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  2. Dom Casmurro - Wikipedia

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    The story is told in the first person and the main character is 54-year-old Bento de Albuquerque Santiago, a solitary, well-established lawyer from Rio de Janeiro who, after having rebuilt his childhood house "in the old Rua de Matacavalos" (now Rua do Riachuelo []) in Engenho Novo, wants to "tie together the two ends of life and restore his adolescence in old age", in other words, recount his ...

  3. Galipote (mythological creature) - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of Galipote, which may have derived from the European werewolf.. The Galipote, also called Zángano or Lugarú, is a legendary character from the Dominican Republic, originally from San Juan, which probably dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries. [1]

  4. Literary Calavera - Wikipedia

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    The Literary Calavera or calavera literaria (Spanish: literary skull) is a traditional Mexican literary form: a satirical or light-hearted writing in verse, often composed for the Day of the Dead. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In some parts of Mexico, it is a common tradition for children and adults to write "Calaveritas" (Spanish: little skull ) for friends ...

  5. List of presidents of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Captain-General of Santo Domingo. Resigned. Created 1st Marquess of Las Carreras in 1862. Felipe Ribero y Lemoine (1797–1873) 20 July 1862 22 October 1863 1 year, 94 days Captain-General of Santo Domingo. Carlos de Vargas y Cerveto (1803–1879) 23 October 1863 30 March 1864 159 days José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) 31 March 1864

  6. La leyenda del Charro Negro - Wikipedia

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    In an interview with Proceso, director Alberto Rodríguez said that the company Ánima Estudios has been working on the Leyendas films for 10–15 years, leading up to Charo Negro, with the same team of "different abilities". [11] "[W]e have been working for ten years in these films, [and] we already understand each other very well.

  7. Legend of la Encantada - Wikipedia

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    The Cueva de la Mora in la Pedriza, Manzanares el Real , is reminiscent of stories that are repeated throughout the Spanish geography due perhaps to the long Muslim occupation. There is another legend with this title, collected by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer in his Legends , located in the Navarre town of Fitero .

  8. National Anthem of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    La bandera de fuego ondear. Y el incendio que atónito deja De Castilla el soberbio león, De las playas gloriosas le aleja Donde flota el cruzado pendón. III Compatriotas, mostremos erguida Nuestra frente, orgullosos de hoy más; Que Quisqueya será destruida Pero sierva de nuevo, ¡jamás! Que es santuario de amor cada pecho Do la patria se ...

  9. Archivo General de la Nación de República Dominicana

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    The General Archive of the Nation (Spanish: Archivo General de la Nación) of the Dominican Republic is the country's national archive, decentralized from the Ministry of Culture. It is in charge of organizing and preserving all documents relevant to the history of the Dominican Republic. It was created on 1935 by Law no. 912.