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Alcalá (other)
Alcalá, Alcalà or Alcala may refer to: People * Alcalá (surname), includes a list of people with that name Places Bolivia * Alcalá (Tomina), a town in Bolivia Colombia * Alcalá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Philippines *Alcala, Cagayan, a municipality in the Philippines *Alcala, Pangasinan, a municipality in the Philippines Spain * Alcalá de Ebro, a town in Zaragoza, Spain * Alcalá de GuadaÃra, a town in Seville, Spain * Alcalá de Gurrea, a town in Huesca, Spain *Alcalá de Henares, a city close to Madrid ** Comarca de Alcalá, a comarca (district) in Madrid, Spain * Alcalá del Júcar, a town in Albacete, Spain * Alcalá de la Vega, a town in Cuenca, Spain * Alcalá de los Gazules, a town in Cádiz, Spain *Alcalá de Moncayo, a town in Zaragoza, Spain *Alcalá del RÃo, a town in Seville, Spain *Alcalá del Valle, a town in Cádiz, Spain *Alcalà de Xivert, a town in Castellón, Spain *Alcalá la Real, a town in Jaén, Spain * Alcalá de la Selva, a town in Teruel, Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalá (surname)
Alcalá or Alcala is a Spanish surname. Alcalá (Spanish), Alcalà (Catalan), Alcala and the derivative Arcala are all ultimately derived (typically through placenames) from the Arabic word al-qalÊ¿ah (القلعة), meaning "the citadel" or "fortification". Alcalá Notable people with the surname Alcalá include: * Blanca Alcalá (born 1961), Mexican politician * Félix EnrÃquez Alcalá (born 1951), American television and movie director, cinematographer and producer * Jorge Alcalá (born 1995), Dominican baseball player * Kathleen Alcalá (born 1954), American author * Luis Espinosa Alcalá (1932–2009), Mexican poet, songwriter, and music promoter * Macedonio Alcalá (1831–1869), Mexican violinist, pianist and songwriter * Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, president of Spain, 1931-36 * Raúl Alcalá (born 1964), Mexican road racing cyclist Alcala Notable people with the surname Alcala include: * Alfredo Alcala (1925–2000), Filipino comic book artist * Dora Alcala, Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalá La Real
Alcalá la Real is a city in the Jaén (Spanish province), province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006 census (Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica (Spain), INE), the city has a population of 22,129. Geography Alcalá la Real is situated from the provincial capital, Jaén, Spain, Jaén, and from Granada, on the slopes of La Mota, a hill in the Sierra Sur de Jaén, Sierra Sur. It has an area of 261.36 km². The town is dominated by a large Moorish fortress around which, some centuries ago, the settlement evolved. Alcalá la Real is connected to the Guadalquivir valley via the Guadajoz tributary. History Remains from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age show a human presence in the area in prehistoric times. It has been hypothesized that this was one of the last places inhabited by Neanderthal man. Despite the presence of remains from the Iberians, dating to the late Bronze Age, the first traces of urban structures (perhaps identifiable with the ancient Sucaelo) date to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalus
''Alcalus'' is a small genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is the only member of the subfamily Alcalinae. Its sister taxon is Ceratobatrachinae. Common name Alcala's dwarf mountain frogs has been proposed for the genus. They are found in Palawan Island (the Philippines), Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. They prefer semi-aquatic microhabitats. Etymology The genus is named in honour of Angel Alcala, a Filipino biologist who has worked with Southeast Asian amphibians. Description Compared to the closely related genera ''Cornufer'' and ''Platymantis'', ''Alcalus'' have an intermediate body size (based on '' Alcalus baluensis'' and '' A. mariae'', males measure and females in snout–vent length). The head is broad. Skin is coarsely textured, shagreened, or ‘wrinkled’ in appearance. The toe discs are widely expanded; inter-digital webbing is extensive. Males have nuptial pads but lack vocal sac The vocal sac is the flexible membrane of skin possessed by mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcántara (other)
Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcà ntara, Alcà ntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to: People * Alcantara (surname) Places Algeria * El Kantara, town and commune in Biskra province * El Kantara District, in Biskra province Brazil * Alcântara, Maranhão, city in the state of Maranhão ** Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão, satellite launch center * Alcântara River, Rio de Janeiro state * Barra d'Alcântara, municipality in the state of Piauà * Dom Pedro de Alcântara, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul * São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina, municipality Chile * The area near Alcántara metro station in northeastern Santiago Cyprus * Kantara Castle, in the Kyrenia mountains Egypt * El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal Italy * Alcantara (river) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcazar (other)
Alcazar or variant spellings may refer to: * Alcázar, a type of Islamic castle or palace in Spain and Portugal ** ** Arts, entertainment and literature * Alcazar (group), a Swedish europop/dance music group * '' Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress'', a 1985 video game * General Alcazar, a fictional character, friend of ''Tintin'' * ', a Spanish comic from 1940 * Teatro Alcázar, a theatre in Madrid, Spain * Alcazar (Paris) (later Alcazar d'Hiver), a ''café-concert'' in Paris 1858–1902 * Alcazar d'Été, a ''café-concert'' in Paris 1860–1914 Businesses and organisations * Alcazar Hotel (other), the name of several hotels * Alcazar (airline), a 1993 proposed airline merger Places * El Alcázar, Misiones, a village in Argentina * Alcázar de San Juan, or Alcázar, a town and municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Alcázar del Rey, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Alcázar of Segovia, medieval castle located in the city of Segov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcazaba (other) , a 3371-meter high mountain in Spain's Sierra Nevada range and the third highest peak in that range
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Alcazaba, ''alcáçova'' or ''alcassaba'' is a Moorish fortification in Spain and Portugal. The word derives from the Arabic word القصبة ('' al-qasbah''), a walled-fortification in a city. It is also the name of a mountain peak in Spain. It may refer to: Architecture * Alcazaba, a walled-fortification in a city * Alcazaba of AlmerÃa * Alcazaba of Antequera * Alcazaba of Badajoz * Alcazaba of Málaga * Alcazaba of Mérida * Alcazaba of the Alhambra Geographic locations * Alcazaba (Sierra Nevada) The Alcazaba mountain is a mountain in Spain. Standing at 3,371 metres, it is the third highest mountain of the Sierra Nevada range and the fifth in the Iberian Peninsula. The impressive north face can be seen from the town of Granada. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalá (TransMilenio)
Alcalá is a simple station that is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia. Location The station is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Norte Autopista Norte, also called Autopista paseo de los libertadores (Way of the Liberators Highway), is a major road in Bogotá, Colombia, running through the northern part of the city to its southern end at Avenida Caracas. Names The road was o ... with Calle 136. It serves the Los Cedros and San José del Prado neighborhoods. History After the opening of the Portal de Usme in early 2001, the Autopista Norte line was opened. This station was added as a northerly expansion of that line, which was completed with the opening of the Portal del Norte later that year. The station is named Alcalá due to its proximity to the neighborhood of the same name. This station has a "Punto de Encuentro" or point of gathering, which has bathrooms, coffeeshop, parking for bicycles and a tourist attentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalá 20 Nightclub Fire
The Alcalá 20 nightclub fire occurred 17 December 1983 at 4:45 a.m. at Alcalá 20, a nightclub at number 20 Calle de Alcalá in the centre of Madrid. There were 600 people in the club at the time; 82 people were killed and 27 injured. During the fire, an exit on one of the upper floors was locked, and a main exit to an adjoining building was closed with an iron grill. The charred remains of the labyrinthine four story subterranean club remained intact but closed until 2003, when a major refurbishment was started. A remodelled two-story club, named ''Adraba'', opened on the site in 2005 with improved fire safety. However it was closed down by city authorities after only three hours. In November 2007 the club was reopened, but was closed down once again within a few hours by the authorities. The club reopened under a new name in February 2010 after installing modern fire safety devices. See also *2000 Luoyang Christmas fire References ''La música vuelve a sonar en Alcalá 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle De Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for , to the northeastern outskirts of the city. Henry David Inglis described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid range of unequal buildings". History and landmarks Calle de Alcalá is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón; today, this route is covered by the A-2 motorway. Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya at number 16, the former Alcalá 20 discothèque at number 20, Edificio Metrópolis, the Unión y el Fénix Español building at number 23, CÃrculo de Bellas Artes, Plaza de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, the Spanish Ministry of Education, the Instituto Cervantes HQ building, the Bank of Spain building, Parque del Buen Retiro and Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. In popular culture '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerta De Alcalá
The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá Street, although the street does not cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets. Its name originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares. Madrid in the late 18th century still looked like a somewhat drab borough, surrounded by medieval walls. Around the year 1774, King Charles III commissioned Francesco Sabatini to construct a monumental gate in the city wall through which an expanded road to the city of Alcalá was to pass, replacing an older, smaller, gate that stood nearby. It was inaugurated in 1778. The ornamental details were sculpted by Francisco Gutiérrez and , and made of white stone from Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá ( es, Universidad de Alcalá) is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ''Studium Generale'' for the public, and was refounded in 1977. The University of Alcalá is especially renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for its annual presentation of the highly prestigious Cervantes Prize. The university currently enrolls 28,336 students, 17,252 of whom are studying for undergraduate degrees, who are taught by a teaching staff of 2,608 professors, lecturers and researchers belonging to 24 departments. The administrative tasks are carried out by the university's Administration and Services, comprising approximately 800 people. One of the university's campuses, located in the city center, is housed partly in historic buildings which were once used by the Complutense University of Madrid, which was located in Alcalà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSD Alcalá
Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capacity of 8,000. History Alcalá de Henares, being a city of students, has a long football history. With the influence of the capital proximity where football was played long before, in 1908 appeared Alcalá Foot-Ball Club. Season to season ---- *20 seasons in Segunda División B *37 seasons in Tercera División *1 season in Tercera División RFEF Notable former players The following players have played at least 100 league games for the club: * Julio Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ... * Óscar Quesada * Dani Torres S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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