Páez

American

[pah-es] / ˈpɑ ɛs /

noun

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

Páez British

/ ˈpɑes /

noun

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

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Páez

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

Páez says he doesn't mind the curiosity audiences have about the group's extreme measures to stay alive, and that he's come to terms with what happened.

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

In a month and a half, he and his men traveled 900 miles to join Páez.

From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Guillermo A. Sherwell

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