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Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel , rocky isle (1993 est. pop. 72) in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, an arm of the English Channel, Manche dept., NW France, 1 mi (1.6 km) off the coast, near Avranches . The isle is linked with the mainland by a causeway (built 1875), but was long only accessible by land at low tide. By... Read more |
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Michel de Montaigne
MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE (1533–<... Read more |
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Jose Gaspar Rodriguez Francia
Francia, José Gaspar Rodriguez de (1776–1840) Dictator of Paraguay. A leader of the Paraguayan movement for independence from Spain (1811), he dominated the post-independence period by establishing (1814) one of the most absolute dictatorships in 19th-century Latin American history.... Read more |
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Manche
Manche , department (1990 pop. 480,900), NW France, in Normandy , on the English Channel. Manche is coextensive with the Cotentin peninsula and extends S into the Norman woods. Saint-Lô (the capital), Cherbourg , and Avranches are the chief towns, and Mont-Saint-Michel is off the... Read more |
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Avranches
Avranches , town (1993 est. pop. 9,520), Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel. Because of its proximity to the rocky island of Mont-Saint-Michel , Avranches has a large tourist trade. A Roman town, it became an intellectual center in the early Middle Ages; Lanfranc taught... Read more |
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Michel De LHopital
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El Monte
El Monte , city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, chemicals, and plastic and metal products. The population has increased by more... Read more |
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Michael
Michael [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. He is depicted as a warrior-prince leading the celestial armies against wicked forces and as Israel's guardian... Read more |
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Abbe de Saint-Cyran
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Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
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