Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 10, 2025
The most interesting of the many churches is the Compañia, which has a choice group of bells in its cupola, and an unusually excellent collection of paintings, among them a series illustrating the life of the Virgin, by an unknown artist, besides two fine canvases by Cabrera.
Happily the crew and troops on board of the Bulusan saved their lives by swimming ashore. The Steamer "Compania de Filipinas" In a few days the Spanish steamer Compania de Filipinas was brought to Cavite by my countrymen, who captured her in the harbour of Aparri.
In 1809 an English commercial house obtained permission to establish itself in Manila. In 1814, after the conclusion of the peace with France, the same permission, with greater or less restrictions, was granted to all foreigners. Ever since 1834, when the privileges of the Compañía expired, free trade has been permitted in Manila; foreign ships, however, being charged double dues.
At the middle of the eighteenth century, there had been a movement against the Compania Guipuzcoana, established about 1730, and which greatly oppressed the people. This movement failed and its leaders were severely punished. At the end of the eighteenth century, Spain allied herself with England to fight against France.
The primary observation point was on Compania Hill, located about 20 miles to the northwest of Trinity near today's Stallion Range Gate, off NM 380. The test was originally scheduled for 4 a.m., Monday July 16, but was postponed to 5:30 due to a severe thunderstorm that would have increased the amount of radioactive fallout, and have interfered with the test results.
The Inspector's Nightly Bonfires Our Vacation in Manila and in Quarantine After Our Return to Capiz Cholera Breaks Out Record of Our Experiences During the Epidemic. School closed in March, and Miss C and I decided to spend our vacation in Manila. We were to leave Capiz on the small army transport Indianapolis and go to Iloilo, thence by the Compania Maritima's boat to Manila.
At one o'clock, we happened upon a cluster of six or eight carts, drawn up for rest, and the company of travellers were warming themselves at little fires, or cooking a late supper. We learned that this gypsy-like group was a compania comica, a comic theatre troupe, who had been playing at Tuxtla, and were now on their way to Juchitan.
He was agent for the Compania de Navigacion del Sur d'España a German firm on the black list, headquarters at Alicante. Escobar severed his connection with the company on the outbreak of war. Graham raised his head to comment on the action. "That, of course, was camouflage. But it checked suspicion for a time. Suspicion was first aroused," and he resumed reading again, "by his change of lodging.
I was informed that my station would be Capiz, a town on the northern shore of Panay, once a rich and aristocratic pueblo, but now a town existing in the flavor of decayed gentility. I was eager to go, and time seemed fairly to drag until the seventh day of September, on which date the boat of the Compañia Maritima would depart for Iloilo, the first stage of our journey.
In the centre is a large cross, and on either side of the iron railings there is a marble tablet with the simple but touching inscription, in Spanish 'Incendio de la Iglesia de la Compañía, 8 de Diciembre, 1863. Restos de las Víctimas; 2000, mas o ménos. Almost every household in Santiago had lost one of its members.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking