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Vargas Get?lio Dornelles . 1883--1954, Brazilian statesman; president (1930--45; 1951--54) Vargas girl originally appeared in Esquire, later in Playboy; created by Alberto Vargas. [Am. Art: Vargas] See : Sex Symbols 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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For all that, he was much grieved at the loss of his lance, and saying so to his squire, he added, "I remember having read how a Spanish knight, Diego Perez de Vargas by name, having broken his sword in battle, tore from an oak a ponderous bough or branch, and with it did such things that day, and pounded so many Moors, that he got the surname of Machuca, and he and his descendants from that day forth were called Vargas y Machuca. |
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