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Bajada Colorada , a compound alluvial fan
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Bajada or La Bajada are derived from Spanish, meaning "the descent", and may refer to: People *Emilio Bajada (born 1914), Italian Mathematician *Toni Bajada (16th century), a Maltese spy *Clint Bajada (born 1982), Maltese TV and radio personality *Roderick Bajada (born 1983), Maltese footballer *Shaun Bajada (born 1983), Maltese footballer Places * La Bajada, Catamarca, Argentina * La Bajada, San Luis, Argentina * La Bajada, New Mexico, US * La Bajada, an escarpment of the Caja del Rio, New Mexico, US * La Bajada, Dallas, Texas, US Other *Bajada (festival) a festival common to the Canary islands *Bajada (geography) A bajada consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. These fan-shaped deposits form by the deposition of sediment within a stream onto flat land at the base of a mountain.Desert Processes Working Grou"Summary: Alluvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Bajada
Emilio Baiada (January 12, 1914 in Tunis – May 14, 1984 in Modena) was an Italian mathematician. Education and career He studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where he graduated with highest honors in June 1937 along with Leonida Tonelli, with whom he worked as an assistant from 1938 to 1941, when he left for the war. In 1945 he began to teach analysis, theory of functions, calculus and rational mechanics at the Scuola Normale. In 1948 he obtained a degree in Analysis; his Ph.D. thesis was written under the direction of Tonelli and Marston Morse. In 1949 he moved first to University of Cincinnati, where he worked with scientists like Otto Szász and Charles Napoleon Moore, and then to Princeton University, where he worked with Morse. In 1952 he obtained the chair of analysis of the University of Palermo, where he taught until 1961 before transferring to the University of Modena The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ( it, Università degli Studi di Modena e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Bajada
Toni Bajada was a Maltese spy for the Knights of Saint John during the Great Siege of Malta. He was born in Naxxar. Siege of Malta The most famous of the Maltese spies, Bajada is said to have learned the Turkish language during years of captivity. Disguised as a Turk, he infiltrated the enemy camps and along with four other Maltese spies of the era (Andrew Zahra, James Pace, Anton Cascia, Francis Xerri), played a crucial role in intelligence gathering for the Christian side. Personally chosen for the task by Grandmaster Jean de Valette, Bajada also became famous for swimming at length to carry secret messages in and out of the besieged cities of Birgu and Senglea. Legacy Toni Bajada continues to enjoy fame and respect as a folk hero in Malta, with streets named in his honour in Valletta, St Paul's Bay and Naxxar. In popular culture Toni Bajada is the main protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Bajada
Clint Bajada is a television and radio personality. He hosted with success a variety of local shows including 'Coyotic', 'clint@nine', 'HappyDays', and 'STR82dPOINT'. He is also known for his Saturday morning Radio show which during the Malta Broadcasting Authority was classified as the most popular radio show in Malta in various audience surveys. Bajada started his career as a radio presenter with Super ONE Radio at the age of 15. At young age of just 16 he appeared in a local Sunday Television show called ‘Kulhadd fil-Millenju’ together with presenters Claire Fabri & Ray Azzopardi. During his career he was involved in different TV programs including talk shows, news, current affairs and entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa .... During 2007, Bajada h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Bajada
Roderick Bajada (born 4 January 1983 in Ħamrun, Malta) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Ħamrun Spartans Roderick began his career playing for his hometown club of Hamrun Spartans during the 2000–01 season. During his debut season, Bajada made six appearances, but failed to score, as Hamrun Spartans finished in 6th position in the Maltese Premier League. Bajada went into the 2001–02 season and established himself as first team regular in the Hamrun Spartans squad. He helped the team to another 6th-place finish in the Maltese Premier League, making 19 appearances but again failing to find the net. The 2002–03 season was Roderick's third season with Hamrun Spartans, the club slipped into the relegation pool, but managed to finish the season in 7th position, with Bajada making 24 appearances and scoring two goals. Roderick's last season with Hamrun Spartans was the 2003–04 season. He 23 appearances and scored two goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Bajada
Shaun Pierre Bajada (born 19 August 1983 in Sannat, Gozo, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Victoria Hotspurs on loan from Xewkija Tigers, where he most frequently plays as a midfielder. Playing career Floriana As a boy he had won many honours with his native village club Sannat Lions, but was a product of Floriana. Shaun made his debut with Floriana in the Maltese Premier League in the season 2000–01. During a career spanning four seasons with Floriana, Shaun made 48 appearances and scored three goals. Marsaxlokk On 22 January 2005, Shaun joined Marsaxlokk. Bajada signed a four-and-a-half year contract with the club. Bajada was the first signing from the local market of the month after the club transferred Etienne Barbara to Birkirkara. Bajada arrived along with two foreigners, Bulgarian Mitko Trendafilov and Nigerian Michael Ochei. During his time with Marsaxlokk, Shaun made 43 appearances and scored six goals. Msida Saint-Joseph On 25 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bajada, Catamarca
La Bajada is a village and municipality within the Paclín Department of Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... References Populated places in Catamarca Province {{Catamarca-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bajada, San Luis
La Bajada (San Luis) is a village and municipality in San Luis Province in central Argentina. References {{coord, 33, 02, S, 66, 11, W, type:city_source:kolossus-eswiki, display=title Populated places in San Luis Province ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bajada, New Mexico
La Bajada is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is named after a geographical feature of the nearby Caja del Rio. History A post office called La Bajada was established in 1870, closed in 1872. La Bajada is derived from Spanish meaning "the descent". Education It is within Santa Fe Public Schools Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) is a school district based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Public Schools serves the city of Santa Fe, the communities of Tesuque and Eldorado, and the historic neighborhood of Agua Fria, and other communities .... See also References External links Census-designated places in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caja Del Rio
Caja del Rio (Spanish: "box of the river") is a dissected plateau, of volcanic origin, which covers approximately 84,000 acres of land in northern Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The region is also known as the Caja, Caja del Rio Plateau, and Cerros del Rio. The center of the area is approximately 15 miles (23 km) west of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most of the Caja is owned by the United States Forest Service and managed by the Santa Fe National Forest. Access is through New Mexico Highway 599, Santa Fe County Road 62, and Forest Service Road 24. Geography The landscape of the Caja del Rio Plateau is generally flat to rolling terrain, with numerous steep cones rising up to 800 feet above the plains. The highest points in the immediate area are the unnamed high point (7,472 feet), Cerro Micho (7,326 feet), Montoso Peak (7,315 feet), Ortiz Mountain (7,188 feet), and Cerro Rito (7,296 feet) The entire plateau is within the watershed of the Rio Grande; portions of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bajada, Dallas
La Bajada is a small neighborhood in West Dallas, Texas, United States. Its boundaries are Canada Drive to the north and east, Sylvan Avenue on the west, and Singleton Boulevard to the south. Demographics For statistical purposes, the neighborhood is identified as Block Group 1 of Census tract 101.02 by the United States Census Bureau. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,133 people residing within the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 45.7% White, 2.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 47.5% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.5% of the population. Education Public education in La Bajada is provided by the Dallas Independent School District (DISD)Lorenzo DeZavala Elementary Schoolserves students in grades pre-kindergarten through five. Sixth through eighth graders are zoned tThomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center which feeds into L.G. Pinkston High School L.G. Pinkston High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajada (festival)
"Bajada" is the shortened version of the ''Fiestas de la Bajada'' which is a festival which takes place in several places in the Canary Islands. ''Bajada'' is Spanish for "bringing down", and means the bringing of a patron saint's statue from its normal place in a chapel to be celebrated by the people. Examples of major bajadas *In La Palma (Santa Cruz de La Palma) the ''Fiestas Lustrales de la Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves'' every five years. *In El Hierro, the image of the Virgen de los Reyes moved to Valverde every 4 years. *In La Gomera (''Fiestas Lustrales de la Bajada de la Virgen de Guadalupe'') every five years, in which a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of La Gomera, is brought from the chapel at Puntallana, near San Sebastian de la Gomera, on a celebratory tour of the island. *In Tenerife, the image of the Virgin of Candelaria (Patron Saint of the Canary Islands) moved to Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna every 7 years alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
