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Elda Maris
Elda is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. , it has a total population of 55,618 inhabitants, ranking as the 7th most populous city in the province. Elda joins together with the town of Petrer to form a conurbation with over 85,000 inhabitants. The river Vinalopó flows through the urban area of Elda. Elda is known for its footwear industry, in particular for women's shoes. Tourist sites include the Footwear Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the ''Torre del Homenaje del castillo'' (a tower dating from the 12th century), ''Castelar'' Square, Count of ''Coloma'' Palace, the Town Hall and the church of ''Santa Ana''. It also celebrates the important festival of '' Moros y Cristianos'' Sport CD Eldense is based in the city. People *Elia Barceló, the writer, was born here in 1957 *Ana Oncina the illustrator, was born here in 1989 *Isabel Ortuño, handballer, was born here in 1982 *Pedrito Rico, singer, actor and dancer *Alba Rico, Spanish singer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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") , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Madrid , coordinates = , largest_city = Madrid , languages_type = Official language , languages = Spanish language, Spanish , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , ethnic_groups_ref = , religion = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2020 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Spain, Monarch , leader_name1 = Felipe VI , leader_title2 = Prime Minister of Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footwear
Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serves the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from ground textures and temperature. Footwear in the manner of shoes therefore primarily serves the purpose to ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment as well as to indicate the status or rank of the person within a social structure. Socks and other hosiery are typically worn additionally between the feet and other footwear for further comfort and relief. Cultures have different customs regarding footwear. These include not using any in some situations, usually bearing a symbolic meaning. This can however also be imposed on specific individuals to place them at a practical disadvantage against shod people, if they are excluded from having footwear available or are prohibited from using any. This usually takes place in situations of captivity, such as imprisonment or slavery, where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagrada Familia School , a medical plant commonly called ''cascara sagrada'' ("sacred bark")
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Sagrada is a Spanish word meaning "sacred". It may refer to: *Sagrada, Missouri, a community in the United States * La Sagrada Família, a church in Barcelona, Spain *Rhamnus purshiana ''Frangula purshiana'' (cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada, bearberry, and in the Chinook Jargon, chittem stick and chitticum stick; syn. ''Rhamnus purshiana'') is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to western N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Of The Castles Of Vinalopó
The Route of the castles of Vinalopó is a historic and cultural route in Spain, connecting some of the castles of the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, most of them based in the Valley of Vinalopó. The route, which is located in the Valley of Vinalopó, in the inside mountains of the province of Alicante, unveiled a series of castles and forts that protected them during the Middle Ages, when these populations, at some point in its history, where lands of border between the Kingdom of Valencia and the Kingdom of Castile. The route has with around 75 kilometres through nine different municipalities. It's located in one of the regions of the Valencian Community and Spain with more concentration of castles, which are in various locations such as Villena, Biar, Banyeres de Mariola, Castalla, Sax, Elda, Petrer or Novelda. The Vinalopó Valley is dotted with castles and fortifications. It is heritage of the Arab era. The Arabic culture first, and then the Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano
Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano (born 6 August 1951, Yecla) is a Spanish politician. At the moment, he is the mayor of Elda and senator for Alicante in the Spanish Senate. He belongs to PSPV-PSOE. He moved with his family to Elda at the age of eighteen months. In 1983 he was chosen town councillor in the lists of the Independent candidates of Elda (Candidatura Independiente de Elda) and later he joined the PSOE. In 1985 he was appointed General Secretary of the Unión General de Trabajadores, a trade union historically linked to the PSPV-PSOE in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó. As town councillor he occupied the post of ''Personnel'' and ''Industry'', until in 1996 he held the post of Mayor of Elda. He was also President of PSPV-PSOE too. At the 1996 General Election he was placed seventh on the PSPV-PSOE list for Alicante Province. With the party winning just five seats he failed to be elected, however as the PSPV-PSOE's second substitute he joined the Congress in 1999 as substitute fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violetta (telenovela)
''Violetta'' is an Argentine telenovela filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina and developed by Disney Channel Latin America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and production company Pol-ka, debuted in Argentina, Latin America and Italy on May 14, 2012. ''Violetta'' tells the story of a musically talented teenager (played by Martina Stoessel) who returns to her native Argentina with her father, Germán (played by Diego Ramos), after living in Europe for several years, navigating the trials and tribulations of growing up. Each episode includes original musical numbers from diverse musical genres such as pop music and Latin music. Plot Season 1 (2012) Violetta Castillo is a 17-year old teenage girl who is unaware of her very special talent for singing. She inherited this talent from her mom (María), a famous singer who died in a plane crash. Germán (Diego Ramos), her dad, is a very successful man who travels a lot and loves his daughter, despite being strict and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedrito Rico
Pedro Rico Cutillas, better known as Pedrito Rico (7 September 1932, in Elda, Alicante – 21 June 1988, in Barcelona) was a Spanish singer, dancer and actor who spent most of his career in Argentina. Biography In 1955 he debuted at the Ruzafa Theater in Valencia, then moved to the Price Theater in Madrid. In 1956 he was hired by an Argentine theatrical entrepreneur to perform at the Avenida Theater, the theater of zarzuelas, located in a place where a large Spanish community is concentrated in the city of Buenos Aires. In 1958 he was awarded the Golden Record in Cuba and the Guaicaipuro in Venezuela as the best foreign interpreter. It has been argued that Pedrito Rico was just one Argentinian more for his continuous and successful visits to that country. He sang Spanish songs, flamenco, melodic and sometimes also new olero or tropical songs with Spanish-style arrangements and adapted to his particular way of singing. He had started very young and was consecrated in Argenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Ortuño
Isabel María Ortuño Torrico (born 16 March 1982) is a former Spanish handballer, who have been capped for the Spanish national team. Ortuño was born in Elda, Spain, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she finished sixth with the Spanish women's handball team, after losing 29–38 to Hungary in the placement match. Awards and recognition * EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... References External links Profile on the European Handball Federation official website 1982 births Living people People from Elda Sportspeople from the Province of Alicante Spanish female handball players Olympic handball players of Spain Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2005 Mediterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Oncina
Ana Oncina (born 1989) is a Spanish-born freelance comic book illustrator and author whose work is particularly known in Spain, Italy and France. Her first book, ''Croqueta y empanadilla'' (2014), won the Popular Prize at the International Comic Book Fair of Barcelona in 2015 and is in its 12th series. In 2017 it was included in the list of creators under the most influential 30 years of the moment in Europe that prepares the Financial Forbes magazine. Born in Elda in Spain, Oncina took her degree in Fine Arts from the University of Valencia where she specialized in animation and illustration. Her first comic book ''Croqueta y empanadilla'' (''Croquette and Pasty'') (2014) was sent as a project to '' Ediciones La Cúpula'' and she was called by an editor the next day asking to buy the work for publication. In five months the first edition and two reprints were sold out becoming a public success and establishing Oncina among the forefront of female comic book illustrators in Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elia Barceló
Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló (born 29 January 1957) is a Spanish academic and author who lives in Austria. Life Barceló was born in Elda in 1957. She became an academic and earned her doctorate in Innsbruck, Austria in 1995. She remained in Austria, working as a professor of Spanish literature. She also writes science fiction novels and works for children. She has won a number of awards. Her ''Heart of Tango'' was published in an English translation in 2010. Awards * Premio Ignotus, science fiction, 1991 * Premio TP de oro, young adult literature, 1997 and 2006 * Premio Internacional, science fiction novella, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Premio UPC), 1993 * Premio Celsius, 2014 * Premio Ignotus, 2018 * Premio Edebé Edebé Edebé is an educational and children's publisher located in Barcelona, founded in 1888 by a religious group. In the early 1990s, edebé embarked on a literary project and in 1993 edebé promoted the edebé literature award.. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Eldense
Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Primera División RFEF – Group 2, and holds home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a capacity of 4,036 spectators. History One of the oldest clubs in the Valencian Community, Eldense enrolled in the Valencian Football Federation in 1924, and started competing in Tercera División 19 years later. It first appeared in Segunda División in the 1956–57 season, narrowly avoiding relegation after finishing in 16th position; the first spell in that tier lasted three years, in a total of five at the professional level. Match fixing allegations On 4 April 2017, Eldense coach Filippo Vito di Pierro and general manager Nobile Capuani were arrested by Spanish authorities on charges of corruption. The detentions occurred after club president David Aguilar made complaints of match fixing following a 0–12 loss to FC Barcelona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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