Francia

[ frahn-see-uh; Spanish frahn-syah ]

/ ˈfrɑn si ə; Spanish ˈfrɑn syɑ /

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Jo·sé Gas·par Ro·drí·guez de

[haw-se gahs-pahr raw-three-ges the], /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/, "El Supremo", 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Hc igitur Noua Francia oram habet san multifariam, sinubus marinis fluminibsque exesam, an fractuosam & recurrentem.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Quid sit Nova Francia, qualis regio, qui in e populi, quique mores.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ergo statim ex Aquitania euocatus Sacerdos vnus, alter ex ipsa Francia desumptus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nonne alias dictum fuit quod Francia per mulierem desolaretur, et postea per Virginem restaurari debebat?
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

In the year 1814 Francia determined that the time had come when he could dispense with the services of his colleague, Yegros.
South America|W. H. Koebel