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Juan Pablo Bonet
Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Juan Pablo Bonet is a word-for-word copy of an article written in the Catholic Encyclopedia almost 100 years ago. Back then, "deaf and dumb" was a common expression for "deaf-mute", i.e. deaf people who have not learned to speak vocally (as opposed to using sign language). Here at Wikisource, we reproduce texts as they were written at the time, even if that means using language considered offensive today. Angr 19:49, 8 April 2010 (UTC)