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Montes Claros

American  
[mawn-tis klah-roos] / ˈmɔ̃ tɪs ˈklɑ rʊs /

noun

  1. a city in E Brazil.


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The forest of Miédes, now have they overpassed, And on through Montes Claros they pricked forward spurring fast.

From The Lay of the Cid by Bacon, Leonard

Not in the full tide of success, not on the field of Montes Claros, not under the walls of Maestricht, had he so well deserved the admiration of mankind.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

The narrative of Ocampo, written many years after the event, is addressed to the Viceroy Marquis of Montes Claros.

From History of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir

The latter suggested the Montes Claros of the Portuguese.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

This bridge was built in the years 1638-1640, when the Marquis de Montes Claros was viceroy of Peru.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

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