Huerta

[wer-tuh; Spanish wer-tah]

noun

Vic·to·ria·no [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/, 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.

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Examples from the Web for huerta

Contemporary Examples of huerta

Huerta did not manage entirely to dispel the old phantom of electronic interference.
Your iPod (Most Likely) Won’t Bring Down the Plane
Clive Irving
October 31, 2013
Lowry again: [Federal Aviation Authority head Michael] Huerta claims sequestration gives him no wiggle room.
Sequestration Empowered President Obama
David Frum
April 25, 2013
They never married because according to Huerta, “Things were fine they way they were.”
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom
Sandra McElwaine
May 18, 2012
A call from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue brought the news of the medal, Huerta says from her office in Bakersfield.
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom
Sandra McElwaine
May 18, 2012
Twice divorced, Huerta was in a longtime relationship with Richard Chavez, the brother of Cesar, until his death last year.
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom
Sandra McElwaine
May 18, 2012

Historical Examples of huerta

The huerta seemed to have been abandoned by God and His holy mother.
Luna Benamor
Vicente Blasco Ibez
Throughout the huerta it seemed that God's own wrath had burst forth.
Luna Benamor
Vicente Blasco Ibez
The soil of the Huerta bears them three crops during the year.
Cathedral Cities of Spain
William Wiehe Collins
The beautiful Huerta of Liria is the only district actually praised.
Northern Spain
Edgar T. A. Wigram
"In the huerta, Excellency," the servant answered, as he closed the door after them.
The Rebel Chief
Gustave Aimard