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The village that grew up around it was called "Casa Branca", meaning "White House" in Portuguese. After the death of Rei Sebastian in the decisive Portuguese defeat at the hands of the Saadi Empire in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing crisis of succession , Portugal and with it Casablanca became part of the Iberian Union from 1580 ...
Casa-Port serves primarily commuter trains such as the Train Navette Rapide (TNR or Aouita) operating on the Casablanca – Kenitra rail corridor, with some connecting trains running on to Gare de Casa-Voyageurs. The station provides a direct interchange between train and shipping services, and is located near several port-area hotels.
The House of Marcoartu (Spanish: Casa de Marcoartu) is an ancient Spanish aristocratic family (Spanish: Familia de Marcoartu), descended from the House of Gascony, present in the European bourgeoisie. The etymology of the name comes from the north of Spain. [1] Coat of arms of the Marcoartu family
Venice in the 1730s. Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born in Venice in 1725 to actress Zanetta Farussi, wife of actor and dancer Gaetano Casanova.Giacomo was the first of six children, followed by Francesco Giuseppe (1727–1803), Giovanni Battista (1730–1795), Faustina Maddalena (1731–1736), Maria Maddalena Antonia Stella (1732–1800), and Gaetano Alvise (1734–1783).
Etymology: Habsburg Castle: Founded: 11th century: Founder: Radbot of Klettgau: Current head: ... In Spain, the dynasty was known as the Casa de Austria, ...
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language.. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.
Etymology [ edit ] First recorded in French in the mid-16th century, from the Italian casamatta or Spanish casamata , perhaps meaning a slaughterhouse , [ 2 ] although it could derive from casa (in the sense of " hut "), and matta ( Latin matta ), "done with reeds and wickers", thus a low-roof hut without windows or other openings set in marshy ...
Etymology [ edit ] In Spanish, duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueñ(o) de casa , effectively "master of the house", or alternatively, derived from some similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “ Tomte ” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit ...