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With Teodorico Quirós, the architect and landscape painter, he began to paint with greater dedication. In 1954, he returned to England to continue his studies. There, he found the answer to his artistic concerns in abstract expressionism , a moment in which artists channelled their feelings into works emphasizing plastic elements such as ...
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain.He is best known for leading several Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1596 voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira, and for the 1605–1606 expedition that crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis.
Founded by the Prince Constantino, son of the Constantinople Emperor. The Prince established his residence at the Solar of Queirós (or Quirós), in Astúrias.The prince helped Pope Stephen III (720-72) against Desiderius (710-86), king of the Lombards; Stephen's gratitude was so high that he proclaimed the famous words, "despues de Dios à Constantino" and, therefore, received favors in the ...
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De Quirós was born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province, in 1879.He began to paint at age eight, and shortly afterwards, created a facial composite sketch that resulted in a fugitive criminal's apprehension.
Eça de Queiroz was born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, in 1845.An illegitimate child, he was officially recorded as the son of José Maria de Almeida Teixeira de Queiroz and Carolina Augusta Pereira d'Eça.
Tomás Bernaldo de Quirós, also known as Thomas Bernaldo de Quiros, was a sailor who served as governor of Florida between 1578 and 1579. [1] He was also acting governor of Santa Elena from 1577 to November 1580, at least.
Demetrio Quirós y Weyler was born in the 19th century in Spain.His cousin was Spanish General Valeriano Weyler. [1]Demetrio Quirós Weyler graduated from the Infantry School of Toledo in the mid-1850s after deciding to join the Spanish Army.