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BRONTE , a See also:town of the See also:province of See also:Catania, See also:Sicily, on the western slopes of Mt. See also:Etna, 24 M. N.N.W. of Catania See also:direct, and 34 M. by See also:rail. Pop. (1901) 20,366. It was founded by the See also:emperor See also:Charles V. The town, with an extensive See also:estate which originally belonged to the monastery of Maniacium (Maniace), was granted, as a dukedom, to See also:Nelson by See also:Ferdinand IV. of See also:Naples in 1799.
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