Páez

[ pah-es ]

noun

1. Jo·sé An·to·nio [haw-, se, ahn-, taw, -nyaw], 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionary and political leader: president 1831–35, 1839–43; dictator 1861–63.

Páez

/ ˈpɑes /

noun

1. PáezJosé Antonio17901873MVenezuelanPOLITICS: revolutionary leaderPOLITICS: head of state José Antonio (xoˈse anˈtonjo). 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionary leader; first president (1831–46) of independent Venezuela

Example Sentences

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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