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  2. Desert Campaign (1833–1834) - Wikipedia

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    Rosas's command left Buenos Aires on March 22, 1833. [5] Rosas divided the indigenous populations into three groups: friends, allies, and enemies. "Friends" were allowed to settle within the territories of the Buenos Aires province, and even on Rosas's farm. "Allies" were allowed to retain their own territories, and remained independent.

  3. Conquest of the Desert - Wikipedia

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    Map of the advance of the Argentina frontier until the establishment of zanja de Alsina. Forts and fortlets in the Pampas before the Conquest of the Desert. In 1875, Adolfo Alsina, Minister of War for President Nicolás Avellaneda, presented the government with a plan which he later described as having the goal "to populate the desert, and not to destroy the natives."

  4. List of pests and diseases of roses - Wikipedia

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    Hoar frost on Rosa sp. Frost will destroy fresh growth causing stems and leaves to wilt, turn black and fall away from the plant. Timing pruning to promote growth after the threat of frost is a means to avoid frost damage. Salinity will present in roses as limp and light brown leaves with dry leaf margins.

  5. El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

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    El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar) is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the state governments of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham.

  6. Gran Desierto de Altar - Wikipedia

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    The Gran Desierto is best known for its magnificent star dunes, many in excess of 100 metres (330 ft) high. More than two-thirds of the Gran Desierto is covered by sand sheets and sand streaks. The remaining area is split equally between a western population of star dunes and an eastern set of transverse or crescentic dunes. Some of the larger ...

  7. Desert rose (crystal) - Wikipedia

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    Saharan gypsum desert rose from Tunisia (length 47 cm) Baryte rose from Cleveland County, Oklahoma (size: 10.2 × 7.1 × 5.5 cm) Large desert rose formation in the Tunisian desert

  8. Desierto de los Leones National Park - Wikipedia

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    Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located entirely within the limits of Mexico City; it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs. [1] It is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares , [ 2 ] representing fifteen percent of the entire ...

  9. Pinacate Peaks - Wikipedia

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    The El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve, in the Spanish language Reserva de la Biosfera el Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar, managed by the Mexican Federal Government's SEMARNAT - the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the government of the State of Sonora's IMADES ...