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    Xavier Marques (born Francisco Xavier Ferreira Marques) was a Brazilian journalist, politician, novelist, poet, biographer and essayist. He was born on...
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    Francesc Xavier Bultó Marquès (Barcelona, 17 May 1912 – Barcelona, 3 August 1998), popularly known as Paco Bultó, was a Spanish Catalan businessman, founder...
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    The Fort of São Francisco Xavier de Piratininga, also known as the Fort of São Francisco Xavier da Barra or simply as the Fort of Piratininga, is located...
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    54 soldiers, to major Francisco Xavier Marques. These were the last Paraguayan soldiers to surrender. The account of Francisco Solano López's death is...
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    pirates, with a statue in front of the Church of St. Francis Xavier (in Largo Eduardo Marques) commemorating the event. Locally famous for its rural character...
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    1846, and again between 5 April 1846 and 28 January 1847 in the Francesco Xavier de Isturiz cabinet. He also held the post of Minister of War for a few days...
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  • of Niza and 9th Count of Unhão; Tomás Francisco Teles da Gama (1839–1903), 14th Count of Vidigueira; José Xavier Teles da Gama (1877–1941), 15th Count...
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    biography (in Spanish) Short biography at Encarta. (Archived 2009-10-31.) Francisco Xavier Venegas: letter to Dr. Juan Anciceto de Silvestre y Olivares 1811...
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    Maputo (redirect from Lourenco Marques)
    2015.20. "Lourenço Marques a cidade feitiço" on YouTube, a film of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique in 1970. "Lourenco Marques" on YouTube, a film...
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  • Fort of São Francisco Xavier (Portuguese: Forte de São Francisco Xavier) is a fortification situated along the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde...
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    to purchase it. The fort was named Fort São Francisco Xavier after the Catholic missionary Francis Xavier. The Portuguese built a chapel and raised the...
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  • of the president of East Timor. Goldstone, Anthony (2012-03-08). "Francisco Xavier do Amaral obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03...
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    open-road auto races. McDonough 2006, pp. 3–6. Robert Grey Reynolds Jr: Marqués de Portago - Spanish Ferrari Driver and Playboy p. 18 Elson, James (August...
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    Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado (1701–1769) served in Portugal's armed services rising in rank from soldier to sea-captain, then became a colonial...
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  • Silva Bittencourt Luís da França Pinto Garcês Manuel Marques de Sousa (cavalry) Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre Manuel de Sousa Pinto...
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    After he overthrew the Aztec Empire, Cortés was awarded the title of marqués del Valle de Oaxaca, while the more prestigious title of viceroy was given...
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    Vaz Velho. Jeronymo José Carneiro. Francisco Wanzeller Antonio Pereira José Maria Xavier de Araujo Francisco Xavier Calheiros João de Sousa Pinto de Magalhães...
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    and 2nd Marquis of Pombal. Also Chairman of the Lisbon Senate; José Francisco Xavier Maria de Carvalho Melo e Daun (1753–1821), 3rd Count of Oeiras and...
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    Governor 1782–1788 Cristóvão Xavier de Sá, Governor 1788–1797 João Resende Tavares Leote, Governor 1797 Inácio Francisco de Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho, Governor...
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    moved to the city of Lourenço Marques. Also in the south was the colony of Inhambane, which lay north-east of Lourenço Marques. Once these colonies were merged...
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    Potosí. Sucre's University (Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca) is one of the oldest universities in the new world....
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  • Francesco Saverio – Italian Francisco Javier – Spanish Francisco Xavier – Portuguese Franciszek Ksawery – Polish François Xavier – French František Xaver...
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    Javier Solana (redirect from Xavier Solana)
    Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga KCMG CYC (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xaˈβjeɾ soˈlana ðe maðaˈɾjaɣa]; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE...
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  • Telfort – G, Butler Yacine Toumi – F, Evansville Trey Townsend – F, Oakland Marques Warrick – G, Northern Kentucky Amari Williams – F, Drexel Terrance Williams...
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    (1900). Perfil do Marquês de Pombal (in portuguese). Lopes & Ca. Cheke, Marcus (1938). Dictator of Portugal: A Life of the Marquês of Pombal, 1699–1782...
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  • Africa. Until 1978, Mozambique's provinces were called districts. Lourenço Marques District → Maputo Province (1976) Moçambique District → Nampula Province...
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    Murillo's mature work. According to the art historian Manuela B. Mena Marqués, "in ... the Levitation of St Giles (usually known as The Angels' Kitchen)...
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    Dictadura, populismo y nación. Editorial Crítica. ISBN 978-8491994671. Casals, Xavier (2004). "Miguel Primo de Rivera, el espejo de Franco". Miguel Primo de Rivera...
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    Alonso Zúñiga (born 1980), Chilean footballer Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, marqués de Villamanrique (died 1590), Spanish nobleman and the seventh viceroy...
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    Juan Manuel de Acuña y Vázquez-Coronado, 3rd Marquess of Casa Fuerte Francisco Xavier de Acuña y Prado, 4th Marquess of Casa Fuerte Joaquín de Acuña y Prado...
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