodrigo Rato (born 1949), managing director of the IMF since ...
Donald Ray Murray (November 8, 1945 – March 22, 1996) was an American drummer and Hanna-Barbera animator, best known for his work with the Turtles.After leaving the group, Murray played with Paul Williams's psychedelic folk group the Holy Mackerel.
This is a list of Hispanos, both settlers and their descendants (either fully or partially of such origin), who were born or settled, between the early 16th century and 1850, in what is now the southwestern United States (including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, southwestern Colorado, Utah and Nevada), as well as Florida, Louisiana (1763–1800) and other Spanish colonies in what is ...
Particularly the drums, whether the slit-drum, the kettle drum, or the high wooden drum, appear with specific rhythmical motifs to have initiated the musical performances, or, as Gerónimo de Mendieta states in writing about the native music of New Spain, "when the dancers hear that the kettle drums [atabales] start, they understand by their ...
Johnson began playing drums, piano and sang in his church choir at an early age. After moving to Killeen, Texas, from Kennett, Missouri, he was a founding member and drummer for the jangle-rock band The Benjamins. They released two cassettes in 1988 and 1989 before Johnson left to attend the University of North Texas.
Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
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The Ruta del Tambor y el Bombo (transl. "Drum and Bass Drum Route") is an Easter celebration that takes place in nine towns in the province of Teruel, southeastern Aragon, Spain. These towns include Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcañiz, Alcorisa, Andorra, Calanda, Híjar, la Puebla de Híjar, Samper de Calanda, and Urrea de Gaén.