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Mireia (beetle)
Mireia is a Catalan given name. It is a variant of the protagonist of the 1859 poem "Mirèio". People with the name * Mireia Belmonte (born 1990), Catalan Olympic swimmer * Mireia Boya Busquet (born 1979), Catalan scientist and politician * Mireia Epelde (born 1985), Spanish racing cyclist * Mireia García (born 1981), Catalan swimmer * Mireia Gutiérrez (born 1988), Andorran Olympic skier * Mireia Lalaguna (born 1992), Catalan actress and model * Mireia Miró Varela (born 1988), Catalan ski mountaineer and long-distance runner * Mireia Riera Casanovas, Catalan swimmer * Mireia Vehí (born 1985), Catalan politician See also * ''Mireia'' (genus), a genus of flower chafer beetles * Miriam (given name) Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew, recorded in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic for ... References {{Given name Catal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirèio
''Mirèio'' (; ''Mirèlha'' in classical norm, ) is a poem in Occitan by French writer Frédéric Mistral. It was written in 1859, after eight years of effort. Mirèio, a long poem in Provençal consisting of twelve songs, tells of the thwarted love of Vincent and Mireille, two young Provençal people of different social backgrounds. The name Mireille (Mirèio in Provence) is a doublet of the word meraviho which means wonder. Overview Mistral used the poem to promote the language, Occitan the lingua franca of Southern France until the vergonha, as well as to share the culture of the Provença area. He tells among other tales, of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, where according to legend the dragon, Tarasque, was driven out, and of the famous and ancient Venus of Arles. He prefaced the poem with a short notice about Provençal pronunciation. Mirèio was translated into some fifteen European languages, including into French by Mistral himself. In 1863, Charles Gounod made it into an opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Belmonte
] Mireia Belmonte García (born 10 November 1990) is a Spanish Olympic, world, and European champion Swimming (sport), swimmer. She is the world record holder in the short course 200-metre butterfly and 400-metre individual medley. Formerly, she held the world record in the short course 400-metre freestyle, 800-metre freestyle, and 1500-metre freestyle. She was the first Spanish woman to win a gold medal in swimming at an Olympic Games and is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish swimmer of all time. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she became Olympic champion in the 200-metre butterfly, and also won the bronze medal in the 400-metre individual medley. She previously competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where she debuted at 17 years old, and at 2012 London, where she won two silver medals, one in the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:05.25 and one in the 800-metre freestyle with a time of 8:18.76. Early years Mireia's parents, José Belmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Boya Busquet
Mireia Boya Busquet (born 1979) is a Catalan scientist, activist, and politician from Spain. She is a councilor of the Aran municipality of Les. Since February 2018 she has been part of the national secretariat of the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP). She was a member of the Catalan Parliament from 2016 to 2017. Biography The daughter of Ernesto Boya and the politician Maria Pilar Busquets, she has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2002), a master's degree in Landscape Design (2004), and a PhD in Land Management and Planning (2009) from the Université de Montréal. In the professional field, she is a consultant and adjunct lecturer ("asociada") of the Humanities Department of Pompeu Fabra University. Mireia Boya Busquet has been a fighter for the recognition of Occitan identity of the Valley of Aran, and was the first member of the Catalan Parliament to use the Aranese dialect in the Parliament of Catalonia. Her brother, , has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Epelde
Mireia Epelde (born 29 October 1985) is a Spanish racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an .... References External links * 1985 births Living people Spanish female cyclists People from Azpeitia Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia García
Mireia García Sánchez (born 31 July 1981 in Viladecans, Catalonia) is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that tournament she won the bronze medal in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships in Helsinki, Finland Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city' .... References Spanish Olympic Committee 1981 births Living people Spanish female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers of Spain Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{spain-swimming-bio-stub Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Gutiérrez
Mireia Gutiérrez Cabanes (born 9 October 1988) is an Andorran female former skier. She represented Andorra in the 2010 Winter Olympics, in the Alpine skiing events. She also took part in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 were the 40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 2–15 February in France at Val-d'Isère, Savoie. The International Ski Federation (FIS) awarded the championships to Val-d'Isère on 2 June 2 .... World Cup results Results per discipline : World Championship results Olympic results Notees References External links * * * * 1988 births Living people Andorran female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Andorra Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics {{Andorra-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Lalaguna
Mireia Lalaguna Royo (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish model, actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2015. She was previously crowned Miss World Spain 2015, becoming the first woman from Spain to win Miss World. Early life and education Lalaguna was born in Barcelona on 21 November 1992. She obtained her bachelor's degree in pharmacy at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Lalaguna is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English. Pageantry Lalaguna ventured into pageantry in 2014. She represented Spain at the Miss Atlántico Internacional 2014 pageant, where she was eventually declared as the winner, crowned by outgoing titleholder Lorena Romaso. Miss World Spain Lalaguna competed at the third edition of Miss World Spain on 24 October 2015 in Málaga, representing Barcelona. At the end of the event, she was crowned Miss World Spain 2015 by her predecessor Lourdes Rodríguez of Castilla-La Mancha. She also won the Miss Luxury special award at the event. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Miró Varela
Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) is a Spanish ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Miró was born in Barcelona. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006. In the same year she became a member of the national team (Equipo PNTD Esquí de Montaña) and a "high level athlete" of the high sports council ( es, Consejo Superior de Deportes) of the Spanish government (No. 47.641.303 - Montaña y Escalada). Selected results Ski mountaineering * 2007: ** 1st, 2007 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, European Championship "juniors" class single race ** 1st, European Championship "juniors" class relay race (together with Kílian Jornet Burgada and Marc Pinsach Rubirola) ** 1st, Traça Catalana race "juniors" class * 2009: ** 2nd, 2009 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, European Championship vertical race ** 2nd, ''Valtellina Orobie'' World Cup race ** 4th, European Championship team race (togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Riera Casanovas
Mireia Riera Casanovas (born in Lloret de Mar, Barcelona) is an S7 swimmer from Spain. She has cerebral palsy. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games ..., winning a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle race, and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle race. References Living people 1975 births Swimmers from Catalonia Paralympic swimmers for Spain Spanish female freestyle swimmers Spanish female medley swimmers Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic silver medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics S7-classified para swimmers Sportswomen from Catalonia Sportspeople from the Province of Girona People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Vehí
Mireia Vehí i Cantenys (born 9 February 1985) is a Spanish sociologist and politician from Catalonia, who currently serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. She was previously a member of the Parliament of Catalonia. Early life and family Vehí was born on 9 February 1985 in Vilafant, Catalonia. She is the daughter of Agustí Vehí i Castelló, a deputy inspector in the municipal police in Figueres, and Consol Cantenys i Arbolí, the socialist mayor of Vilafant. Her great-grandfather was a republican mayor. Her sisters Pau and Laia are musicians. Vehí has a degree in sociology from the University of Granada (2010) and a postgraduate qualification in African societies and development from the Pompeu Fabra University (2011). She is currently studying for a master's degree in women's studies, gender and citizenship at the Inter-University Women and Gender Studies Institute. Career Vehí is a specialist in migration, human rights, gender and multiculturalism and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia (genus)
Mireia is a Catalan given name. It is a variant of the protagonist of the 1859 poem "Mirèio". People with the name * Mireia Belmonte (born 1990), Catalan Olympic swimmer * Mireia Boya Busquet (born 1979), Catalan scientist and politician * Mireia Epelde (born 1985), Spanish racing cyclist * Mireia García (born 1981), Catalan swimmer * Mireia Gutiérrez (born 1988), Andorran Olympic skier * Mireia Lalaguna (born 1992), Catalan actress and model * Mireia Miró Varela (born 1988), Catalan ski mountaineer and long-distance runner * Mireia Riera Casanovas, Catalan swimmer * Mireia Vehí (born 1985), Catalan politician See also * ''Mireia'' (genus), a genus of flower chafer beetles * Miriam (given name) Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew, recorded in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic for ... References {{Given name Catal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower Chafer
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed. Twelve tribes are presently recognized: Cetoniini, Cremastocheilini, Diplognathini, Goliathini, Gymnetini, Phaedimini, Schizorhinini, Stenotarsiini, Taenioderini, Trichiini, Valgini, and Xiphoscelidini. The tribe Gymnetini is the biggest of the American tribes, and Goliathini contains the largest species, and is mainly found in the rainforest regions of Africa. Description Adult flower chafers are usually brightly coloured beetles, often metallic, and somewhat flattened in shape. The insertions of the antennae are visible from above, while the mandibles and labrum are hidden by the clypeus. The elytra lack a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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