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  • Belgian-born empress of Mexico (1864–1867) as the wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria.

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  • The post came about because of another error I made yesterday, saying the 1810 war of independence in Mexico was against France -- I had this story on my mind because I had just reread my notes on Maximilian and Carlota from a lecture that used to be given regularly here in San Miguel by Dr. Morton Stith when he lived here.

    Here's the story of Maximilian and Carlota 2005

  • Then I called Carlota in Minneapolis, where she was an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.

    The Tree of Death Muller, Marcia 1983

  • The nearest is Luisiana, about two leagues from hence, from which place both my husband and myself come; the next is Carlota, which is some ten leagues distant, and these are the only colonies of our people which I have seen; but there are others farther on, and some, as I have heard say, in the very heart of the Sierra

    The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842

  • The nearest is Luisiana, about two leagues from hence, from which place both my husband and myself come; the next is Carlota, which is some ten leagues distant, and these are the only colonies of our people which I have seen; but there are others farther on, and some, as I have heard say, in the very heart of the

    The Bible in Spain 1712

  • My high school Spanish teacher, Mrs Rubenstein, dubbed me 'Carlota' and encouraged me towards Advanced Placement in the language.

    Cheryl Pearl Sucher: The Foreigners are Coming, the Foreigners are Coming! 2008

  • I did so, "Carlota," he said to one of two well-grown girls who sat by the woman, "Carlota, give your seat to the caballero."

    The Penance of Magdalena & Other Tales of the California Missions J. Smeaton Chase

  • In addition, Quadra holds a 100\% interest in the Carlota mine ( "Carlota"), a heap leach - SX / EW copper operation in Arizona.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • ( "Carlota"), a heap leach - SX / EW copper project under construction in Arizona.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • Carlota Shea, 95, who spent 17 years as a secretary with Henderson Realty in McLean before retiring in 2004, died of renal failure Oct. 1 at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

    Carlota Shea Post 2010

  • Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Carlota Elena Franklin moved to the United States in 1950 for a job at the Venezuelan consulate in New York.

    Carlota Shea Post 2010

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