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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Canton in France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The canton is an administrative division of France.
The cantons were created in 1790 at the same time as the départements by the Committee for the Division of territory (Comité de division).
Their number was drastically reduced (between 30 and 50) by the loi du 8 pluviôse an IX (28 January 1801) called, "law for the reduction of the number of district courts", or loi portant réduction du nombre de justices de paix in French.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Canton_in_France   (421 words)

  
 Equator encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Equator politics and officials, Equator History. Travel to Equator
In 2005, however, the estimated population was 1,865,541 (canton).
On July 9, 1883, the liberal commander Eloy Alfaro participated in the Battle of Guayaquil, and later, after more conflict, became the president of Ecuador on September 4, 1895.
Upon completing his second term in 1911, he moved to Europe, but upon his return to Ecuador in 1912 and attempted return to power, he was arrested on January 28, 1912, thrown in prison, and assassinated by a mob that had stormed the prison.
www.ecuadoriworld.com /wiki-Quito   (2636 words)

  
 Drift Seeds and Drift Fruits
Nickernut (Caesalpinia bonduc), Tropical America to Canton Island.
In Guayaquil, Ecuador, drilled nickernuts are sold by street vendors as amulets to ward off evil spirits.
On some Caribbean islands nickernuts are used in a strategy board game called "Island Waurie." Two players sit on opposite sides of a hardwood board with six depressions (wells) on each side, each well with four nuts.
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 Karen Olsen Bruhns, Curriculum Vitae
Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Pirincay, Canton Paute, Provincia de Azuay: Informe Preliminar de 1984.
Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Pirincay, Canton Paute, Provincia del Azuay: Informe Preliminar de 1986.
Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Pirincay, Canton Paute, Provincia del Azuay.
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 December 13 Birthdays in History
December 13, 1956 Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold
December 13, 1954 John Anderson, born in Apopka, Florida, country singer and actor, Lone Wolf McQuade
December 13, 1929 Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor, Doctors' Hospital
www.brainyhistory.com /daysbirth/birth_december_13.html   (1385 words)

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