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  Angostura - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Angostura, flavoring prepared from oil distilled from the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American trees, Galipea officinalis or...
In February, a congress convened in Angostura and created the Republic of Colombia (also known as Gran Colombia).
Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices.
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 angostura - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Ciudad Bolívar, city and river port in eastern Venezuela, the capital of Bolívar State, on the narrows of the Orinoco River.
In February 1819 a congress convened in Angostura and created the Republic of Gran Colombia.
Greater Angostura, Eastern Venezuela Basin, Trinidad and Tobago.
uk.encarta.msn.com /angostura.html   (165 words)

  
  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Venezuela
On 21 March, 1833, an Act of congress declared it to be once more in vigour, and this law, with possible applications, the Government has continued to maintain as the principle of its relations with the Holy See.
In this diocese the traditions of ecclesiastical disciple are well maintained, with a grateful memory of the bishops of old who organized its administration and bravely defended the rights of the Church, as well as of priests meritorious for wisdom, austerity, and patriotism.
Among the former should be mentioned Lasso de la Vega (Don Ramón), who, as a senator in the first Congresses of Colombia, admirably discharged his duties towards the interests of religion, and by whose intervention relations between the republic and the Holy See were first established.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15327a.htm   (6135 words)

  
 angostura 1819
Congress did not meet until February 15, 1819, on account of the late arrival of some representatives.
Moreover, as your function is to create a body politic, or, it might be said, to create an entire society while surrounded by every obstacle that a most peculiar and difficult situation can present, perhaps the voice of one citizen may reveal the presence of a hidden or unknown danger.
In this instance, our legislators yielded to the ill-considered pleadings of those men from the provinces who were captivated by the apparent brilliance of the happiness of the North American people, believing that the blessings they enjoy result exclusively from their form of government rather than from the character and customs of the citizens.
social.chass.ncsu.edu /slatta/hi216/documents/bolivar/sbagostura1819.htm   (2602 words)

  
 Ciudad Bolivar all inclusive... Ciudad Bolivar Venezuela
Ciudad Bolívar, (initially called Angostura) capital of the Bolívar State, was founded in the year of 1764 and baptized thereafter with the name of Ciudad Bolívar in honor to the Liberator.
Simon Bolivar declares the "Guerra a Muerte" (War to Death) to the Spanish Wreath and installs the Congress of Angostura in which pronounces a speech with a high moral, social and political content.
In this Congress was created the Gran Colombia (nation composed by the current republics of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama).
www.venezuelaonline.com /boli_e.html   (298 words)

  
 Gran Mendoza Argentina
Godoy Cruz acquired city status on February 9, 1909 and its name was given as a homage to doctor Tomas Godoy Cruz, a Mendoza representative to the Tucuman Congress and a province governor.
The square and monument in honour of this famous legislator was inaugurated in 1924, and since that date it became the urban axis of the city.
In the vicinity of El Challao, the traveller enjoys a first sight of the Cerro La Angostura Hill, with the "Cristo de los Cerros", a huge cross with the image of Christ blessing the city.
www.enjoy-argentina.org /mendoza-destinations-mendoza-gran-mendoza.php   (2888 words)

  
 Mundane Horoscope of Colombia: December 17, 1819
is set for the declaration of the Congress of Angostura on 17 December 1819, a
Colombia: Declaration of the Congress of Angostura: Astrocartography (large)
Colombia: Declaration of the Congress of Angostura: Dispositor
members.tripod.com /tra_nations/a_columbia1819.htm   (303 words)

  
 Colombia 1999 - Chapter XI
Simon Bolívar promised to abolish slavery nationally in 1816 and the Congress of Angostura in 1819 established the goal of total but gradual emancipation.
The same law will establish mechanisms for the protection of the cultural identity and the rights of these communities and for the support of their economic and social development.
In 1993, Congress enacted and the Executive signed Law 70/93 which established within its National Development Plan the Plan for Afro-Colombian Development (the "Plan").
www.cidh.oas.org /countryrep/Colom99en/chapter-11.htm   (2263 words)

  
 ICCF Congress Web Site - 2005 Argentina - Report by Ruth Ann Fay
Villa la Angostura is a rapidly growing village with more ice cream and chocolate shops than I’ve even seen on one main street before.
Congress met in a restaurant that was part of the Bahia Manzano hotel complex.
Congress increased the requirement for the IM to 2 norms over 24 games that year.
correspondencechess.com /congress/2005/ruthann.htm   (533 words)

  
 Simón Bolívar Address to Congress at Angostura (1819)
Let us review the past to discover the base upon which the Republic of Venezuela is founded.
The creation of a hereditary senate would in no way be a violation of political equality.
Simón Bolívar, An Address of Bolivar at the Congress of Angostura (February 15, 1819), Reprint Ed., (Washington, D.C.: Press of B. Adams, 1919).
homepages.udayton.edu /~santamjc/angosturatxt.html   (2009 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Simón de Bolívar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819
Modern History Sourcebook: Simón de Bolívar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819
Precisely because no form of government is so weak as the democratic, its framework must be firmer, and its institutions must be studied to determine their degree of stability...unless this is done, we will have to reckon with an ungovernable, tumultuous, and anarchic society, not with a social order where happiness, peace, and justice prevail.
From: Simón Bolívar, An Address of Bolivar at the Congress of Angostura (February 15, 1819), Reprint Ed., (Washington, D.C.: Press of B. Adams, 1919), passim.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1819bolivar.html   (1215 words)

  
 EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
In his December 2, 1823, address to Congress, President James Monroe articulated U.S. policy on the new political order developing in the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere.
Share with the class the annotated excerpts from "Monroe on Recognition of the Independent States of South America" on pages 11-12 of the PDF file (see Preparing to Teach This Curriculum Unit for download instructions).
On July 9, 1816, a congress in Tucumán proclaimed the independence of the United Provinces of the Río de La Plata.
edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=576   (1866 words)

  
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As science writer Joel Achenbach notes, there are many large proprietary or fee-based databases, such as Lexis-Nexis or the Oxford English Dictionary, that Google cannot crawl through.
"The Library of Congress," he points out, "has about 19 million books with unique call numbers, plus another 9 million or so in unusual formats, but most have not made it onto the Web.
That may change, but for the moment, a tremendous amount of human wisdom is invisible to researchers who just use the Internet".
www.palaeo-electronica.org /2004_2/editor/focus.htm   (4446 words)

  
 www.bostonmagazine.com Home Page
Historically, these infusions were promoted as medicine to beat the tax on alcohol, though they did serve as effective digestifs." Their real purpose was to "enhance the flavor of mixed drinks" writes DeGroff.
He makes his own orange bitters by steeping a case of Seville orange peels in a gallon of grain alcohol along with a secret potpourri of botanicals.
I won't tell on those who didn't know their Angostura from a hole in the wall, but as for the lass who asked me to refresh her memory when I ordered a negroni, I'd advise her not to quit her day job.
www.bostonmagazine.com /content.php?name=winearticles.txt   (16816 words)

  
 ICCF Congress Web Site
ICCF Home Page Congress Minutes All ICCF Meetings Meetings of ICCF Web Site
"The Delegate from Spain informed Congress about the proposed venue for the 2007 Congress, which would be organised in Benalmadena (Malaga) from 20/10/2007 to 26/10/2007.
This offer was accepted with enthusiasm by delegates."
correspondencechess.com /congress   (94 words)

  
 June 2001 Questions Ask Digger Digger Odell Publications
It is a medicine bottle with ENTd ACORd TO, on one side and ACT OF CONGRESS, on the other side, and RRR RADWAY and CO NEW YORK on the front.
I found a Green bottle that says "Dr. JGB Seigert and Hijos" around the top, I was wondering if you could tell me the age of this bottle please.
The word mark, Angostura was used for Bitters since 1831 so claims the trademark registration.
www.bottlebooks.com /questions/June2001/june_2001.htm   (13983 words)

  
 Independence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence
1916 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence
1819 Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain
www.brainyhistory.com /topics/i/independence.html   (2777 words)

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