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They formed in a hollow square about us and steered us toward the "comandancia," a few yards beyond.
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Harry Alverson Franck 1921
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Back once more in the comandancia I resolved to repay the soldiers scattered about town for their insolence in the one way painful to the
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Harry Alverson Franck 1921
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"The colonel wants to see you in the comandancia."
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Harry Alverson Franck 1921
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"Bunnayans," a large group in the Spanish comandancia of Quiangan; the "Silapanes," also a large group of people closely associated with the Bunayan; the Isinay, a small group in the southern part of the province; the Alamit, a considerable group of Silipan people dwelling along the Alamit River in the comandancia of Quiangan; and the small
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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In after years its common application spread eastward to the natives of the comandancia of Quiangan, in the present Province of Nueva Vizcaya, and northward to those of Bontoc.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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The province or comandancia is divided into municipalities and _barrios_.
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"That is the comandancia," said the driver, shaking his head.
Soldiers of Fortune Richard Harding Davis 1890
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MacWilliams rode down into the village along the main trail, and threw his reins over a post in front of the comandancia.
Soldiers of Fortune Richard Harding Davis 1890
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They will send me to the _comandancia_, I suppose, and after a few days liberate me.
The Purple Land 1881
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The officer, who had mounted his horse by this time, laughed, and, tossing the order from the _comandancia_ at our feet, bowed derisively and galloped away.
The Purple Land 1881
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