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She served in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. [4] Franziska Scanagatta (1776–1865) was an Italian woman who attended Austrian military school and served in the French Revolution as a lieutenant. Ana María de Soto (1777–1798), first Spanish soldier in the Marine Infantry. She fought against the English in the Battle of Cape ...
A Spanish omelette or tortilla española, a substantial omelette (typically 1 - 2 cm x 10 - 20 cm diameter) containing substantial chunks of potatoes bound with egg, sometimes flavored with onions. Tortillas as tapas are usually just a small wedge or pincho which may be served hot or cold, often with bread (occasionally also with aioli or ...
It is believed that the first time he left his hometown was when he served as an interpreter on the church inspection tour of a Spanish priest named Cristóbal de Albornoz, who was attempting to eliminate idolatry in the small Quechua towns. In the late 1580s to early 1590s, he was an assistant to Friar Martín de Murúa, another Spanish cleric ...
A self-referential jab at long words and needlessly elaborate language in general. Si comprehendis [,] non est Deus: if you understand [something], it is not God: Augustine of Hippo, Sermo 117.3.5; PL 38, 663 si dormiam capiar: If I sleep, I may be caught: Motto of HMS Wakeful (H88) Si monumentum requiris circumspice: If you seek (his) monument ...
Of the 102 prime ministers, only four served more than 10 years while sixty-six have served less than a year. Francisco Franco , who also served as the Head of State until his death, is the only person to have served in the post of prime minister for more than two decades, ruling for a total of 35 years that were preceded by the coup of 1936 ...
Girls' Brigade: Seek, serve and follow Christ; Guides: Be Prepared; National FFA Organization: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve; New Zealand Air Training Corps: We Train to Serve; St. John Ambulance: For the Faith and For the Service of Mankind
As he negotiated peace terms with Spain, McKinley realized that once Spain departed the Philippines would be seized by Japan or Germany, and a new brutal regime would replace the Spanish. America would be facilitating the same sort of colonial oppression that existed in Cuba and caused the U.S. to demand Spain leave Cuba in the first place.
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