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Hace 1 día · Life and career Early life and education. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was born into an educated middle-class family on 24 August 1899. They were in comfortable circumstances but not wealthy enough to live in downtown Buenos Aires, so the family resided in Palermo, then a poorer neighborhood.Borges's mother, Leonor Acevedo Suárez, came from a traditional Uruguayan family of ...
Hace 5 días · Esta encantadora ciudad ofrece un poco de todo y está a poco más de una hora en coche desde Alicante. Si aún no la conoces, te contamos cuáles son sus principales atractivos turísticos, desde su famoso castillo hasta las cuevas y rutas de senderismo que te permitirán disfrutar de la naturaleza.
Hace 1 día · Lydia Sherman, The Poison Fiend! “Serial killers.”. Wikipedia. HOWARD FISCHER, M.D., was a professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. Lydia Sherman (1824–1878) poisoned eight children (one source claims seven) and three husbands. Arsenic was found in their stomach contents.
Hace 4 días · With the help of the Valencian Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI), Isabella and Ferdinand were presented with a supposed papal bull by Pope Pius II (who had actually died in 1464), authorizing Ferdinand to marry within the third degree of consanguinity, making their marriage legal.
Hace 2 días · Although it is a private construction, yes, it can be visited. The only thing you should know is that it is only open three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 2pm) and that you need to make a reservation in advance. Reservations can be made either by phone (925 29 15 60 and 925 29 13 01) or by mail (turismoguadamur@gmail.es).
Hace 1 día · Multifaceted presentations are common in my corner of Italy, and that’s what I encountered at “Orfeo, il canto e l’incanto” (Orpheus, song and enchantment), held at Università per Stranieri (University for Foreigners, a language school), a short walk from my house.
Hace 1 día · Few families in history left behind as horrid a legacy as the Borgias. During the Italian Renaissance, their name was synonymous with scandal, depravity, and debauchery. Even though many members ...
