Obregón

[ aw-vre-gawn ]

/ ˌɔ vrɛˈgɔn /

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Al·va·ro

[ahl-vah-raw], /ˈɑl vɑ rɔ/, 1880–1928, Mexican general and statesman: president 1920–24.

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During the following year, Obregón and his federal troops demolished Villa’s forces in several crucial engagements.
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After ousting Huerta in July 1914, Carranza became president with Obregón as his minister of war.
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General Obregon, says an unofficial message, has been elected President of Mexico.
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How should our p. 14readers have perused the scarce book of the life and adventures of Obregon?
A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain|George Borrow
One that does not strictly belong to this lower class is the Marcos de Obregon of Espinel.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
"Ociedad, raiz de los vicios, y sepulchro de las virtudes," as Marcos Obregon exclaims.
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