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Londres may refer to: Locations * London, capital of the United Kingdom and England, called ''Londres'' in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, and Filipino * Londres, Catamarca, Argentina, formally "San Juan de la Ribera de Londres" or "Londres de la Nueva Inglaterra" * Londres, Costa Rica, small rural Costa Rican community about east of Quepos on the Rio Naranjo river * Nueva Londres, a town in the Caaguazú department of Paraguay People with the surname * Albert Londres (1884–1932), French journalist and writer * Richie Londres, also known as Altered Beats, English musician, hip hop record producer, lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Other uses *Albert Londres Prize, prize in the name of Albert Londres *Radio Londres, a radio broadcast from 1940 to 1944 from the BBC in London to Nazi occupied France * Londres Nova, Mars, capital of the Martian Congressional Republic in The_Expanse_(novel_series), the Expanse series See also * London (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londres, Catamarca
Londres is a small tourist town in the Belén Department of Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is situated at above sea level alongside the ''Ruta Nacional 40''. It is at the foot of Shincal mountains, near the Quimivil river and is traditionally divided into two parts "Arriba" (Spanish for Upper) and "Abajo" (for Lower), divided by the "Hondo" River. History and naming Londres was founded in 1558 and named Londres de la Nueva Inglaterra (Spanish for London of the New England) in honor of the fact that Philip II, King of Spain at time of its founding, was married to Mary Tudor (Mary I of England Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She ...). Tourism The Church of the Immaculate Conception, National Historical Monument is in Londres. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Londres
Nueva Londres (, ''New London'') is a town southwest in the Caaguazú department of Paraguay. It has an area of 883 square kilometers and according to the census of 2002 has 3,875 inhabitants. It is located 137 km from the city of Asuncion. History In 1893 two thousand men and women led by William Lane left Australia for Paraguay where they established a utopian socialist colony called " New Australia". The colony was not a success, but their descendants can be found just over 200km from Foz do Iguaçu. Among the settlers were Richard Smith and John Smith. In October 1957, the town was recognized as a district and after a request to be renamed New Canberra was ignored by the Australian Government, the town was renamed Nueva Londres (Spanish for New London). Climate The average temperature in Nueva Londres is 22°C , with a low reaches 0°C in the winter and the maximum is 32°C . The climate is mild with abundant rainfall. Demography New London has a total of 4,568 inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Londres
Albert Londres (1 November 1884 – 16 May 1932) was a French journalist and writer. One of the inventors of investigative journalism, Londres not only reported news but created it, and reported it from a personal perspective. He criticized abuses of colonialism such as forced labour. Albert Londres gave his name to a journalism prize, the Prix Albert-Londres, for Francophone journalists. Biography Londres was born in Vichy in 1884. After finishing secondary school, he went to Lyon in 1901 to work as a bookkeeper, then moved to Paris in 1903. He wrote occasional articles for newspapers from his native region, and published his first poetry in 1904. The same year, he started as correspondent in Paris for the Lyon newspaper ''Le Salut Public''. Also in 1904, his daughter Florise was born, but his partner, Marcelle (Marie) Laforest, died one year later. In 1906 he became parliamentary correspondent for ''Le Matin''. His job was to listen to gossip in corridors of the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Londres
Richie Londres, (born in London, England) is an English record producer, film composer and guitarist. Londres has worked with Deftones and Cypress Hill on various projects. Londres is active in three groups, as the founding member & producer of Sol Invicto, Cultura Londres Proyecto and Okujira. He is Published by Universal Records. Sol Invicto Londres is the founder member of underground group Sol Invicto an instrumental cinematic metal/electronic group which features Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter & UK drum & bass producer Mark Caro aka Technical Itch and Dan Foord on drums. Cultura Londres Early Years 2004–2008 Founded by Londres in 2004 with MC Tiago and Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill. The group toured extensively in the UK from 2006-2008 and released several music videos and released 2 EP's, supporting artists such as Ozomatli, La Mala Rodriguez and Joel Ortiz. Hiatus 2008 - 2022 Cultura Londres has been through many musical and line up changes since its conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Londres Prize
The Albert Londres Prize is the highest French journalism award, named in honor of journalist Albert Londres. Created in 1932, it was first awarded in 1933 and is considered the French equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. Three laureates are awarded each year. The three categories are : "best reporter in the written press", "best audiovisual reporter" and "best reporting book". History On the death of Albert Londres, on 16 May 1932, his daughter, Florise Martinet-Londres, decided to create an award in his memory. From 1933, the Albert Londres prize is awarded every year on May 16, to a young journalist under the age of forty. Florise Martinet-Londres died in 1975. The Albert Londres Prize is administered by the Association of Albert Londres Prize, comprising the various winners. Chaired for 21 years by Henri Amouroux, it is chaired since May 2006 by Josette Alia. The prize is awarded by a jury of 19 journalists and winners of the previous year. In 1985, under the influence of Henri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Londres
''Radio Londres'' (, French for "Radio London") was a radio station broadcast from 1940 to 1944 by the BBC in London to Nazi-occupied France. It was entirely in French and was operated by the Free French who had escaped from occupied France. It served not only to counter the propaganda broadcasts of German-controlled ''Radio Paris'' and the Vichy government's '' Radiodiffusion Nationale'', but also to appeal to the French to rise up, as well as being used to send coded messages to the French Resistance. Origin and purpose In 1940, the BBC opened its studio to the first members of the resistance who fled France's occupation by Germany. Radio Londres was born and would become the daily appointment of the French people for four years. It opened its transmission with : "''Ici Londres ! Les Français parlent aux Français...''" ("This is London! The French speaking to the French..."), now a very famous quote in France. It was the voice of Free French Forces under Charles de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Expanse (novel Series)
''The Expanse'' is a series of science fiction novels (and related novellas and short stories) by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The first novel, ''Leviathan Wakes'', was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012. The complete series was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2017. It later won, following its second nomination for the same award in 2020. The book series is made up of nine novels, nine shorter works and a story collection book. The series was adapted for television by the Syfy Network, also under the title of ''The Expanse''. When Syfy canceled the TV series after three seasons, Amazon acquired it, produced three more seasons, and streams all six seasons on Amazon Prime Video. Series overview Novels Short stories and novellas The book ''Memory's Legion'' is a collection of all eight short stories and novellas, except for ''The Last Flight of the Cassandra'' (which remains exclusive to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
