García y Íñiguez

[ gahr-see-ah ee ee-nyee-ges ]

/ gɑrˈsi ɑ i ˈi nyi gɛs /

noun

Ca·lix·to

[kah-lees-taw] /kɑˈlis tɔ/, 1839?–98, Cuban lawyer, soldier, and revolutionist.

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