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Páez

American  
[pah-es] / ˈpɑ ɛs /

noun

  1. José Antonio 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionary and political leader: president 1831–35, 1839–43; dictator 1861–63.


Páez British  
/ ˈpɑes /

noun

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

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And as Carlitos Páez, one of the 16 survivors of the fateful flight from Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile told The Washington Post four years after the crash, “We didn’t do that.”

From Salon Jan. 23, 2024

Now 70 years old, and a motivational speaker, Carlitos Páez was the youngest survivor of the crash, marking his 19th birthday in the mountains.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

Barcelona played its first match this season without midfielder Gavi Páez, who tore his ACL while playing for Spain last week.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2023

With reverb-laden guitar and a trumpet obbligato, Páez and Laferte revel in the drama together.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2023

Bolívar could have advanced and finished the destruction of the royalist army, but Páez and other officers were opposed to this course, and the commander-in-chief had to yield.

From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.

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