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    Eloíno Nácar Fúster, priest and Bible translator Battle of Alba de Tormes "Municipio:Alba de Tormes". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25. Municipal Register...
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    Duke of Alba de Tormes (Spanish: Duque de Alba de Tormes), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity...
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    claim to Alba de Tormes dates from 1429, when Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo (of the House of Álvarez de Toledo [es]) became Lord of Alba de Tormes while serving...
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    100km 62miles Tormes 12 11 Tamames 10 9 8 Talavera 7 Alcántara 6 Medellín 5 Ciudad Real 4 3 2 Uclés 1    In the Battle of Alba de Tormes on 28 November...
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  • San Leonardo de Alba de Tormes was a monastery near Alba de Tormes in Spain. It was suppressed in the 19th century. The date of San Leonardo's foundation...
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  • Thumbnail for Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba
    cuarto Duque de Alba de Tormes, Duque de Huéscar, Marqués de Coria, Señor del estado de Valdecorneja, Comendador Mayor de la Orden de Calatrava), (21...
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    of the 17th Duke of Alba (a prominent Spanish politician and diplomat during the 1930s and 1940s) and his wife, María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th...
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    García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba de Tormes (c. 1424 – 20 June 1488) was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician...
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    John was released. He and his new wife were created lord and lady of Alba de Tormes in 1385 by the King of Castile (his brother-in-law). In the summer of...
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  • Thumbnail for Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
    aristocrats of his time and held, among other titles, the dukedoms of Alba de Tormes and Berwick, the Countship of Lemos, Lerín, Montijo and the Marquessate...
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  • Thumbnail for Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
    son of García Álvarez de Toledo y Zúñiga, heir of Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Quiñones, II Duke of Alba de Tormes, and of Beatriz Pimentel...
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    Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba de Tormes, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco, GE (4 April 1900 – 11 January 1934) was...
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    Basilica of Saint Teresa in Alba de Tormes Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) Alba de Tormes, sepulcro de Santa Teresa – Tomb of...
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    Don José Álvarez de Toledo Osorio y Gonzaga, 11th Marquess of Villafranca, Grandee of Spain, jure uxoris Duke of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (16 July...
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    Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez, 2nd Duke of Alba (in full, Spanish: Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Quiñones, segundo Duque de Alba de Tormes, segundo...
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    Marta de Tormes Alba de Tormes Guijuelo Puente del Congosto Navamorales El Losar El Barco de Ávila The Alder grove of Tormes Narrowness of Tormes Holes...
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    Castillo de los Duques de Alba is a castle-palace in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca province, western Spain. It is the ancestral seat of the House of Alba. Today...
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    Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 14th Duke of Alba, GE (19 May 1794 – 7 October 1835) was a Spanish aristocrat. Born in Madrid, Spain, in 1794...
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  • Thumbnail for María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
    Cayetana de Silva Álvarez de Toledo y Silva Bazán, décimo tercera duquesa de Alba de Tormes, décima primera duquesa de Huéscar, sexta duquesa de Montoro...
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    consort. Eleanor was born in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain, on 11 January 1522. She was the second daughter of Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Viceroy of Naples...
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    well-known Spanish aristocratic family the House of Alba de Tormes (sometimes known as the House of Alba) until the mid-twentieth century. They handed over...
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    and that Hill lost 400 between the Tagus and the Tormes, and another 100 in the defence of Alba de Tormes. 300 were killed and wounded at the Huebra where...
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    – 1755), 11th Duquesa de Alba de Tormes, 8th duquesa de Huéscar, 4th Duquesa de Montoro, 6th Duquesa de Olivares, 7th Duquesa de Galisteo, Grandee of Spain...
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    French retreat towards Alba de Tormes, where there was a bridge they could use to escape. Wellington, believing that the Alba de Tormes crossing was blocked...
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    da Conceição de Vila Viçosa (188) - 1868. Ducado de Alba de Tormes La Casa de Alba, Sampedro Escolar, José Luis, (aut.) La Esfera de los Libros S.L...
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    Gabriel María de Mendizábal Yraeta, 1st Count of Cuadro de Alba de Tormes (14 May 1765, in Bergara, Gipuzkoa – 1 September 1838, in Madrid) was a Spanish...
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    during the Peninsular War. He commanded the Spanish forces defeated at Alba de Tormes. The Duke was a member of the inner circle supporting the Prince of...
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    was also called Yolanda or Yolante. He was Lord (señor) of Ledesma, Alba de Tormes, Salvatierra, Miranda del Castañar, Galisteo and Granadilla. He received...
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    de Alba de Tormes, tercer duque de Huéscar, sexto conde de Lerín y de Salvatierra, quinto marqués de Coria, octavo Condestable de Navarra, señor de los...
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    is a native of the province of Salamanca, especially in the area of Alba de Tormes, Vitigudino, Ciudad Rodrigo and Ledesma. It's likely that the Mexican...
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