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Congost (surname)
Congost () is a Spanish surname of Catalan origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Carles Congost Carles Congost (born 1970 in Olot) is a Catalan visual artist. With a degree in Arts by the University of Barcelona, he has done many solo exhibits in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de E ... (born 1970), Spanish visual artist * Elena Congost Mohedano (born 1987), Spanish visually impaired runner {{surname, Congost Catalan-language surnames ...
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Spanish Surname
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Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ...
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Carles Congost
Carles Congost (born 1970 in Olot) is a Catalan visual artist. With a degree in Arts by the University of Barcelona, he has done many solo exhibits in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... In his pieces uses various visual and audio procedures such as video, photography, drawing and sculpture. His work has been associated with the so-called club culture that is characterized by an aesthetic inspired by the world of fashion, music, advertising, video and photography. His works are stories that evoke ironic and sensual teenager universe. He is considered to be descendants of the best Catalan tradition of conceptual art in the field of video creation.Badia, Montse. Sessió contínua xposició col·lectiva 1. ed. Barcelona: Diputació de Barcelona, 2005. Reference ...
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Elena Congost Mohedano
Elena Congost Mohedano (born in Madrid 20 September 1987) is a T12/ B2 track and field athlete from Spain. Born with a degenerative vision impairment, she is a teacher who lives in Barcelona, Spain. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics and won the marathon in 2016, placing second in the 1500 m in 2012.Elena Congost
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Congost was born 20 September 1987 in Madrid, with a degenerative hereditary eye disease. Her vision started to deteriorate when she was in school. She is a teacher. In 2008, she moved to
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