Trujillo Sentence Examples
On the 28th of October r8 r r, Hill, by a very skilful surprise, captured Arroyo de los Molinos (between Badajoz and Trujillo), almost annihilating a French corps under Gerard; and in December 181r the French were repulsed in their efforts to capture Tarifa near Cadiz.
Another line in the Lake Maracaibo region is known as the Great La Ceiba, and runs from a point near the lake to the vicinity of Valera and Trujillo.
The Maracaibo type from the mountain-slopes of Merida, Trujillo and Tachira is perhaps the best known and brings the best price.
For intermediate or secondary instruction there are 23 national colleges for boys in the various departmental capitals, and three similar colleges for girls, in Ayacucho, Cuzco and Trujillo.
There are large cigarette factories in Lima, and others in Arequipa, Callao, Piura and Trujillo.
One outstanding incident was the filibustering expedition of William Walker, who was at first invited by the Liberals of Leon to assist them against the Conservatives of Granada, and who, after seizing the supreme power in 1856, was expelled by the combined forces of the neighbouring states, and on venturing to return was shot at Trujillo in Honduras on the 12th of September 1860.
The election for the presidential term 1876-1878 resulted in favour of Aquiles Parra, who was succeeded in April 1878 by General Julian Trujillo.
Trujillo was once an important commercial centre and the metropolis of northern Peru, but the short railways running inland from various ports have taken away its commercial importance.
The port of Salaverry (with which Trujillo is connected by rail) is about io m.
The only important manufactures of Trujillo are cigars and cigarettes.
AdvertisementTrujillo was founded in 1535, by Francisco Pizarro, who gave it the name of his native city in Spain.
Of the ancient aboriginal city, or group of towns, whose ruins and burial-places cover the plain on every side of Trujillo, comparatively little is definitely known.
We'll touch the desert coast at Trujillo, Peru's second city, then climb again into the northern cordillera.
The heavy metal band is from Los Angeles, California and consists of present members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo.
Their current bassist is Robert Trujillo.
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