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San Ildefonso

American  
[sahn eel-de-fawn-saw] / sɑn ˌil dɛˈfɔn sɔ /

noun

  1. a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace La Granja; treaty 1800.


San Ildefonso British  
/ san ildeˈfɔnso /

noun

  1. Also called: La Granja.  a town in central Spain, near Segovia: site of the 18th-century summer palace of the kings of Spain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I am committed to making things right and continuing the healing process with our community members, advocates and legislators,” said Mountain, who served two terms as governor of San Ildefonso Pueblo.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Residents who evacuated from their flooded homes sit on a roadside after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022

And she painted the exterior with a black-on-black, gloss-and-matte geometric design and named the car Maria in homage to the celebrated Tewa potter Maria Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, who died in 1980.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

“The death rate at San Ildefonso was unbelievable,” Hendricks said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2020

To the Hermitage of San Ildefonso, therefore, recently enlarged and erected into a monastery, Rollo directed his steps.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

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