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The date, May 5, 1718, reflects the founding of a city — and a place of conversion — for the viceroy of New Spain.
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The Viceroy's House A new British viceroy is appointed to oversee India's transition in 1947 from colony to independent nation.
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Clara soon meets a gingerbread soldier named Phillip (Hayden Fowora-Knight), an army of mice and the viceroys of the three Realms: Land of Flowers, Land of Snowflakes and Land of Sweets, where Keira Knightley acts as the Sugar Plum Fairy.
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Viceroy's House Lord Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville) , the final British viceroy of India, faces difficulties while overseeing the transition to Indian independence.
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Mounting criticism forced the conquistador to resign as New Mexico’s governor in 1610 and, in 1614, he was found guilty by the viceroy on charges of abusing his power.
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In ‘‘Ouidah,’’ the titular viceroy’s daughter hoards some of her father’s possessions — ‘‘. .
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Basu read through the private papers of the Queen's household, from letters Victoria wrote to her viceroys, to documents penned by her doctor, Sir James Reid.
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In few other countries would someone born in Mr. Kovind’s circumstances end up occupying a 340-room sandstone palace built for the British viceroy during colonial rule.
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: a person sent by a king or queen to rule a colony in the past
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