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List Of Alicante Citizens
This is a list of notable people from the city of Alicante, Spain or notable foreigners who live or lived there: * George Washington Montgomery (1804–1841), United States diplomat and editor/publisher of the first Spanish-language translation of the works of Washington Irving. * Carlos Arniches (1866–1943), novelist *Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866–1951), co-founder of Permanent Court of International Justice so-called the World Court, after 1945 International Court of Justice *Francisco Javier de Balmis (1753–1819), physician who headed the Balmis expedition to vaccinate the Spanish-colonies population against smallpox. * Lorenzo Carbonell Santacruz, mayor in 1931–1936 * Francesc de Paula Castelló Aleu (1914-1936), chemist, blessed Roman Catholic * Alex De Minaur, tennis player * Manuel Senante (1873–1959), Carlist publisher and politician * Gabriel Miró (1879–1930), novelist * Antonio Gades (1936–2004), Flamenco dancer *Juan Escarré (1969), field hockey playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in the Valencian Community. Toponymy The name of the city echoes the Arabic name ''Laqant'' () or ''al-Laqant'' (), which in turn reflects the Latin ''Lucentum'' and Greek root ''Leuké'' (or ''Leuka''), meaning "white". History The area around Alicante has been inhabited for over 7000 years. The first tribes of hunter-gatherers moved down gradually from Central Europe between 5000 and 3000 BC. Some of the earliest settlements were made on the slopes of Mount Benacantil. By 1000 BC Greek and Phoenician traders had begun to visit the eastern coast of Spain, establishing small trading ports and introducing the native Iberian tribes to the alphabet, iron, and the pottery wheel. The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca established the fortifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belen Rueda
Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem. Belen, Belén or Beleń may also refer to: Places Argentina *Belén, Catamarca *Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province Bolivia *Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia *Belén (Potosí), Bolivia Colombia * Belén, Boyacá * Belén, Nariño *Belén de Andaquies, Caquetá *Belén de Bajirá, Antioquia *Belén de Umbría, Risaralda *Belén, Medellín, Antioquia. Peru * Belén District, Maynas * Belén District, Sucre Turkey *Belen, Çanakkale * Belen, Ezine *Belen, Hani *Belen, Hatay, a town and district of Hatay Province *Belen, Kumluca, Antalya Province * Belen, Kıbrıscık, Bolu Province *Belen, Tarsus, Mersin Province *Belen Pass United States *Belen, Mississippi *Belen, New Mexico **Belen (Rail Runner station) Elsewhere *Belén, Chile *Belén (canton), Heredia, Costa Rica *Belén, Honduras *Belén, Rivas, Nicaragua *Belén River, Panama *Belén, Paraguay *Beleń, Poland * Belén, Uruguay People Given feminine n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and ''ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Perramón
José Perramón Acosta (born October 17, 1946) is a former Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... In 1972 he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. References 1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Barcelona Spanish male handball players Olympic handball players of Spain Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics FC Barcelona Handbol players BM Granollers players Handball players from Catalonia {{Spain-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahemah (band)
NahemaH was a Spanish heavy metal band from Alicante, Spain, that was formed in 1997. Since then, they have released four albums. Nahemah released their two final albums via Lifeforce Records. History Nahemah was formed in 1997 in Alicante, Spain. In 1999, their debut album, '' Edens in Communion'', was independently released. In 2001, being signed to Iberian Moon Records, Nahemah released their second album, '' Chrysalis''. The album received positive feedback and was re-released by Concreto Records. Nahemah also were an opening act for bands such as Moonspell and Alastis. During 2003, Nahemah recorded an EP titled ''The Last Human'', which remains unreleased. Following the recording of the unreleased EP, the band had line-up problems. Between 2003 and 2005, the band was putting together their third studio album, ''The Second Philosophy''. That album would see a release in 2007 via Lifeforce Records, a label which they were signed to in August 2006. In 2009, Nahemah releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiko Martínez
Francisco "Kiko" Martínez Sánchez (born 7 March 1986) is a Spanish professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the IBF super-bantamweight title from 2013 to 2014. At regional level, he held the European super-bantamweight title three times between 2007 and 2013, and the European featherweight title in 2018. Amateur career Martínez fought extensively as an amateur. He fought 40 amateur bouts and never lost, with 38 of those victories being by knockout. Martinez stated that he "could have gone to the Olympics – the Spanish amateur boxing association wanted me to sign a four-year contract but I wanted to turn professional". Professional career Martínez turned professional on 11 June 2004, defeating David Casero by knockout in the third round on a card that included Javier Castillejo.. Retrieved 10 December 2016. Martínez went on to win all of his first 11 fights with each victory coming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Llorca
Ricardo Llorca (born 1958, Alicante) is a Spanish-American Composer based in New York City since 1988. Llorca is a Juilliard School graduate and a faculty member of the performing arts conservatory's Evening Division since 1996. In addition, Llorca is a Composer-in-residence for Henning Rübsam's ''Sensedance'', New York-based contemporary dance company, as well as a composer-in-residence aThe New York Opera Society(NYOS) since 2008. His work includes operas such as ''Las Horas Vacías'' ("The Empty Hours") and the opera ''Tres Sombreros de Copa'' ("Three Top Hats"). Llorca is also a composer of symphonic, chamber, choral, and music for theater, movies, and television. Some of Ricardo Llorca's greatest sources of thematic inspiration include his Mediterranean roots, contemporary music, and North American influences; more specifically, composers from the Downtown, minimal, and post-minimal scenes such as Philip Glass or John Adams. Career Cultural management Throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Hernández
Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942 ) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, he was self-taught in what refers to literature, and struggled against an unfavourable environment to build up his intellectual education, such as a father who physically abused him for spending time with books instead of working, and who took him out of school as soon as he finished his primary education. At school, he became a friend of Ramón Sijé, a well-educated boy who lent and recommended books to Hernández, and whose death would inspire his most famous poem, ''Elegy''. Hernández died of tuberculosis, imprisoned due to his active participation on the Republican side of the civil war. His last book, '' Cancionero y romancero de ausencias'', was published after his death, and is a collection of the poems he wrote in prison, some wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Rufete
Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete (born 20 November 1976) is a Spanish former footballer, and a manager. He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate. During his professional career he played with seven clubs, including Barcelona (one game) and Valencia (two La Liga titles). Over 12 seasons, Rufete amassed Spanish top division totals of 269 matches and 23 goals. Playing career Club Born in Benejúzar, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Rufete was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He appeared once for the first team, in 1995–96's final round, a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña on 26 May 1996, and his first full professional season came in 1997–98, with Segunda División club CD Toledo. After having started the 1998–99 campaign with RCD Mallorca (no appearances), he moved in January 1999 to Málaga CF, being instrumental, alongside Catanha and José María Movilla, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Ferrándiz
Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order in 1977. Ferrándiz was born in Alicante. He was made an inductee of the Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2009. Coaching career Ferrándiz holds a record 12 titles in the Spanish League, 4 titles in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) and 11 titles in the Spanish King's Cup. His combined record, while coaching Real, was 437–90. He recorded three undefeated Spanish League seasons. He was the AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year in 1975. He was the head coach of the senior Spain national basketball team, from 1964 to 1965. He coached Spain at the EuroBasket 1965. He died in 2022, aged 93. Title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Cañadas
Esther Cañadas (; born 1 March 1977, in Albacete) is a Spanish model and actress. Career Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but her mother persuaded her to give modeling a try. In her teens she started working as a model and moved first to Barcelona, then to Milan and New York. Cañadas has walked the catwalk for many designers, including Chloé, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Chanel, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Moschino, Custo Barcelona and Givenchy. She has appeared in campaigns for the most renowned fashion brands like Versace, Gianfranco Ferré, Armani, Oscar de la Renta, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carolina Herrera, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Dior. She is probably most known, however, for being the muse of Donna Karan and especially for the DKNY campaigns. She has been featured on the cover of the most prestigious international fashion magazines like Vogue, Harpe's Bazaar, Marie Clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Fernández (judoka)
María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez (born 1 February 1972) is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in Sydney,"2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Judo" (Retrieved on February 28, 2008) and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
