4 sentences with “ascendancy”

Alejandro Heredia ruled Tucumán and Facundo Quiroga, of great ascendancy among the Riojanos, did so on some occasions.

Economic elites gained greater social and political ascendancy in the United States because of a rapidly growing economy that increased their wealth and allowed distinctive social and cultural characteristics to develop among different economic groups.

Although Portugal had enjoyed a (relatively brief) period of ascendancy beginning with the remarkable voyage of Vasco Da Gama in the 15th century, it could not compete with the better-funded and better-equipped forces of the Netherlands and Britain, so most Portuguese colonies and trading posts were eventually lost to their rivals.

Camillo di Cavour successfully negotiated with Napoleon III, the new Emperor of France from 1852, and in 1859, with French military support, Piedmont-Sardinia drove the Austrians out of northern Italy and gained political ascendancy in the name of a new "Italian nation". Camillo di Cavour gave France the city of Nice in exchange for continued support to keep the Austrians in check.