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1. This Jose (or his tequila) was a friend to country music singer Shelly West. The man named Jose actually lived in the 18th Century and received a land grant for his agave plantation in 1758. Who is he?
2. This Jose was a muralist of great renown in the first half of the 20th Century. Hailing from Ciudad Guzman in Mexico, he painted famous fresco murals at Dartmouth College, Pomona College, and The New School for Social Research in New York City in the 1930s before returning to his native Mexico. Who is the famous Jose?
3. This Jose literally could not see, as congenital glaucoma has left him blind since birth. He is best known for his festive song wishing everyone a Merry Christmas in his native tongue, Spanish. Who is this Jose?
4. This Jose's started his current career at Vitoria de Setubal as a youth team soccer/football coach, though he really got his start as an interpreter for an Englishman who was coaching in Lisbon at Sporting Clube de Portugal. Who is this "special" Jose?
5. Another Jose dealt with the loss of vision in a book called "Blindness". This book, written originally in Portuguese with the title "Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira", helped this Jose win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. Who is this Jose?
6. This Cuban Jose was a renowned chess player in the 1920s. In fact, he was the world chess champion from 1921 (defeating Emanuel Lasker) through 1927 (losing to Alexander Alekhine). Who is this cerebral Jose?
7. This Jose was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, and politician who was the founder of the fascist Falange Espanola, or Spanish Phalanx, in 1933. He was executed by the Spanish Republican Government in 1936 at the age of 33 and became an immediate martyr for the Falangists, leading to General Francisco Franco ordering him to be interred in the Valley of the Fallen outside Madrid in 1959. Who is this Jose?
8. This Jose is an athlete whose professional career started in Spain in the late 1990s with Diputacion Foral Alava and, after one season, then-upstart club CB Lucentum Alicante. From there he went to Caloncesto Fuenlabrada and then for three years (2002-2005) to Tau Ceramica. After the 2005 season, he was persuaded to sign in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors to play point guard. In the 2008-2009 season, he led the NBA in free throw percentage and led the Eastern Conference in Assists Per Game. Who is this Jose?
9. Opus Dei was founded by a Jose (or, more correctly, a Jose Maria) who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. His best known book is called "Consideraciones Espirituales" -- translated into English as "The Way", this Jose's account of his own work as a priest starting in 1925. Who is this Saint?
10. The last Jose for this quiz is a well-known politician in Europe. He served as prime minister of Portugal from April 6, 2002 through July 17, 2004. Beginning on November 22, 2004, he became the President of the European Commission. Who is this Jose?
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