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The bodies of the lutes were traditionally made from a concha (armadillo shell). [3] Today the bowls may be made of wood and the mandolin have a flat back.. mandolinos de concheros or mandolina conchera: with 4 double courses (8 strings), tuned as mandolin (g-d-a-e).
In recent years, conchas have gained visibility outside of Mexico. A "concha bun burger" won the James Beard Foundation's Blended Burger Project in 2016. [8] With many bakeries reimagining the concept of a concha, the sweet bread has also received a high amount of attention on social media. [9] Conchas have become a symbol of Mexican-American ...
It was derived from the Latin word concha which means shell and is used as a topographic surname referring to those living in or near a cavity. [1] In American Spanish it also refers to an ornamental disk of American Indian origin having a shell or flower design. [2] It is used as a diminutive of the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. [3]
After killing a man in a bar fight, he was sentenced to life in prison for murder and was denied parole 69 times before he was released at age 89. Returned to prison voluntarily, citing difficulty finding a job, but left again in 1976. Died in 1987, aged 101. [14] Sammie Robinson September 26, 1953 December 20, 2019 66 years, 85 days United States
After 1700, literary evidence from a variety of sources—e.g., ministers, newspapers, and judges—suggest that property crime rates rose (or, at least, were perceived to). [78] Conviction rates appear to have risen during the last half of the eighteenth century, rapidly so in the 1770s and afterward and especially in urban areas. [78]
Many U.S. states offer parole after a decade or more has passed, but in California, people sentenced to life imprisonment can normally apply for parole after seven years. [3] Florida leads the country with nearly one quarter of its LWOP prisoners, more than California, New York and Texas combined. [4]
The Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Early America is a history of the origins of the penitentiary in the United States, depicting its beginnings and expansion. It was written by Adam J. Hirsch and published by Yale University Press on June 24, 1992.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: / ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /, Spanish: [a l k a ˈ t ɾ a θ] "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.