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Elobey, Annobón, And Corisco
Elobey, Annobón, and Corisco was a colonial administration of Spain, Spanish Africa consisting of the island of Annobón, located southwest of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea, and the small islands of Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, and Corisco, located in the near the mouth of the Mitémélé River in the Muni Estuary. It was established as a protectorate in 1843. Its total area was under 36 km, and the estimated population in 1910 was 2,950 people. It depended on the governor-general based in Malabo, Santa Isabel, who had lieutenant governors in Annobón and Elobey Chico. All of Spanish Empire, Spain's colonial possessions in Guinea (region), Guinea were administratively unified in 1926 to form Spanish Guinea, which later became independent in 1968 as Equatorial Guinea. Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, and Corisco are now part of the Litoral Province (Equatorial Guinea), Litoral Province within Río Muni on the mainland, while Annobón constitutes a province in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcha Real
The (; "Royal March") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world – along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino and Kosovo – that have no official lyrics. Although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used. One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled (''Book of the Ordinance of Newly Played Military Fife and Drum Calls by The Spanish Infantry''), by Manuel de Espinosa. There, it is entitled (). According to the document, Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros is the composer. There is a misconception that its author was Frederick II of Prussia, a great lover of music. That mistaken belief arose in 1861 when it was published as fact in the periodical (''Military Spain''). In 1864, Col. Antonio Vallecillo published the story in the diary (''The Public Spirit''), claiming a supposed Prussian origin for . According to Vallecillo, the anthem was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
