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The caste was founded by Don Pedro Luis de Ulloa y Calis, count of Vistahermosa, who bought some cattle from some rich farm workers called Rivas from the Sevillian village of Dos Hermanas in 1772.
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The caste was founded by Don Pedro Luis de Ulloa y Calis, count of Vistahermosa, who bought some cattle from some rich farm workers called Rivas from the Sevillian village of Dos Hermanas in 1772.
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Calis, he advises me to write, and I most willingly comply tho my Faith in the conveyance is but poor -- indeed
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 December 1779 1973
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London, and after made warden of an house of his order in Calis.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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The king of England in deed hearing of the preparation made for warre by the Frenchmen, leuied foure thousand men which he sent vnto Calis, and to the sea, of the which 3000 were vnder the conduct of the kings sonne.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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[Sidenote: An armie sent to Calis and to the sea.]
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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Calis, and so on the mondaie following, [Sidenote: Iohn Hall executed.] he was drawne from the Tower to Tiburne, and there hanged, bowelled, headed, and quartered: his head being sent to Calis there to be set vp, where the duke was murthered.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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The next daie there issued foorth of Calis two hundred men of armes, two hundred archers, and three hundred footmen, with ten or twelue wagons laden with vittels and artillerie, conducted by sir
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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But sir Manfrid de Bois, and the lord Rigine, did so valiantlie defend it, that the Englishmen with losse of fortie of their men were constreined to returne vnto Calis, after they had burnt the dead bodies in an old house, for that the enimies should not perceiue what losse the Englishmen had susteined.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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Iohn duke of Burgognie hauing obteined licence to besiege Calis, prepared an armie of six thousand men of armes, fiftéene hundred crosbowes, & twelue thousand footmen, the which being assembled, and all necessarie prouision readie at saint Omers, he was by the French king countermanded, and not suffered to proceed anie further in that weightie enterprise.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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