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San Rafael
San Rafael , residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. Several large companies have their regional headquarters there and various light manufactures are produced. The city is the seat of the restored Mission San Rafael Arcángel (est. 1817) and the Dominican Univ. of California. The county civic center there was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . |
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"San Rafael." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "San Rafael." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SanRafae.html "San Rafael." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SanRafae.html |
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San Rafael
San Rafael, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Spain, USA, Venezuela In most cases named after the Archangel Raphael.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "San Rafael." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "San Rafael." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SanRafael.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "San Rafael." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SanRafael.html |
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