Alfaro

American  

[ahl-fah-raw] / ɑlˈfɑ rɔ /

noun

1. (Flavio) Eloy 1864–1912, Ecuadorian political leader: president 1897–1901, 1907–11.

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Example Sentences

The ambassador for Panama, Eloy Alfaro de Alba, expressed concern about US plans to work with the existing regime, without involving the opposition or holding fresh elections.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Alfaro used to volunteer with Poder NC Action, a voter advocacy group focused on engaging North Carolina’s Latino community.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2024

Much of the criticism of Sterling comes from her effort to obscure a 1932 mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros, titled “América Tropical,” that depicted a country “oppressed and destroyed by imperialism.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

The present-day mural wars arguably began in 1932, over “América Tropical,” on Olvera Street, a work commissioned for L.A.’s Olympic year and painted by the renowned Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

For this purpose, they gave orders to Diego Garcias de Alfaro, an inhabitant of Lima who was versant in maritime affairs, to repair and fit out the two barks which had drifted on shore.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert