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The provenience of this "artifact" is completely unknown. However it's owner (an aspiring anthropology student) has asked for my assistance in helping him identify it. I have no particular...
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OR, does the use of these radionuclide tracers, themselves, add a significant risk of causing cancer in patients? The dose of ionizing-radiation from the tracer used in one PET scan, for example,...
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Salcedo was born in Málaga, Spain in 1776 and executed in Bexar (San Antonio) Texas, April 3, 1813. He was governor of Spanish Texas from 1808 until his execution. Salcedo gained leadership...
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I mean OTHER THAN the one by Lino Sanchez y Tapia [from Luis Berlandier's collection] which was purportedly done from real-life models [though I find this doubtful]. I am also very interested in...
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.. or of a genealogy of his family? Thanking you in advance for any leads. Following is his obituary that appeared in the Gaceta de Madrid, 20 August 1802, p834-835 (apologies for any errors...
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I am searching for records to fill-out a biography of Nicolas de Arredondo y Pelegrin that I am currently working on; following is his obituary that appeared in the Gaceta of Madrid for 20 August...
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Ignacio Elizondo was born 9 March 1766 in the Salinas Valley, New Kingdom of Leon, New Spain, in the village of Salinas (now Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León, Mexico). He was the son of José Marcos de...
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Nemesio Salcedo was Commanding General of the Eastern Interior Provinces of Mexico (1802-1813). His brother, Juan Manuel de Salcedo, was the 11th and last Spanish governor of Louisiana (serving...
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