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  2. Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazán - Wikipedia

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    The title to Puerto de Santiago was important for years afterward, as it formed the basis of Spain's claim to sovereignty in the North Pacific up to 61°17′N. [4] Arteaga and Bodega y Quadra also explored Cook Inlet, and the Kenai Peninsula, where a possession ceremony was performed on August 2, 1779, in what today is called Port Chatham. Due ...

  3. Concha y Toro - Wikipedia

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    The Concha y Toro Vineyard was founded by Don Melchor de Santiago Concha y Toro, ex-Minister of Finance, and his wife, Emiliana Subercaseaux, in 1883. [5] To start the winery, he brought grape varieties from the Bordeaux region in France: Cabernet Sauvignon , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon , Merlot , and Carménère .

  4. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra - Wikipedia

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    Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (22 May 1743 – 26 March 1794) was a Spanish Criollo naval officer operating in the Americas. Assigned to the Pacific coast Spanish Naval Department base at San Blas, in Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico), he explored the Northwest Coast of North America as far north as present day Alaska.

  5. Sonora Island - Wikipedia

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    [2] The expedition consisted of two ships: the Santiago, commanded by Bruno de Heceta and the schooner Sonora (la Señora), commanded by his second in command, Lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra. After some loss of life, Hezeta decided to return to Mexico, but Bodega y Quadra refused to follow him without having completed the ...

  6. This popular Mediterranean restaurant will soon reopen as a ...

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    The former Olive Cafe restaurant at 935 S. Kansas Ave. will now be a downtown convenience store. The building is now dubbed Olive Bodega, owner Tony Mashaal said.

  7. Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    Heceta then gave Bodega y Quadra command of the Sonora. [4] Francisco Antonio Mourelle served as Bodega y Quadra's pilot and the two forged a strong and enduring friendship. [5] The three vessels sailed together as far as Monterey Bay in Alta California. Ayala's mission was to explore the Golden Gate strait while Heceta and Bodega y Quadra ...

  8. Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra

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    The Spanish had explored and claimed the Pacific Northwest region in 1774 under Juan Pérez, and in 1775 under Bruno de Heceta and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra.In the 1774 Pérez expedition Martínez was second in command of the frigate Santiago.

  9. Comercial Mexicana - Wikipedia

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    From 1962 to 2016, Controladora Comercial Mexicana (currently Grupo LaComer) managed 10 store formats, among which were hypermarkets (Comercial Mexicana), megamarkets (MEGA), self-service warehouses (Bodega Comercial Mexicana), general and premium supermarkets (Sumesa, Fresko and City Market), rural supermarkets (Alprecio), warehouse clubs ...