{"id":1556,"date":"2022-09-07T14:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/spanish\/?page_id=1556"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:16:24","slug":"presas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/spanish\/faculty\/presas\/","title":{"rendered":"Axel Presas"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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