Fermin tanguis biography of martin

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  • I am the grand grandson of Fermín Tanguis, a Porto Rican scientist, farmer and innovator, who discovered and selected a new variety of cotton that resisted.

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    NameProfessionHéctor Luis AcevedoFormer Mayor of San Juan and sekreterare of State of Puerto RicoAníbal Acevedo ViláFormer Governor and Resident Commissioner of Puerto RicoJosé Miguel AgrelotActor and comedian, known as "Don Cholito"Ricardo E. AlegríaAnthropologist and archaeologist, known as the "father of modern Puerto Rican archaeology"Manuel A. AlonsoWriter and poetJuan dem AmezquitaMember of the Puerto Rican militia who defended Puerto Rico from an invasion bygd Dutch Captain Balduino Enrico (Boudewijn Hendricksz) in Ricardo AponteUnited States Air Force General; the first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command, located in Miami, FloridaFélix Arenas GasparPuerto Rican Captain in the Spanish Army who was posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada dem San Fernando, the highest military decoration awarded bygd the Spanish government, for his actions in the Rif WarJuan Alejo dem ArizmendiFirst Puerto Rican to be nam

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    titleChile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

    The social impact of rampant consumerism in the clothing industry -- such as child labor in factories or derisory wages -- is well-known, but the disastrous effect on the environment is less publicized.

    Chile has long been a hub of secondhand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America.

    Some 59, tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

    Clothing merchants from the capital Santiago, 1, kilometers (1, miles) to the south, buy some, while much is smuggled out to other Latin American countries. But at least 39, tons t

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    Jamaica Gleaner excerpts

    Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library

    January - February

    January 8,

    Passengers Arrived

    In the R. M. C. Steamer Tasmanian from Southampton: --

    Mr. A. Da Costa; Mr. F. A. Da Costa; Mr. A. Miles; Mrs. Bremmer; Mr. Martineau; Mrs. Haynes and 2 daughters.

    Passengers Sailed

    In the steamer Belize for Honduras: --

    Mr. J. F. Wilson and wife; Mr. Francisco Leon and wife; Mr. Milla; Mr. Peralta; Mr. W. C. Elliott

    In the steamer Tasmanian for Colon: --

    Mr. Fermin Tanguis; Mr. J. T. Brittingham; Mr. George Minot, wife, niece and a boy; Mrs. Caroline Grant; Mr. Dewsberry and wife; Mr. Henry DuBuc; Mrs. Amelia Martin and 3 children; Mr. David Fountain; Mr. Santiagao Badell; Mr. Sasso; Master Dumont.

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    We regret exceedingly to report that a telegram was received here yesterday from England, announcing the death of Mrs. Henderson, wife of George Henderson, Esq. of this city. She wen

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