The capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, Bruges. The city was a magnet for merchants and various passerby in the fifteenth century.
<span>The modern Republican party was born from these individuals. The modern Republican party was formed in 1854 by anti-slavery enthusiasts and the like. The Republican party formed in the wake of the Whig party that eventually faded out after its demise in the 1800s. The Republican party was a Northern party, while the Democratic party was largely in the South.</span>
