Juan Bosch

(noun)

A politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. 

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Examples of Juan Bosch in the following topics:

  • Intervention in Latin America

    • The coup d'état and civil war in the Dominican Republic was rooted in the election of Juan Bosch as president in 1962, following a period of political instability after the assassination of long-time dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961.
    • Constitutionalists supported the return of Bosch, and widespread dissatisfaction produced a revolution on May 16.

  • The Spanish-American War

    • Success is credited to sheer numerical superiority in most of the battles, despite the admirable performance of some Spanish infantry units, and spirited defenses in places like San Juan Hill.

  • Exploration and Conquest of the New World

    • The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was an early invader of the Americas, traveling to the New World on Columbus' second voyage.
    • On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships: a larger carrack, the Santa María ex-Gallega ("Galician"); and two smaller caravels, the Pinta ("Painted") and the Santa Clara, nicknamed the Niña ("Girl") after her owner Juan Niño of Moguer.

  • Hispanics in WWII

    • On December 13, 1944, the 65th Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Juan César Cordero Dávila, relieved the 2nd Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a regiment which was made up of Japanese Americans under the command of Col.
    • Eight of these nurses were assigned to the Army Post at San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they were valued for their bilingual abilities.

  • Wilson and Latin America

    • In the Dominican Republic, Wilson ordered an American military occupation shortly after the resignation of President Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra in 1916.

  • European Empires in North America

    • The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon traveled to the New World on Columbus' second voyage.
    • A second and permanent settlement was established in 1580, by Juan de Garay.

  • The Cuban Revolution

    • In the "Oriente" province (in the area of the present-day provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Guantánamo, and Holguín), Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Juan Almeida Bosque directed attacks on four fronts .

  • The Culture of the Roaring Twenties

    • The first feature-length motion picture with a soundtrack, Don Juan, was released in 1926.

  • The United States and the World

    • In the Battle of San Juan Hill (actually Kettle Hill), Lt.

  • Cinema

    • The first all-color feature, "The Toll of the Sea," was released in 1922, with the next big leap coming in 1926 with the Warner Brothers Pictures (later shortened to Warner Bros.) release of "Don Juan," the first feature with sound effects and music.