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  • noun Plural form of Spaniard.

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Examples

  • But after these caciques of Winicapora and Saporatona his followers perceived our purpose, and saw that we came as enemies to the Spaniards only, and had not so much as harmed any of those nations, no, though we found them to be of the Spaniards’ own servants, they assured us that Carapana would be as ready to serve us as any of the lords of the provinces which we had passed; and that he durst do no other till this day but entertain the Spaniards, his country lying so directly in their way, and next of all other to any entrance that should be made in Guiana on that side.

    The Discovery of Guiana. Paras. 50-102 1909

  • The government of President Guadalupe Victoria orders the expulsion of all Spaniards from the country.

    Mexico this month - December 2009

  • The government of President Guadalupe Victoria orders the expulsion of all Spaniards from the country.

    Mexico this month - December 2009

  • The government of President Guadalupe Victoria orders the expulsion of all Spaniards from the country.

    Mexico this month - December 2009

  • The communities created by the Spaniards from a mix of ethnic groups were the basis of modern municipalities, forming a kind of indigenous melting pot, and anyone who has lived in a "melting pot" knows that this is where to find the really soul-satisfying food.

    The Cuisine of Hidalgo: Spanning Climates and Cultures 2007

  • The communities created by the Spaniards from a mix of ethnic groups were the basis of modern municipalities, forming a kind of indigenous melting pot, and anyone who has lived in a "melting pot" knows that this is where to find the really soul-satisfying food.

    The Cuisine of Hidalgo: Spanning Climates and Cultures 2007

  • Note 45: José Eugenio Borao Mateo provides an excellent account of the Dutch siege of Jilong in Spaniards in Taiwan, 2: ix – xii. back

    How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

  • The city of Cuernavaca itself, settled in the 10th and 11th centuries AD by the Tlahuicas and later dominated by Aztecs and Spaniards, is famous for its markets and restaurants.

    Morelos: land of culinary contrasts 2005

  • The city of Cuernavaca itself, settled in the 10th and 11th centuries AD by the Tlahuicas and later dominated by Aztecs and Spaniards, is famous for its markets and restaurants.

    Morelos: land of culinary contrasts 2005

  • That they were all men of mixed race was probable; but three of them would have been called Spaniards, Spaniards, that is, of Costa Rica, and the other would be called an Indian.

    Tales of all countries 2004

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