Dali, Salvador

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A twentieth-century Spanish surrealist painter (see surrealism). Many of his landscapes are decorated with melting clocks.

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The acknowledgment of these crimes, which came as part of an amnesty for them, was a cathartic moment for El Salvador.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice|Raymond Bonner|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias laid a calming hand on 1980s El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize|P. J. O’Rourke|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.
The Man Behind Marilyn Malkovich|Justin Jones|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The children are coming from three Central American countries—Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
From Texas to Gaza, Reaping What We Sow|Michael Tomasky|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And if successful, the program would be extended to refugees in Guatemala and El Salvador.
The Awful Facts Behind the White House's Plan to Help Honduras|Caitlin Dickson|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
When it arrived he sailed boldly into the reconcave, and St. Salvador was taken almost without a struggle.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Colonel Salvador, though born in Portugal, has all his property and connections in Brazil; he served with credit in the peninsula.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
He endeavored to accomplish this against the opposition of Salvador and was killed at the battle of Chalchuapa in 1885.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
From a junction with the Northern a branch will run south to Zacapa and ultimately will be extended into Salvador.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper