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Maramureş (historical region) Maramureş (in Romanian; Hungarian: Máramaros; Latin: Marmatia; ) is in the north of Romania, north of Transylvania along the Tisza River. Its territory now forms Maramureş County and parts of Satu Mare County; its northern section is included in the Zakarpattia Oblast of southwestern Ukraine.
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). ASPC-Winslow is located in Marana, Pima County, Arizona, 203 miles south from the state capital of Phoenix, Arizona.
Marana Unified School District Marana Unified School District (MUSD) is an Arizona school district comprised of 17 schools in Pima County, Arizona. MUSD has had five award-winning "A+" schools and three "National Blue Ribbon" schools.
Maranao Maranao is the term used for the people of Lanao, a predominantly Muslim region in the Philippine island of Mindanao. They are famous for their artworks, sophisticated weaving, wood and metal craft, and their epic literature.
Maranatha Maranatha is an Aramaic (Syriac, see also Aramaic of Jesus) phrase occurring once only in the New Testament and also in the Didache which is part of the Apostolic Fathers collection. It is transliterated into Greek letters rather than translated, and is found at the end of Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians () as a farewell.
Maranatha Baptist Bible College Maranatha Baptist Bible College is an independent fundamentalist Baptist college in Watertown, Wisconsin, offering undergraduate degrees in Biblical Studies, Biblical Counseling, Pastoral Studies, Evangelism, Church Ministries, Women's Ministries, Youth Ministries, Missions, Missionary Aviation, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Office Management, Business Management, Business Education, English Education, History Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Physical Education, Science Education, Social Studies Education, Speech Education, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Piano Pedagogy, Church Music, Music Performance, Humanities, Biology, English and Nursing, as well as graduate degrees in Biblical Studies, Biblical Counseling, and Theology.
Maranatha Bible School Maranatha Bible School is a conservative Mennonite junior college located in Lansing, Minnesota. Affiliated with the Midwestern Mennonite Fellowship and founded in 1977, Maranatha serves approximately seventy students.
Maranello Maranello is a town in northern Italy 18 km from Modena, population about 15,000 and probably best-known as the home of Ferrari cars and Scuderia Ferrari F1 racing team. Maranello was also home to the Carrozzeria Scaglietti, now owned by Ferrari.
Marang House Marang House was founded by the late Dr Pieter Ernst in 1998 to provide medical care in a non-institutional environment to seriously ill South African children. Based in Northcliff, Johannesburg, Marang House provides a stable home-environment to disadvantaged children suffering from diseases ranging from diabetes to chronic renal failure.
Marangu Located in Kilimanjaro region. Before Independence in 1961, Marangu used to be the headquarters of the Vunjo district led by Chief (Mangi Mwitori) Petro Itosi Marealle and Paramount Chief (Mangi Mkuu) Thomas Marealle, installed in 1951, who lived in Moshi itself.
Marantic endocarditis Marantic endocarditis, also known as non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is the deposition of small sterile vegetations on valve leaflets. Marantic vegetations are often associated with previous rheumatic fever.
Marapu The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumbawa) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia. Marapu is also practiced in many more remote areas of Sumbawa and Flores.
Marar The Marars belong to the Ambalavasi sect of Malayalis, who are engaged to assist the Namboodiri priests in the temples. They have been described in old texts and scripts, like all other Ambalavasis as Ardha-Brahmana (Semi- Brahmins).
Maras (gangs) Maras (or marabuntas) are gangs originating from Central American countries such as El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Maras are particularly active in the United States mainly in California and Washington D.
Marashino Marashino is a rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin that formed in 2002. Although still unsigned, Marashino has played at Summerfest (the largest music festival in the world) and opened up for accomplished bands such as Seether, Collective Soul, Crossfade, Shinedown, and Chevelle.
Maraschino Maraschino (pronounced as in Italian: mare-uh-SKEE-no, IPA: ) is a bittersweet, clear liqueur flavored with Marasca cherries, which are grown in Torreglia (near Padua in Northern Italy), Zadar (Dalmatia) and Slovenia. It is one of the very few liqueurs in the world produced by distillation.
Maraschino cherry A maraschino cherry is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold varieties. The cherries are first preserved in a brine solution (usually sulfur dioxide) or alcohol, then soaked in a suspension of food colouring, sugar syrup, artificial and natural flavors, and other components.
Marat Bisengaliev Marat Bisengaliev (born 1962, Kazakhstan) - Kazakh violin soloist, director of West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, TuranAlem Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, head of Uralsk International Violin Competition.
Marat Izmailov Marat Izmailov (Марат Измайлов), (born September 21, 1982), is a football player currently playing in the Russian League for FC Lokomotiv Moskva (Локомотив). He is a midfielder and wears the number 7 shirt.
Marat Tazhin Marat Tazhin (; born in 1960 in Aktobe) has served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.
Marat Zakirov Marat Zakirov (born November 8, 1973 in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Marat/Sade Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade, translated from the original German as The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, published in 1963, is a play by Peter Weiss, directed both on stage and screen by Peter Brook. The title is often shortened to Marat/Sade.
Maratha "The Marāthās" (Marathi: मराठा)is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries AD.
Maratha clan system "The Marāthās" is a collective term referring to a group of Hindu, Marathi language speaking castes of warriors and peasants, hailing mostly from the Indian state of Maharashtra. They created the Maratha Empire which covered a major part of India in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire (Marathi: मराठा साम्राज्य Marāṭhā Sāmrājya; also transliterated Mahratta) and in its later years also known as the Maratha Confederacy, was a Hindu state of India which existed from 1674 to 1818. It was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Maratheftiko Maratheftiko is an ancient grape variety indigenous to Cyprus. It is also known locally as Vambakadha (Βαμβακάδα), Vambakina (Βαμβακίνα), Pampakia (Παμπακιά), Mavrospourtiko (Μαυροσπούρτικο), Aloupostaphylo (Αλουποστάφυλο).
Marathi people The Marathi people or Maharashtrians (Marathi: मराठी माणसं or महाराष्ट्रीय)are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages.
Marathi Television Marathi Language Television Industry started in India in 1984. Although, earlier confined to a half an hour slot in the national television Doordarshan, the industry has now expanded with three major TV channels currently on air.
Marathon Asset Management Marathon Asset Management is a major hedge fund headquartered in New York City. Marathon is active in the credit markets globally, with funds specializing in high yield and distressed debt, convertible bonds, emerging markets, real estate finance, structured finance, and real estate principal investments.
Marathon County Public Library The Marathon County Public Library will be 100 years old in April 2007. One hundred years ago, in April 1907, the Wausau Free Public Library, now the headquarters library for the Marathon County Public Library system, opened its doors to the public in Wausau, Wisconsin, U.
Marathon Infinity Marathon Infinity is the third and final game in the Marathon series of science fiction first-person shooter computer games from Bungie Software. The game was released on October 15, 1996 and included more levels than its predecessor Marathon 2.
Marathon mountain bike races Marathon Mountain Bike Races, often referred to as Cross Country Marathon (XCM), are a very demanding form of mountain bike races covering at least 40 kilometers usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a longer than average cross county mountain bike race.
Marathon of Hope The Marathon of Hope is a name given to the cross-Canada run undertaken by cancer patient Terry Fox in 1980. It is commemorated each year with the Terry Fox Run which is an international event that raises money for cancer research.
Marathon Petroleum Company Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) is a fully owned, American subsidiary of the Marathon Oil Corporation. The subsidiary was formed on September 1, 2005 from the former Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC, and is based in Findlay, Ohio.
Marathon Reading Marathon Reading is a yearly program put on by the UCLA department of English, where a group of students, faculty, community members, alumni, and often even celebrities read a novel (or two) out loud non-stop for a 24-hour period.
Marathon total conversions Many Marathon total conversions have been available for free over the internet. Many have taken great leaps with the engine itself and many so are being converted to Aleph One an open source engine available for: Marathon Infinity, Marathon 2: Durandal, and Marathon.
Marathon Trilogy The Marathon Trilogy is a science fiction series of first-person shooter computer games from Bungie Software, originally released for the Apple Macintosh. Marathon refers to the name of the giant interstellar colony ship that provides the setting for the first game and figures prominently in the plot of the sequels; the ship is constructed out of what used to be the moon Deimos of Mars.
Marathon, Florida Marathon is a city on Boot Key, Key Vaca, Fat Deer Key, Long Point Key, Crawl Key and Grassy Key islands in the middle Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,255.
Marathon, Greece Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/ Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathón) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the Athenian army defeated the Persians. A legendary run of a messenger named Phidippides from Marathon to Athens, a distance of 26.
Marathoners The short film "Marathoners" is produced under Susannah Mills' and Kestrin Pantera's production company, "Trigger Pictures, LLC". Conceived by Pantera, "Marathoners" revolves around the lives of three women who train for the LA marathon.
Marathonius Granthius Marathonius Granthius (November 1, 80 – June 23, 147), was a Roman legion commander of VI Victrix , primarily known for being the man responsible for the construction of Hadrian's Wall in 122. His excessive debaucheries and frolicking with the troops eventually lead him to be disgraced.
Marathukali Marathukali is a variant of Poorakkali. Poorakkali is a traditional dance ritual performed by men during the nine-day Pooram festival in Bhagavathy temples across Northern Kerala (formerly known as Kolathunadu), south India.
Marathwada Marathwada (मराठवाडा) is a region of India's Maharashtra state, which corresponds to Maharashtra's Aurangabad Division. Marathwada was part of the former Hyderabad state of India until November 1, 1956, when it was transferred to Bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into Maharastra and Gujarat.
Marathwada Institute of Technology MIT, a Pioneer Institute for imparting Engineering and Architecture Education , is an approved organization by All India Council for Technical Education, Council of Architecture, DTE-Govt. of Maharashtra, and affiliated to Dr.
Maratone Music producers and songwriters Max Martin and Tom Talomaa started a new production company, Maratone, based in Stockholm, Sweden, in January 2001 after the closing of the Cheiron studios. The first songs to be written and produced at Maratone were four tracks for Britney Spears´ third album "Britney".
Maratos The Greek Maratos Brothers built a motorcycle of their own development in Thessaloniki in the 1920s, thus credited with what seems to be the first "real" Greek motorcycle. It is not known whether there was any intent of producing the motorcycle, but the Brothers (expert motorcycle engineers), among other similar activities, were involved since 1945 in a more "industrial" process, transforming existing motorcycles into light trucks utilizing automobile parts (producing a type of vehicle then popular in Greece).
Marattiopsida Class Marattiopsida is a group of ferns containing a single order, Marattiales, and family, Marattiaceae. Class Marattiopsida diverged from other ferns very early in their evolutionary history and are quite different from many plants familiar to people in temperate zones.
Marauder Cars Marauder Cars founded by Rover engineers George Mackie and Peter Wilks was a British car company that built a sports car at premises initially in Dorridge, West Midlands and later in Kenilworth, Warwickshire between 1950 and 1952. Initially called Wilks, Mackie and Company the name changed to the Marauder Car Company in 1951.
Marauders (Harry Potter) The Marauders from the Harry Potter novels were four friends who attended Hogwarts, a generation before that of Harry Potter. They consisted of: James Potter (Harry's father), nicknamed "Prongs"; Sirius Black, nicknamed "Padfoot"; Remus Lupin, nicknamed "Moony"; and Peter Pettigrew, nicknamed "Wormtail".
Marauders (Mage: The Ascension) Marauders in the fantasy role-playing game Mage: The Ascension are mages that embody the Dynamic in the metaphysical trinity, where the Technocracy embodies Stasis, the Nephandi embody Entropy, and the Traditions embody balance between the three. Their avatars are aligned as with the Wyld and so are they characterized by a kind of magical insanity.
Maraval Maraval is a valley in northern Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago, and is considered one of the northern suburbs of the capital Port of Spain. It is located east of the Diego Martin valley to which it is connected directly by a hill pass called Morne Coco Road, and west of Santa Cruz valley, to which it is connected by Saddle Road.
Maravi Maravi was a state established by Bantu people in the area of Lake Malawi, in present-day Malawi, sometime during the 16th century. (The present-day name "Malawi" is said to derive from "Maravi".
Maravich MARAVICH (ISBN 1-894963-52-0) is a biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich written by Wayne Federman and Marshall Terrill, in collaboration with Pete's widow, Jackie Maravich. It was published by Sport Classic Books in December 2006.
Marazion Marazion (Cornish: Marghasyow) is a civil parish and town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies on the shores of Mount's Bay, two miles east of Penzance and is served by the Great Western Railway.
MarĂ­a (song) "MarĂ­a" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his third album, A Medio Vivir (1995). In 1996 (see 1996 in music), Martin released the song as a CD single, his first in the United States.
MarĂ­a Alejandra MartĂ­n MarĂ­a Alejandra MartĂ­n Castillo (born in Caracas) is Venezuelan actress. She is internationally known from her role of Ana MarĂ­a PĂ©rez, sentimental mother of Juana PĂ©rez (played by Daniela Alvarado), in the Coral International telenovela Juana la Virgen.
María Ana de Pontejos y Sandoval, Marchioness of Pontejos Doña María Ana de Pontejos y Sandoval, Marchioness of Pontejos (es: Doña María Ana de Pontejos y Sandoval, marquesa de Pontejos) (born 1762 - ?) was a patron of the artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.
MarĂ­a AsunciĂłn Aramburuzabala MarĂ­a AsunciĂłn Aramburuzabala Larregui de Garza (born May 2, 1963), is Mexico's richest woman thanks to her holdings in Grupo Modelo, one of the 10 biggest brewers in the world (best known for the worldwide success of "Corona" beer).
María Ángeles Rodríguez María Ángeles Rodríguez Suárez (born April 12, 1957 in Gijón, Asturias) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona).
María Badía María Badía i Cutchet (b. May 13, 1947 in Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona province is a Catalan and Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the Socialist Group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.
María Capovilla María Esther de Capovilla (September 14, 1889 – August 27, 2006) of Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining documented person born in the 1880s.
María Carmen Barea María del Carmen Barea Cobos (born October 5, 1966 in Málaga) is a former field hockey defender from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She also represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta, Georgia) and at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney).
María Casares María Casares, born Maria Victoria Casares Quiroga, (21 November 1922 - 22 November 1996) was a French actress of Spanish origin and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage. She is usually credited in France as Maria Casarès.
MarĂ­a Cristina Falls MarĂ­a Cristina Falls is a waterfall in Mindanao island and a landmark of Iligan City, also known as the City of Majestic Waterfalls because of its majestic waterfalls (approximately more than 20). It is located 8.
MarĂ­a de Lourdes Santiago MarĂ­a de Lourdes Santiago is a lawyer and journalist from Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. She is the current vice-president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and in 2004 became the first woman from that party to be elected into the Senate in the history of Puerto Rico.
MarĂ­a de Zayas MarĂ­a de Zayas y Sotomayor was an author in the Spanish Golden Age of literature. She is most well known for her early feminist tendencies, with female lead characters often placed in roles rarely seen in her age.
MarĂ­a del Carmen RamĂ­rez MarĂ­a del Carmen RamĂ­rez GarcĂ­a is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) who served in the upper house of the Mexican Congress during the LVIII and LIX Legislatures.
MarĂ­a del Mar Feito MarĂ­a del Mar Feito Acebo (born September 10, 1975 in Madrid) is a former field hockey forward from Spain, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). She played club hockey at a club named San Pablo Valdeluz.
María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba Doña María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba (Spanish: décimotercera duquesa de Alba, 1762 – 1802) is best known as a patron and muse to the painter Francisco Goya. She was the main heiress of the ducal House of Alba, one of the most important and wealthiest families of 18th-century Spain, and is often referred to simply as the "Duchess of Alba", being duchess suo jure.
María del Sol María del Sol (born Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove Rojas October 24, 1961 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato) is a Mexican singer. She is the daughter of the late lawyer Alonso Echánove and the actress/journalist Josefina Echánove and the younger sister of Peggy Echánove and actor Alonso Echánove.
María Dhialma Tiberti María Dhialma Tiberti, argentine writer born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, on October 25, 1928, died in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, on January 16, 1987. She studied at the Escuela Normal Nº1 “Mary O’Graham” and later on, Literature and History, at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
María Dolores Pradera María Dolores (Fernández) Pradera (born August 29, 1924 in Madrid) is a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most prestigious voices in Spain and Latin America. She is also known as María Dolores or La Pradera.
María Elena Chávez Caldera María Elena Chávez Caldera (1985–2000) was a teenager who gained fame after her death. She is one of the femicide victims of a still unidentified serial killer (or killers) in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, or, as they say in Spanish, una mujer de Juárez – one of the "women of Juárez".
María Elena Moyano María Elena Moyano Delgado (29 November 1960 – February 15 1992) was a Peruvian community organizer and activist of Afro-Peruvian descent who was assassinated by the maoist Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) insurgent movement. Although only one of many atrocities committed during the most violent period of Peru's modern history, her death resulted in a public outcry.
MarĂ­a Elena Salinas MarĂ­a Elena Salinas is the co-anchor of Noticiero Univision with Jorge Ramos, the most watched newscast by American Hispanics. She is considered as one of the most recognized and influential female Hispanic journalist in the United States.
MarĂ­a Elena Velasco MarĂ­a Elena Velasco, better known as La India MarĂ­a (born 1940) is a famous Mexican actress and comedian, and one of Mexico's few major female film directors. Not much about India MarĂ­a's private life has been open to the public's eye; she prefers to be seen by the public as the character she usually plays in her movies: that of a countryside Indian who tries to make the most with what she has.
María Estrada María de Estrada (perhaps identical with María (or Marina) de la Caballería) was the only woman to arrive in Mexico with the expedition of Hernán Cortés as well as the only woman of European descent to take part in and survive the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba, known as la Güera Rodríguez (The Fair Rodríguez) (1778, Mexico City—1851, Mexico City) was a Criolla figure in the society of Mexico City, and a proponent of Mexican independence from Spain.
María Inés María Inés Guerra Núñez (born July 1, 1983 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), commonly known as María Inés, is a Mexican actress, singer and former contestant in the First Generation of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia.
MarĂ­a Isabel MartĂ­nez MarĂ­a Isabel MartĂ­nez de MurguĂ­a Embarba (born October 16, 1967 in Madrid) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona).
María Izquierdo María Izquierdo (1902-1955) was a Mexican painter born in 1902 at San Juan de los Lagos (Jalisco) with the name María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez. She was the first Mexican female painter who exposed her works outside her country.
María Jesús Rosa María Jesús Rosa Durán (born November 11, 1979 in Madrid) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Spain, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Rosa was a key member of the Spanish national team that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, where she was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
MarĂ­a Jimena Piccolo MarĂ­a Jimena Piccolo (born July 22, 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a well known telenovela and television show actress. She is perhaps better known for her characterization of "Jimena" on Telefe's "Chiquititas", a children and teenager oriented soap opera.
María Josefa de la Soledad, 9th Duchess of Osuna Doña María Josefa Alonso Pimentel de la Soledad, 9th Duchess of Osuna (es: Doña María Josefa Alonso Pimentel de la Soledad, novena duquesa de Osuna) was a patron of artists, writers and scientists. She was born as Countess of Benavente and married Pedro de Álcantara Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna in 1771.
MarĂ­a Julia Mantilla MarĂ­a Julia "Maju" Mantilla GarcĂ­a was born in 1984 in Trujillo, a city in Peru's northern coast. On December 4, 2004, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, she was crowned Miss World 2004 by the reigning champion, 2003's Miss Ireland Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh.
María Luisa Anido María Luisa Anido (Isabel María Luisa Anido González) was a Spanish classical guitarist born the 26 of January of 1907 in Morón, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, passed away the 4 of June of 1996 in Tarragona, Spain, in where their rest rest.
María Luisa Bombal María Luisa Bombal (8 June 1910 – 6 May 1980) was a Chilean author. Her work is now highly regarded, incorporating themes of eroticism, surrealism and proto-feminism, and she ranks among a small number of Latin American female authors whose works received worldwide acclaim.
MarĂ­a Luisa Penne MarĂ­a Luisa Penne de Castillo (1913- October 2005) born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a painter, artist, and educator who taught and influenced the work of well known artists such as Noemi Ruiz and Maria Somoza, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico.
María Nsué Angüe María Nsué Angüe (born 1945 in Ebebeyín (Río Muni), Equatorial Guinea) is a noted contemporary Guinean writer and former Minister of Education and Culture. Born to ethnic Fang parents, she emigrated with her family to Spain when she was only eight years old.
MarĂ­a Olay MarĂ­a Olay GarcĂ­a (born June 3, 1978 in GijĂłn, Asturias) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country. In the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center she finished in 28th place in the 100m Breaststroke, and was eliminated with the Women's Relay Team in the 4x100m Medley (15th position).
MarĂ­a Olimpia de ObaldĂ­a MarĂ­a Olimpia de ObaldĂ­a (9th of September, 1891 - 14th of August, 1985), was a Panamanian poet. The daughter of Manuel del Rosario Miranda and Felipa Rovira, she was born in Dolega, in the province of ChiriquĂ­.
María Pelaez María Peláez Navarrete (born November 13, 1977 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at four consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992. She won the silver medal in the 200m Butterfly at the European LC Championships 1999 in Istanbul, Turkey, after gaining the title in the same event, two years earlier at the European Championships in Seville, Spain.
María Rodríguez (Venezuelan singer) María Rodríguez was born in Cumaná, Sucre (state), Venezuela, July 22, 1924. She is an important Venezuelan folk singer and dancer of the East of Venezuela, she initiates as musician since she was a kid, in folk celebrations like: Comparsas, Velorios and folk theater.
María Sumire María Cleofé Sumire de Conde (born in an indigenous community in Canchis Province, Cusco Region) is a Peruvian politician. She is currently a Congresswoman representing Cusco for the period 2006-2011, and belongs to the Union for Peru party.
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Doctor of Law (born June 15, 1949) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician, since April 18 2004 the First Vice President and Minister of Presidency in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She is the first female First Vice President.
MarĂ­a Teresa ChacĂ­n MarĂ­a Teresa ChacĂ­n (born in Caracas, January 22 19??), is a famous Venezuelan singer, in her career has brought Venezuelan music to all parts of her country and has become one of the most popular figures of Venezuela.
María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero, Marchioness of Villafranca Doña María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero, Marchioness of Villafranca (es: Doña María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero, marquesa de Villafranca) was a patron and muse of the painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.
MarĂ­lson Gomes dos Santos MarĂ­lson Gomes dos Santos (BrasĂ­lia, August 8, 1977) is a Brazilian long distances runner; winner of the 2006 New York City Marathon, with a time of 2:09:58. He is the first South American to win the marathon.
Marívi González María Victoria ("Mariví") González Laguillo (born February 27, 1961 in México) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
MarĂłczy Bind The MarĂłczy bind is a pawn formation in chess, named after GĂ©za MarĂłczy and primarily played in the Sicilian Defence. It is characterized by white pawns on c4 and e4, with the d-pawn having been exchanged for Black's c-pawn.

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