Madariaga

[ mah-thah-ryah-gah ]

/ ˌmɑ ðɑˈryɑ gɑ /

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noun

Sal·va·dor de

[sahl-vah-thawrthe], /ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr ðɛ/, Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo, 1886–1978, Spanish diplomat, historian, and writer in England.

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This event did not cause Madariaga's desperation to break out as violently as his son-in-law had expected.
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Madariaga had joyously expended upon this courtesan many thousands of dollars.
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Madariaga appeared abstracted, and all the family, including Desnoyers, respected and feared this taciturnity.
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The two raced the fields from sun to sun, Madariaga following the flying pigtail of the little Amazon as though it were a flag.
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Their only disagreements were about the expenses established by Madariaga during his regime.
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