Paraguay declared its independence from Spain in 1811 ; since then, the country has had a history of dictatorial governments, from the Utopian regime of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ( El Supremo ) to the suicidal reign of Francisco Solano López, who nearly devastated the country in warfare against the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay from 1865 through 1870.

Rodríguez not only has the unusual credits of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effects supervisor, and sound editor on his films.

The Dominican Republic has 31 provinces ( provincias ) and one National District * ( Distrito Nacional ): Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabón, Duarte, El Seibo, Elías Piña, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Hermanas Mirabal, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, and Valverde.

José Luis Rodríguez González, nicknamed El Puma ( Cougar ) ( born January 14, 1943 ), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who has recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas.

In his introduction to the text, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo explains that he has edited the first three books of a text in circulation since the 14th century.

Rodríguez became a born-again Christian, and has recently released a gospel CD.

Recently the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory ( ARHM ) initiated a systematic search for mass graves of people executed during Franco's regime, which has been supported since the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party's victory during the 2004 elections by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government.

Iván Rodríguez has won the most Gold Gloves as a catcher, with 13 career awards in the American League.

Ozzie Smith has 13 wins at shortstop ; he and Rodríguez are tied for the fourth-highest total among all winners.

* Jesusa Rodríguez has produced a number of works concerning Sor Juana, including Sor Juana en Almoloya and Striptease de Sor Juana, based on Juana's poem, " Primero Sueño "

* Colombian poet Juan Gustavo Cobo Borda has argued that there existed a minor symbolist poet by this name whose story Borges embroidered rather than created out of whole cloth: " I read the biography of Rodríguez Monegal and Menard actually existed as a minor symbolist poet who had written a book, a thesis on time, and Borges had found that book.

The prosecution in Costa Rica alleges that the " senior government official " was President Rodríguez, and that the ICE official was José Antonio Lobo, who has agreed to testify against Rodríguez in exchange for immunity from prosection.

Since the return of Argentina to democratic rule in 1983, in particular, the Rodríguez Saá family ( of Peronist affiliation ) has occupied the governor's seat.

Since 1983, however, Governor ( now Senator ) Adolfo Rodríguez Saá has also overseen record investment by light manufacturers ( mostly food-processors and bottling plants ) and advances like the construction of Argentina's most extensive expressway network.

The second floor has smaller exhibition halls as well as murals by José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, Jorge González Camarena, Roberto Montenegro and Manuel Rodríguez Lozano.

No other catcher in the past 35 years has been as successful at this aspect of the game, with Rodríguez throwing out 48 % of attempted basestealers through May 2006.

Brigadier General Antonio Rodríguez Balinas is quoted as saying: " Puerto Rico's contribution to the national defense has been noteworthy, and in some cases … decisive, as in the Korean War.

The Brewers again plan to have Rodríguez and Axford in the bullpen, shifting between the two depending on who has been struggling of late.

Rodríguez has been a strikeout pitcher throughout his career, compiling an average of 11 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.

On June 13, 2009, New York Yankees reliever Brian Bruney criticized Rodríguez, calling his antics on the mound " unbelievable " and saying that Rodriguez has " got a tired act ," after seeing his reaction to earning a blown save in 2009 against the Yankees where teammate Luis Castillo dropped a pop-up with two outs in the ninth inning allowing the Yankees to score the winning run.

He is noted for setting the major league record of 57 saves during the season, which has since been broken by Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Francisco Rodríguez.

The album has a more erotic -- and less social -- theme than the previous discs, and most of the lyrics are adaptations of the poems by Kiko " Luna Creciente ", Tomás Rodríguez ( the band's manager ) and Manolo Chinato.

As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari, Martín Rodríguez, Guillermo Coria, and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.

In the Puerto Rico youth league, Gonzalez batted cleanup behind future Yankee center fielder Bernie Williams, where both competed against Gonzalez's future teammate Iván Rodríguez.

Ricardo Rodríguez de la Vega ( 14 February 1942 – 1 November 1962 ) was a Mexican racing driver who competed in the 1961 and 1962 Formula One seasons.

A diplomatic crisis with Spain in 2005 due to a misunderstanding was quickly resolved by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Spain became the first European country visited by Evo Morales on January 4, 2006.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

* Merkord, Christopher L .; Rodríguez, Rafy & Faaborg, John ( 2006 ): Second and third records of Western Marsh-Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus ) for the Western Hemisphere in Puerto Rico.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

Carlos Beltrán played for Puerto Rico in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, joining Carlos Delgado, Bernie Williams, Javier Vazquez, Iván Rodríguez and others on the team managed by St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo.

The Rodríguez brothers were extradited in 2006 to the United States and pleaded guilty in Miami, Florida to charges of conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

In March 2006, a Taekwondo and Jujutsu from the Caribbean World Of Martial Arts Family Inc. led by Steven Rodríguez and Isabel Rivera dedicated a tournament to Cordero Santiago, with the blessing of Cordero's widow, Madeleine Velasco.

Rodríguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers.

In 2006, Rodríguez returned to throwing out runners attempting to steal a base at a very high percentage, as he did in his earlier career ; he was first in the league in this category, throwing out 45. 7 percent of all runners attempting to steal a base.

On May 9, 2006, Rodríguez played first base for the Tigers.

Rodríguez was honored with a Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding catcher in MLB in 2006.

Rodríguez would help the Tigers upset the Yankees in the 2006 ALDS and the A's in the 2006 ALCS to help Detroit win the pennant.

* Herrera, Néstor ; Rivera, Roberto ; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo & Rodríguez, Wilfredo ( 2006 ): Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador.

Melvin Mora agreed to represent his native country, Venezuela, in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, joining fellow Venezuelan major Leaguers Bobby Abreu, Edgardo Alfonzo, Miguel Cairo, Omar Vizquel, Carlos Guillén, Johan Santana, Freddy García, Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Victor Zambrano, Juan Rivera, and Francisco Rodríguez.

* Contra los Cristianos: Recopilación de Fragmentos, Traducción, Introducción y Notas E. A. Ramos Jurado, J. Ritoré Ponce, A. Carmona Vázquez, I. Rodríguez Moreno, J. Ortolá Salas, J. M. Zamora Calvo ( Cádiz: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Cádiz 2006 ).

In 2006, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Echandi, the former Costa Rican Minister of Environment and Energy, was attacked and injured by a tapir after he followed it off the trail.

In September 2006, he left Barcelona Town Hall, after nine years of office, as he was appointed Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade by Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

In September 2006, the Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appointed him as a Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade.