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Espartero

American  
[es-pahr-te-raw] / ˌɛs pɑrˈtɛ rɔ /

noun

  1. Baldomero Count of Luchana 1792–1879, Spanish general and statesman.


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Espartero soon, however, in 1840, stamped out the last embers of the rising, which had lasted seven years.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

"And a good soldier he was, Se�orita," said Espartero, courteously.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Espartero had but recently been appointed to the district, and, being an Andalucian, he was naturally still imperfectly acquainted with much that had been done by his many incapable predecessors.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

In 1839 Espartero carefully opened up negotiations with Maroto and the principal Carlist chiefs of the Basque provinces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

His words were useless, since Espartero and his followers continued in their way despite all claims of reason and right.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)

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