Páez

[ pah-es ]

/ ˈpɑ ɛs /

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noun

Jo·sé An·to·nio

[haw-seahn-taw-nyaw], /hɔˈsɛ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/, 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionary and political leader: president 1831–35, 1839–43; dictator 1861–63.

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Words nearby Páez

paeon, paeony, paesano, Paesiello, Paestum, Páez, PAGAD, pagan, pagandom, Paganini, paganism

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How to use Páez in a sentence

Bolivar, leaving the army in command of General Paez, repaired to Angostura.
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The Spaniards retreated in a panic, and Paez and his fellow-prisoners effected their escape.
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Paez himself was a magnificent horseman, and wielded the lance, the characteristic weapon of the Llaneros, to perfection.
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When Paez considered that he had drawn these sufficiently far from their camp, he turned upon them and cut them up in detail.
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On one occasion, when accompanied by very few of his own troops, Paez rode up to a powerful body of Royalist cavalry.
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British Dictionary definitions for Páez

Páez

/ (Spanish ˈpɑes) /

noun

José Antonio (xoˈse anˈtonjo). 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionary leader; first president (1831–46) of independent Venezuela

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