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Claro Abánades López
Claro Abánades López (12 August 1879 – 16 December 1973) was a Spanish journalist, publisher, historian and a Carlist activist. His career of a journalist lasted over 70 years (1897–1969), though he is rather known as author of studies on history of La Alcarria, Alcarria and as editor of monumental multi-volume series of Juan Vázquez de Mella works. Family and youth Claro Abánades López was born to a working class family from tierra alcarreña, a natural region covering mostly what is now the Guadalajara Province, Guadalajara province. His father, Pedro Abánades Jiménez (1847–1907), was a construction contractor. Little is known about his mother, Antonia López del Rey. The couple had 5 children, Claro born as the second oldest son; all were raised in a profoundly Catholic ambience. He was first educated in the local Molina de Aragón, molinese Colegio de Santa Clara, a primary school ran by the Poor Clares order, later to join Colegio Molines de los Padres Escolapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molina De Aragón
Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain. It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping ''fuero'' to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief.Simon Barton, ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265. He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina ''Dei gratia'' ("by the grace of God"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral aragonite. Main sights *Medieval alcazar (10th–11th centuries), the largest in the province *Roman bridge (''Puente Viejo'') *Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
