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Mario Vargas Llosa
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- Famous People Named Mario
- Famous Fiction Authors
Mario Vargas Llosa
Author / 1936 -
Winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has written many novels that reflect on Peruvian society and politics.
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Gustavo Gutiérrez
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- Famous Geminis
- Famous Priests
- Famous People Born in 1928
Gustavo Gutiérrez
Priest, Theologian / 1928 -
Roman Catholic priest Gustav Gutiérrez is one of the most prominent figures in Latin American Catholicism and is considered the father of liberation theology.
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Atahualpa
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- Famous Emperors
- Famous Royalty
- Famous People Who Were Executed
Atahualpa
Emperor / 1502 - 1533
Atahualpa was the last Inca ruler, executed by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1533, marking the end of the Inca empire.
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Carlos Noriega
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- Hispanic Explorers
- Famous Libras
- Famous Astronauts
Carlos Noriega
Astronaut / 1959 -
Carlos Noriega joined NASA’s Astronaut Corps in 1994. He focused on building the International Space Station during his second mission in 2000. -
Saint Martín de Porres
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- Famous Saints
- Famous Peruvians
- Famous People Who Died on November 3
Saint Martín de Porres
Saint / 1579 - 1639
Saint Martín de Porres is the Peruvian national patron of social justice and a patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.
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Ciro Alegría
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Animal Rights Activists
- Famous Activists
Ciro Alegría
Animal Rights Activist, Author / 1909 - 1967
Ciro Alegria was a Peruvian novelist who wrote about the struggles of the Peruvian Indians, and whose militant pro-Indian activism led to his arrest and exile.
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