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San Miguel (sän mēgĕl`), city (1993 pop. 118,214), E El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel volcano (6,996 ft/2,132 m). It has textile, rope, and dairy-products industries. The region produces cotton, henequen, and vegetable oil. San Miguel was founded in 1530. The town was the site of fighting between government troops and local guerrillas in the 1980s. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| After a nine-year ban on collecting abalone anywhere along the Southern California coast, the California Fish and Game Commission is considering opening San Miguel Island to fishing for the world's largest type of the sea mollusk. Leading the citrus boom, agro-giant San Miguel has shown what local agriculture can achieve, having grown to become possibly the world's largest lemon producer and exporter, responsible for one in 12 of the world's lemons. ATLANTA -- The Coca-Cola Company and San Miguel Corporation jointly announced today that The Coca-Cola Company has acquired San Miguel's 65% shareholding in Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. |
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