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  San Lorenzo - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
San Lorenzo, Paraguay, is a satellite city at the east of Asunción.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a municipality in the province of Madrid, Spain.
San Lorenzo is also the name of a fictional Caribbean island nation in the novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /san_lorenzo.htm   (230 words)

  
 San Lorenzo, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Lorenzo is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California, United States.
San Lorenzo is located at 37°40'31" North, 122°8'2" West (37.675181, -122.133752)
Part of a large Spanish land grant prior to the United States' takeover of California in 1848, San Lorenzo was mostly farmland from the 1850s until 1944, when the Bohannon Company built San Lorenzo Village, a tract of two- and three-bedroom homes for workers in the East Bay's war industries, complete with a shopping center.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Lorenzo,_California   (472 words)

  
 Panama Canal Zone - Ft. San Lorenzo
The garrison at San Lorenzo had numbered 350, of whom only 30 stood on their feet at the finish, and not a single officer survived.
Morgan was carried into San Lorenzo on the shoulders of his bodyguard and was met by an escort of honor from Bardley's victors.
San Lorenzo was dropped as one of the regular ports of the Isthmus in 1844.
www.czbrats.com /PanamaViejo/SanLorenzo.htm   (1605 words)

  
 History Of San Lorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Her grandfather was born in San Lorenzo in 1877, her mother in 1906.
She is a third-generation San Lorenzo native, still owns the house and property, and teaches and writes the history of San Lorenzo.
The San Lorenzo area that the Spanish soldiers explored and mapped became the grazing lands of Mission San Jose in l797.
scottgharrison.homestead.com /HistoryOfSanLorenzo.html   (1751 words)

  
 San Lorenzo de Brindis
San Lorenzo, en cambio, estaba perfectamente equipado gracias a su profundo conocimiento de la Biblia, de las lenguas escriturísticas y de los escritos talmúdicos y rabínicos.
San Lorenzo tuvo que interrumpir su tranquilo retiro de Bassano por mandato del papa, que lo enviaba a Milán como mediador de paz.
San Lorenzo se manifiesta en ella como uno de los polemistas más destacados del período postridentino.
www.franciscanos.org /santoral/lorenzobrindis.html   (8120 words)

  
 San Lorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Along the Salinas River, in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains, San Lorenzo Park is as picturesque as the scenic Salinas Valley which surrounds it.
San Lorenzo Park is also the perfect haven for weary travelers, with over 90 campsites available.
San Lorenzo Park has a total of 83 hook-up sites, 45 pull-thru sites with access to water and electric hookups, 25 pull-thru sites with sewer, water, and electric hookups, and 13 back-in sites with hookups for water and electricity.
www.co.monterey.ca.us /parks/san_lorenzo.htm   (816 words)

  
 San Lorenzo de Brindis
Al año siguiente, 1602, San Lorenzo de Brindis fue elegido General de toda la Orden capuchina, y dedicó sus indomables energías a fomentar el genuino espíritu franciscano en las numerosas provincias que visitó personalmente, con un celo impetuoso que, a veces, le acarreó serios disgustos.
Llegó San Lorenzo a Madrid después de un viaje penosísimo, agravado por los frecuentes dolores de gota que las largas caminatas a pie renovaron de manera alarmante.
San Lorenzo de Brindis se encargó de desinflar ese globo de vano viento con golpes certeros y repetidos.
www.franciscanos.org /prudencio/lorenzobrindis.html   (5346 words)

  
 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence) is known as "El Pueblo de los Samaritanos" (town of the Samaritans) and "La Tierra de Leyendas" (land of legends).
San Lorenzo was founded in 1811 by Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca.
San Lorenzo is located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras.
welcome.topuertorico.org /city/sanlo.shtml   (131 words)

  
 Delusions of Adequacy Reviews - San Lorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One aspect of San Lorenzo was the more melodic, moody emo side of the band, as demonstrated on "Tricks on Skies," a nicely flowing track that includes vocals from Tromans and Elizabeth Hamblin and has a kind of Sonic Youth feel about it.
San Lorenzo is one of those bands that has been terribly overlooked, especially in the US, and this is a great introduction that's worth seeking out.
With a name like San Lorenzo and the junkyard art motif of their album, I think I can be excused for expecting a third generation rip-off of dusty Los Lobos-esque Tex-Mex rock.
www.adequacy.net /reviews/s/sanlorenzo.shtml   (1005 words)

  
 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Lorenzo (Spanish Saint Lawrence) is a town in eastern Puerto Rico.
Also called El Pueblo de los Samatitanos or La Tierra de Leyendas, San Lorenzo was founded in 1811 by Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca.
Famous people from San Lorenzo include Chayanne and Carmita Jimenez.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Lorenzo,_Puerto_Rico   (97 words)

  
 History of San Lorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It was built in l875 on the bank of the San Lorenzo Creek fronting Hesperian Blvd. In the l800's it was called the Willows Hotel owned by Ezra Livingston.
The San Lorenzo Library was the first Alameda County branch to be organized on November 25, 1910.
She is a 3rd generation San Lorenzo native, still owns the house and property, teaches and writes the history of San Lorenzo.
www.slvha.com /docs/hstryslz.html   (1704 words)

  
 Welcome to San Lorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
San Lorenzo was built on a natural plateau that was modified by building large artificial ridges.
In fact, the Early Formative Olmec people of San Lorenzo were laying the foundation for the organization of sacred space that would characterize Mesoamerican culture until the arrival of the Spanish.
Each head is individualized and probably represents a portrait of one of the rulers of San Lorenzo.
www.utexas.edu /cofa/a_ah/dir/precol/maya_san_lorenzo.html   (302 words)

  
 San Lorenzo River, Boulder Creek - Felton: Past Floods
The 23 December 1955 flood on the San Lorenzo exceeded the previous maximum flood of 1940 by about 1.5 feet in the lower basin and approximately 3 to 3 1/2 feet in the vicinity of Boulder Creek.
The estimated gross acreage in the study reach of the San Lorenzo River Basin inundated during the December 1955 flood is summarized [in Table 3].
April 1958 Flood -- The April 1958 flooding in the San Lorenzo River Basin was minor on the tributaries and in Santa Cruz compared to the floods of December-January 1955-1956.
www.santacruzpl.org /history/disaster/slrflood.shtml   (2211 words)

  
 San Lorenzo
The Olmec civilization at San Lorenzo existed from 1500 to 400 B.C.E. and flourished from 1200 to 900 B.C.E. The site is located in the hot, swampy lowlands along the Gulf of Mexico, south of present-day Veracruz.
Because of the large amount of carved monuments found at San Lorenzo, researchers agree that there must have been a class of full-time artisans.
San Lorenzo has a complicated drainage system made of U-shaped stones placed end to end to make a trench for running water.
www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/sanlorenzo.html   (838 words)

  
 San Lorenzo de Brindis
Cuando Lorenzo era vicario general, el emperador Rodolfo II le envió en misión diplomática a conseguir la ayuda de los príncipes alemanes contra los turcos, cuya amenaza se cernía sobre toda Hungría.
En algunas ocasiones, San Lorenzo fue prácticamente general en jefe del ejército; por ejemplo, antes de la batalla de Szekes-Fehervar, en 1601, los generales le consultaron, el santo les aconsejó que atacasen, arengó personalmente a las tropas y partió al frente de las fuerzas de ataque, sin más armas que un crucifijo.
San Lorenzo regresó entonces a su convento y ahí falleció el día de su cumpleaños, 22 de julio de 1619.
www.corazones.org /santos/lorenzo_brindis.htm   (1177 words)

  
 San Lorenzo California Resource Guide, City or community of San Lorenzo, California Facts, Information, Relocation, ...
The population of San Lorenzo is approximately 19,987 (1990).
The distance from San Lorenzo to Washington DC is 2560 miles.
San Lorenzo is positioned 37.67 degrees north of the equator and 122.13 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /cacountysanlorenzo.htm   (183 words)

  
 San Lorenzo Obituaries
Unless otherwise noted, all individuals are residents of San Lorenzo.
Alberti, Albert, died March 27, 2004, age 87; San Lorenzo resident; son of the founder of Oakland Scavenger Co.; wife Betty (dec.); daughters Nancy, Sheila, and Penny; son David.
Duenas, Santiago, died April 15, 2005, age 74; San Lorenzo resident since 1991; wife Socorro; daughters Maria (dec.), Consuela, Maria Martina, and Luz Ramona (all of San Leandro); sons Ricardo (San Leandro), Jose (Antioch), Jorge (San Leandro), and Santiago Jr.
www.sanlorenzoexpress.com /obits.htm   (5347 words)

  
 The San Lorenzo Protected Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Spread over the west bank of the Panama Canal, on the Atlantic coast, the San Lorenzo Protected Area includes 9,653 hectares (about 23,852 acres) of forests, mangroves and pastures, as well as 20 km (12 miles) of coastline.
Together with the fortifications of Portobelo, the Fort San Lorenzo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981, and was included in the World Monuments Fund list of Endangered Monuments for 1997-1998.
Tourist attractions in the Protected Area include the Fort San Lorenzo, the Achiote Road and other birdwatching trails, the French Canal, kayaking on the Chagres River and the Canal coastal defense batteries, built during the First World War, as well as the Panama Canal locks and the Gatun dam.
www.sanlorenzo.org.pa /area_in.htm   (327 words)

  
 Drowned in Sound - Albums - San Lorenzo - Nothing New Ever Works   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
San Lorenzo first caught my attention a few years back when I heard 'Life Without Mountains' on Radio 1, it took me three months to actually get my hands on it, and I'm glad I did as its a terrific track.
That's a plus point of San Lorenzo, they could have put a straightforward rock album out, but they have taken the harder route of experimenting with different sounds and styles, which is a plus side to this album.
San Lorenzo with this album, have definitely proved to me that they have lots of variety throughout their music, I just think that they should shout a bit more - like 'For Her Math', which granted, is a good song, but with a bit more venom and passion could be made a lot better.
www.drownedinsound.com /articles/15.html   (468 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - San Lorenzo, Honduras (Honduran Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - San Lorenzo, Honduras (Honduran Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
San Lorenzo, town, S Honduras, on the Gulf of Fonseca.
Its satellite, HenecAn is the chief Pacific port of Honduras.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SanLoren.html   (191 words)

  
 Welcome to the San Lorenzo Library - Alameda County Library
The San Lorenzo Library, established in 1910, is the Alameda County Library's oldest library.
Mary Ann McMillan, of the San Lorenzo Heritage Society, spoke to adults on the history of San Lorenzo while a young magician performed for kids in the Children's area of the Library.
Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker, one of San Lorenzo's representatives on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, attended and joined in the festivities.
www.aclibrary.org /branches/slz/sanlorenzohome.asp   (379 words)

  
 San Lorenzo boys look to bounce back in basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
San Lorenzo gave Hayward Area Athletic League power Bishop O'Dowd all it could handle on one occasion, nearly pulling off the upset at Mangin Pavilion, but the losses piled up quickly in a basketball league that runs deep with four or five high-quality teams every year.
Longaker is hoping to get the school behind his team, much like the San Lorenzo football team earned attention in 2003 by playing for the NCS title in the Oakland Coliseum.
Justin Fontenberry, whose brother John was the leading scorer for San Lorenzo last year, has 29 points so far in the three games and 6-foot-3 sophomore big man Michael Calvin will do much of the tough, inside work for the Rebels.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2004/12/10/SPSLZ.DTL   (581 words)

  
 Philippine Post Magazine: San Lorenzo Ruiz
Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, was the kind of man who could die for God and religion a thousand times if he had to.
Lorenzo Ruiz was was a layman who worked as a calligrapher for the Dominican parish of Binondo, Manila.
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila and later canonized on October 28,1987, San Lorenzo Ruiz holds the distinction of being the first person beatified outside of the Vatican.
www.philpost.com /0900pages/sanlorenzo0900.html   (649 words)

  
 San Lorenzo California real estate
The region from Point Arena, N of San Francisco, to the southern part of the state is subject to tremors and sometimes to severe earthquakes caused by tectonic stress along the San Andreas Fault.
The Coast Ranges receive heavy rainfall in the north, where the giant cathedrallike redwood forests prevail, but the climate of these mountains is considerably drier in S California, and S of the Golden Gate no major rivers reach the ocean.
Irrigation is critical, especially in the San Joaquin Valley and Imperial Valley.
www.fredseoane.com /About_California/page_687635.html   (443 words)

  
 Esmeraldas San Lorenzo - Ecuador
The complete town of San Lorenzo is easy to amble around even though it is exceptionally hot and humid throughout the year with the exception of the rainy season when mosquitos prevail so, do load up with repellents.
South of San Lorenzo lies the train station, most buses arrive and leave from here, or from Hotel San Carlos.
The area of San Lorenzo has an abundance of natural reserves running throughout the area and include the Reserva Ecológica Cayapas-Mataje, which safeguards the estuary islands to the northwest of this small town.
www.thebestofecuador.com /slorenzo.htm   (876 words)

  
 San Lorenzo Apartments for rent San Lorenzo apartment rentals, San Lorenzo furnished apartments to rent.
San Lorenzo Apartments for rent San Lorenzo apartment rentals, San Lorenzo furnished apartments to rent.
About Us Sublet.com is a San Lorenzo apartment rental website that advertises San Lorenzo apartments, San Lorenzo roommates, San Lorenzo houses for rent San Lorenzo sublets and subleases.
San Lorenzo housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
www.sublet.com /Area_Rentals/italy/SanLorenzo_Rentals.asp   (80 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SAN LORENZO DE LA SANTA CRUZ MISSION
to explore lands between the San Saba River and New Mexico, with the objective of establishing Spanish presence in a region that was threatened by the French.
Initially, the settlement of San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz was founded, and a mission with the same name was set up on January 23, 1762.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Hons Coleman Richards, The Establishment of the Candelaria and San Lorenzo Missions on the Upper Nueces (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1936).
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/uqs26.html   (590 words)

  
 Golf, Algarve, Portugal - San Lorenzo
The superb and well frequented San Lorenzo Golf Course, designed by Joseph Lee and owned by Le Meridien Dona Filipa, was recently considered one of the best golf courses in Europe and, in 1993, was voted Continental Europe's third best golf course by the magazine Golf World.
For the next four holes the course again turns seawards and ends with the daunting 18th, with a semi-island green, to quote a cliché, is one of the best finishing holes in golf.
San Lorenzo is beautifully maintained and set in an unspoilt area of natural beauty.
www.portugalvirtual.pt /_golf/algarve/slorenzo.html   (305 words)

  
 San Lorenzo Valley Felton Santa Curz Mountains Big Basin Ben Lomand Boulder Creek and Bonny Doon
If Hollywood was to choose the ideal place for a story about independent mountain people, then the tiny towns of the San Lorenzo Valley would win in a heart beat.
Through it all, the San Lorenzo River makes its lazy journey from the summit to the sea.
San Lorenzo Valley people are like that, too - strong and resilient, independent yet living in tight communities.
www.virtualcities.com /ons/ca/c/as/cac37a13.htm   (427 words)

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