Gaspé, Quebec
'' (meaning "Long live the King of France"). Cartier met there an indigenous tribe that referred to the territory as ''Honguedo'', probably a Mi'kmaq word meaning "meeting place". Following the Treaty of Paris (Treaty of Paris (1763)) in 1763, British officers and soldiers acquired free land in Gaspé. And in 1784, they were joined by many Loyalist (Loyalist (American Revolution)) settlers. From then on, Gaspé became an important commercial fishing
History of the Ryukyu Islands
be taken as prisoners. One of the Princess Lilies explained: "We had a strict imperial education, so being taken prisoner was the same as being a traitor. We were taught to prefer suicide to becoming a captive." (Moriguchi, 1992) Many students died saying "Tenno Heika Banzai (Ten thousand years)", which means "Long live the Emperor." The board of education, made up entirely of mainland Japanese, required
Hungarian Soviet Republic
during 1936; Hungary during 1919 (Hungarian Soviet Republic) and 1956 (Hungarian Revolution of 1956); France during 1871 (Paris Commune) and 1968 (May 1968 in France); Chile in 1973 (''cordones''); Iran during 1978-1979 (''shoras (shura)''
Santiago de Cuba
that in these countries which were discovered by the Spanish nation the echo of our language should ever cease to be heard, nor that our flag should disappear before the eyes…. Long live Puerto Rico, always Spanish. Long live Spain.” Macías y Casado hoped that a grant of autonomy would ensure that Puerto Ricans would remain loyal to the Spanish crown. 1517 Expedition Together with some 110 discontented Spanish settlers
Landa de Matamoros
; It covers about 32% of the state of Querétaro and is roughly the size of Rhode Island . When it was declared, the reserve had 683 communities with about 100,000 inhabitants.
Jalpan de Serra
;sierragorda.net" It covers about 32% of the state of Querétaro and is roughly the size of Rhode Island . When it was declared, the reserve had 683 communities with about 100,000 inhabitants.
Peñamiller
of its exceptional variety of species and ecosystems. The reserve extends for about 400,000 hectares over the states of Querétaro and San Luis Potosí . It covers about 32% of the state of Querétaro and is roughly the size of Rhode Island .
Pinal de Amoles
of Querétaro and is roughly the size of Rhode Island . When it was declared, the reserve had 683 communities with about 100,000 inhabitants.
Arkhangelsk
'', declared: "Not a man, not a sou (Solidus (coin)), not a shell for reactionary and capitalist Poland. Long live the Russian Revolution! Long live the Workmen's International!" Poland also suffered setbacks due to sabotage and delays in deliveries of war supplies, when workers in Czechoslovakia and Germany refused to transit such materials to Poland. On 6 August the Polish government issued an "Appeal
Belém
there was a multitude of citizenry yelling ''"Viva o Senhor D. Miguel I nosso rei absoluto"'' ('' ''), while some interjecting cries of ''"death to D. Pedro"'' and ''"death to the liberal constitution"''. Antonio Silva Lopes Rocha (1829), p.26-27; Rocha noted that on arrival to Lisbon, these "cheering" fans of the Prince were actually paid six-pence each to yell their interjections, and to attack
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