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    Rescue Ship as María Pita. The Siege of Coruña House-Museum of María Pita (Spanish) Saavedra Vázquez, María do Carmen (2006). ""María Pita A Coruña heroine...
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    runner María del Carmen Chaves Calvo (born 1967), Spanish cyclist Maria del Mar (several people) María del Monte (born 1962), Spanish singer María Beatriz...
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    Centre. María Pita Square, the most important square in the city. Notable landmarks are the City Hall and the statue of the local heroine Maria Pita. Nearby...
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    tugboat Luz da Mar. Don Inda-class tugboat Clara Campoamor. María de Maeztu-class tugboat Maria Pita. Guardamar-class lifeboat Guardamar Calíope. Salvamar-class...
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    was leading the assault to the highest part of the wall, was killed by María Pita who, snatched the spear carrying the English banner from the commander...
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    premiering in Florence, three years after Bargagli's death. May 4 – In Spain, María Pita leads the defense of La Coruña against the English Armada after her husband...
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    the regular Spanish troops, militia, and women of the city, including Maria Pita and Inés de Ben, forced the English back with severe losses. The Spanish...
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  • Portuguese football player Juana Rosa Pita, poet, writer, editor and translator Le Tagaloa Pita, Samoan politician María Pita (1565–1643), heroine of the defense...
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    of her son's death by the French army. She died in the fire as well. María Pita. She defended A Coruña against Sir Francis Drake's army. Queen Mavia (r...
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    premiering in Florence, three years after Bargagli's death. May 4 – In Spain, María Pita leads the defense of La Coruña against the English Armada after her husband...
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  • Sanchez. They arrange an exchange for Pita, and during the meeting, Creasy, injured but determined, reassures Pita of his love before she is sent to safety...
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  • the men under Cortés's expedition; among them are María Estrada and Beatriz Bermúdez de Velasco. María de la Candelaria leads a revolt against the European...
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    besieged it, but he was rejected, and then it was born the legend of María Pita, a woman who took up the weapon of his dead man and continued shooting...
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    the cities being protected by civilian troops and folk heroes, such as María Pita. The death of Philip II in 1598 failed to effect a dramatic improvement...
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  • Torrijo as Doctor Vargas José Ramón Iglesias as Germán Tania Vilamarín as María Pita Joaquín Gómez as Germán's father Jaime Zatarain as Ramón de la Vega Pepe...
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    composer (d. 1634) Francis Meres, English churchman and author (d. 1647) María Pita, Spanish heroine (d. 1643) John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St. Andrews...
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    chicken finger pita wrap is a sandwich from Detroit made from fried chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and mayonnaise, all wrapped in pita bread. The cheese...
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    unknown Sophia Brahe, Danish astronomer and horticulturalist (b. 1556) María Pita, Spanish heroine (b. 1565) Baker, Christopher (2002). Absolutism and the...
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  • composer (d. 1634) Francis Meres, English churchman and author (d. 1647) María Pita, Spanish heroine (d. 1643) John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St. Andrews...
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    song". Jethro Tull also backed Remo as he sang his own "Bombay City" and "Maria Pita Che". Remo has long participated in and promoted a local festival called...
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    1803, the expedition set off from A Coruña in northwest Spain sailing on Maria Pita. It carried 22 orphan boys (aged 3 to 10) to act as carriers of the cowpox...
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    Napoleon. She was only around 25 years old. Agustina de Aragón Casta Álvarez María Pita Rudorff 1974, p. 101. Rudorff, Raymond (1974). War to the death : the...
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    ISBN 978-1-55885-055-2. Ruiz de Burton, María Amparo (2001), Sánchez, Rosaura; Pita, Beatrice (eds.), Conflicts of Interest: The Letters of María Amparo Ruiz De Burton...
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    media related to María Félix. Maria Félix: "La Doña" María Félix at IMDb Life and work Registered website María Félix official website María Félix at Find...
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    soldiers who had not joined the rebellion, such as Generals Rogelio Caridad Pita and Enrique Salcedo Molinuevo and Admiral Antonio Azarola; and the founders...
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  • unknown Sophia Brahe, Danish astronomer and horticulturalist (b. 1556) María Pita, Spanish heroine (b. 1565) 1644 January 20 – Stefano Amadei, Italian painter...
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  • postcode area for Bristol, England Bonomi BS.14 Astore, a glider BS-14 María Pita, a Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Society tugboat BS 14 Specification...
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  • commander at the Battle of Manila Bay Alonso Pita da Veiga (fl. 1513–1529), military officer Maria Pita, soldier Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105–1157)...
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    off the skewer while still hot. It can be served with or inside a rolled pita, typically with lemon, sauces, vegetables such as sliced tomato and onion...
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    support of Juan Padilla, captain of the garrison, where a determined María Pita successfully stopped Francis Drake and his Counter Armada. He was also...
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