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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest-central Cuba east of Havana. Founded in 1693, it was once a haven for pirates.
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Featuring a thrilling script by the legendary Don McGregor and incredible art by Mike Mayhew, Matanzas is a classic Zorro adventure †presented here for the very first time!
Dynamite Entertainment titles for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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My fiancé and I were debating this the other night: where did the idea of Matanzas come from?
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Matanzas Gustavo Arellano 2011
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Oil prospecting is very important for development of the area to the north of Matanzas, which is why the contingent was sent there.
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Red clay -- the so-called Matanzas clay; not all red clay is
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Spaniards upon their arrival at the port which, since that time, has consequently been called Matanzas; several had managed to defend themselves but had afterwards been hanged by a cacique on a ceiba tree, leaving only the two women, whose lives were spared.
Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Francis Augustus MacNutt
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By one of these conveyances I went to Matanzas, which is very prettily situated in a lovely bay.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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Some seven miles before reaching the mouth of the Gran Estero there is a little town called Matanzas, a kind of headquarters for turtle fishermen and which, though the entrance to its bay is almost closed by a sand bank, is often visited by coasting schooners that call for cacao from nearby plantations.
Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich
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It is situated about two miles distant from the ocean, on an inlet called Matanzas Sound.
A Geography for Beginners. Kensey Johns 1864
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The education level of some provinces such as Matanzas is 10th grade.
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The education level of some provinces such as Matanzas is 10th grade.
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