filibustero

  • 41filibuster — I. noun Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter Date: 1851 1. an irregular military adventurer; specifically an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid 19th century 2. [filibuster (II)] a. the use of… …

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  • 42Filibuster — A filibuster, or talking out a bill , is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision making body. An attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the… …

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  • 43José Rizal — This article is about the Philippine national hero. For other uses, see José Rizal (disambiguation). José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. Born June 19, 1861 Calamba City, Laguna …

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  • 44List of English words of Dutch origin — This is a list of words of Dutch language origin. However, note that this list does also include some words of which the etymology is uncertain, and that some may have been derived from Middle Low German equivalents instead or as well. Some of… …

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  • 45Filibuster (military) — A filibuster is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. The term is usually used to describe United States citizens who attempted to foment insurrections in Latin… …

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  • 46List of Spanish words of Germanic origin — This is an initial list of many Spanish words that come from Germanic languages. It is further divided into words that come from Visigothic, Frankish, Langobardic, Middle Dutch, Middle High German, Middle Low German, Old English, Old High German …

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  • 47Justo Sierra O'Reilly — (Tixcacal Tuyú, Yucatán, 1814 ndash; Mérida, Yucatán, 1861), Mexican novelist and historian; father of Mexican author and political figure Justo Sierra Méndez . Sierra O Reilly was born in the southeastern Mexican state of Yucatán; His father in… …

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  • 48Tanghalang Ateneo — (also known as TA) is one of the pioneer theater groups of the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.History of Tanghalang AteneoTanghalang Ateneo descends from a long line of Ateneo theater companies The Ateneo Dramatics Society and the …

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  • 49El Filibusterismo — infobox Book | name = El Filibusterismo title orig = translator = image caption = Facsimile copy of the first page of the manuscript of El Filibusterismo. author = Jose Rizal illustrator = cover artist = country = Philippines language = tagalog… …

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  • 50Felipe Agoncillo — Infobox Person name = Felipe Agoncillo image size = 150px caption = A portrait of Felipe Agoncillo. birth name = Felipe Agoncillo birth date = May 26, 1859 birth place = Taal, Batangas death date = September 29, 1941 death place = Manila death… …

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