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Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) – 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented vermouth [1] and consequently the apéritif. In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented modern Vermouth in Turin, made from white wine added to an infusion of herbs and spices, in more than 30 varieties.
El filibusterismo is a film adaptation of Jose Rizal's novel of the same name, and was made by the same company who made the film Noli Me Tángere. It won the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and another FAMAS for Best Director to Gerardo de León .
El Filibusterismo (transl. The filibusterism ; The Subversive or The Subversion , as in the Locsín English translation, are also possible translations), also known by its alternative English title The Reign of Greed , [ 1 ] is the second novel written by Philippine national hero José Rizal .
El filibusterismo is a 1962 Philippine period drama film co-written and directed by Gerardo de León.Based on the 1891 novel of the same name by José Rizal, it is a sequel to the 1961 film Noli Me Tángere, and stars Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Teody Belarmino, Edita Vital, Ben Perez, Carlos Padilla Jr., Lourdes Medel, Robert Arevalo, and Oscar Keesee.
Charles E. Derbyshire (January 17, 1880 – April 10, 1933) was an American educator and translator active in the Philippines in the early 20th century. Derbyshire is best known for his English translations of Filipino nationalist José Rizal's novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El Filibusterismo (1891), titled The Social Cancer and The Reign of Greed, respectively.
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The English term "filibuster" derives from the Spanish filibustero, itself deriving originally from the Dutch vrijbuiter, 'privateer, pirate, robber' (also the root of English freebooter). [4] The Spanish form entered the English language in the 1850s, as applied to military adventurers from the United States then operating in Central America ...
Merchant Antonio Benedetto Carpano introduced the first sweet vermouth in 1786 in Turin, Italy. The drink reportedly quickly became popular with the royal court of Turin . [ 5 ] [ 17 ] Around 1800 to 1813, the first pale, dry [ 16 ] vermouth was produced in France by Joseph Noilly.