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Alonso de Córdoba Gómez (1505–1589) was a Spanish nobleman's son who sought his fortune in the Americas. He was born in Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real Province, Spain, and married Olalla of Merlo, also of Valdepeñas. Córdoba arrived with his wife in Peru in 1534, and Chile in 1540 along with Pedro de Valdivia.
Tim Cahill, adventure travel writer; Gordon Keith Chalmers, scholar; John Thomas Curtis, ecologist; David J. Eicher, editor and author; Margo Huston, reporter who won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Waukesha Town Hall building, circa mid-20th century Waukesha City Hall building in 2023. ... George W. Coutts, 1934–1938, 1940-1946 [1] Henry Snyder, 1938-1940 [1]
] Waukesha County, Wisconsin was a big resort area and vacation spot for people living in Chicago. [1] Among the people who visited Oconomowoc's for a little rest and relaxation were Chicago's most notorious gangsters, such as Baby Face Nelson , Bugs Moran , John Dillinger and Al Capone . [ 2 ]
Alonso de Cordova y Figueroa (? – August 9, 1698) was a Spanish soldier born in Concepción, Chile . He was the son of Alonso de Figueroa y Córdoba and father of the historian Pedro de Cordova y Figueroa .
In the late 1860s, Waukesha County was known as the “Saratoga of the West” due to plentiful, clean, and pure springs. At a time when many major municipal water supplies were tainted, the springs of Waukesha County were believed to have healing properties. They drew thousands of visitors to the springs and bath houses located in the county. [12]
Waukesha County purchased the 86-acre (35 ha) campus from William J. and Blanche Hughes, in March 1965. The first buildings on the campus were erected in 1966 on an 86-acre site near the geographic center of Waukesha County. The first classes met in fall 1966 at Mt. St. Paul Seminary because the new buildings were not ready for occupancy.
In 1906, the Waukesha Motor Company was founded in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1957, Waukesha bought the Climax Engineering Co. of Clinton, Iowa, also a noted builder of large engines. In 1968, Waukesha Motor Company was acquired by the Bangor-Punta Corporation. [1] In 1973, Waukesha sold the Climax division to the Arrow Engine Company.