Alfaro
(Flavio) Eloy
[flah-vyaw-e-loi] /ˈflɑ vyɔ ɛˈlɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1912, Ecuadorian political leader: president 1897–1901, 1907–11.
Contemporary Examples
After a worker called 911, Alfaro says the plant manager, Michael Leblanc, gathered up the workers to scare them straight.
Walmart “Unable to Substantiate” Forced Labor Claims at Seafood Supplier Aram Roston June 13, 2012
Historical Examples
And what’s more, they ‘ve got that Alfaro revolution on down there!
Never-Fail Blake Arthur Stringer
Murillo’s house is still standing in the Plaza de Alfaro in the old Ghetto.
Southern Spain A.F. Calvert
A series of revolutionary movements against the administration of President Alfaro occurred in the course of the next few years.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 Various
Years after, Palomino became sufficiently intimate with Alfaro, to ask him what he thought of Castillo’s sarcastic inscription.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) S. Spooner
When that was done, Alfaro embarked in them with thirty musqueteers, and set sail towards Guavra.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 5 Robert Kerr
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