Florencio Varela

[ flaw-ren-see-oh vuh-rel-uh; Spanish flaw-ren-syaw vah-re-lah ]

/ flɔˈrɛn si oʊ vəˈrɛl ə; Spanish flɔˈrɛn syɔ vɑˈrɛ lɑ /

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a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.

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And in a flash, Varela had headed the ball past Tim Howard, the American goalie, draining the latter, in an instant, of all color.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory|Tunku Varadarajan|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Silvestre Varela was hurtling toward the U.S. goal when Ronaldo fed him a pass of curvilinear purity.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory|Tunku Varadarajan|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Do not dare come to our country,” Venezuelan Minister of Prison Affairs Iris Varela shot back.
Venezuela’s Constitutional Mess|Mac Margolis|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another chapel stands within the cemetery now, erected to the memory of Father Varela by his beloved pupils in Cuba.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

And at the table, sipping his second drink, Hall had recalled in a flash where he had seen Varela Ansaldo before.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
His family announced to friends that they had sent to Spain for a great doctor, one Varela Ansaldo.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
According to Florencio Janer, coaches were not known in Spain until the middle of the sixteenth century.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams
Surely in these Don Florencio had taken part, and borne himself bravely?
The Free Lances|Mayne Reid