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101Sitio de Algeciras (1342) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Sitio de Algeciras. Sitio de Algeciras de 1342 Parte de la Reconquista …
102Blackstone Group — L.P …
103Sarpi — Sarpi, Paolo, geb. 1552 in Venedig, seit 1565 Servitenmönch, bekannt als solcher unter dem Namen Fra Paolo (Paulus Venetus u. Paulus Servita), bewandert in den alten Sprachen, den Naturwissenschaften, der Theologie u. Philosophie, war eine… …
104ser como uña y carne — Ser dos personas inseparables. Una de las pocas concesiones que el anónimo autor del hace al sentimentalismo y al lado más humano del héroe es la despedida de don Rodrigo de su mujer y de sus hijas en Cardeña. Así la narra: «Llorando de los ojos …
105jabalí — Popularizado entre los jóvenes por ser el alimento preferido de Obélix, el inconmensurable personaje de cómic creado por Uderzo y Goscini, lo cierto es que el jabalí ha acompañado durante siglos al hombre mediterráneo y ha constituido uno de… …
106Manila Bay — a bay in the Philippines, in W Luzon Island: the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet 1898. * * * Inlet of the South China Sea extending into southwestern Luzon island, Philippines. Considered one of the world s great… …
107treaty port — Hist. any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty. [1880 85] * * * ▪ Asian history any of the ports that Asian countries, especially China and Japan, opened to… …
108Aguinaldo, Emilio — born March 23, 1869, near Cavite, Luzon, Phil. died Feb. 6, 1964, Manila Philippine independence leader. He was born of Chinese and Tagalog parentage and was educated at the University of Santo Tomás, Manila. He became a leader of the Katipunan,… …
109Harris, Townsend — born Oct. 3, 1804, Sandy Hill, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 25, 1878, New York City U.S. diplomat. He served as president of New York City s board of education and helped found the Free Academy (later City College of New York). In 1847 he left New York… …
110Manila Bay, Battle of — (May 1, 1898) Naval engagement in the Spanish American War. The U.S. Asiatic Squadron under George Dewey was ordered to sail from its Hong Kong base to destroy the Spanish fleet then in the Philippines. In one morning the guns of Dewey s squadron …
