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Miguel Junyent Rovira
Miguel Junyent Rovira ( ca, Miquel Junyent i Rovira) (1871–1936) was a Spanish people, Spanish Catalan People, Catalan publisher and politician. He is best known as director of '':es:El Correo Catalán, El Correo Catalán'', the newspaper he periodically owned and managed between 1903 and 1933. As a politician he was active within Carlism; he remained the regional Catalonia, Catalan party leader in 1915-1916 and in 1919–1933. He twice served in the Cortes, in 1907-1910 as member of the Congress of Deputies (Spain), Congress of Deputies and in 1918-1919 as member of the Senate (Spain), Senate. He is counted among moderate Carlists, who favored alliance with conservative Catalanism, Catalanists and opposed the violent faction within his party. Family and youth The Catalan Junyent family was first noted in the 13th century and a few of its representatives distinguished themselves in the history of Spain, yet it is not clear whether any counted among the forefathers of Miguel. Non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piera
Piera is a municipality that covers a large portion of the southeastern corner of the comarca of Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, on the left bank of the Anoia river. The agricultural land, mostly non-irrigated, is used for the cultivation of cereals, grapes, olives and almonds. The town itself hosts a number of light industries: textiles, plastics and construction materials. Tourism during the summer months is also relatively important for the local economy. The FGC railway line R6 from Martorell and Barcelona to Igualada runs through the town, while local roads lead to Capellades and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Notable monuments include the castle of Fontanet. The castle which was restored in 1916 by Ramon de Viala d'Aiguavives, Baron of Almenar is documented in 955 a.c. and now used for private functions. The sister of the Baron of Almenar, Isabel de Viala d'Aiguavives also financed and patroned the modernist church of Ca n'Aguilera which was donated to Barcelona's Bishop by Zarago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
