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María Bernaldo De Quirós
María Salud Bernaldo de Quirós (26 March 1898 – 26 September 1983) was the first woman in Spain to earn a pilot's licence, passing her test in early October 1928 and receiving the licence from the Escuela Nacional Aeronáutica (National Aeronautical School) on the following 24 November. The first Spanish male pilot, Benito Loygorri, had made his first flight in Spain seven years earlier. Early life Born on 26 March 1898 in Madrid, Bernaldo de Quirós was the daughter of aristocrats Rafael Bernaldo de Quirós y Mier and Consolación Bustillo y Mendoza. She married twice, first to her cousin Ramón Bernaldo de Quirós y Argüelles who died in 1920. The couple had two children but both died, one shortly after her husband. In 1922, Bernaldo de Quirós married José Manuel Sánchez-Arjona y Velasco who became mayor of Ciudad Rodrigo in the Province of Salamanca, but the marriage was short lived. Flying career Although Bernaldo had dreamt of flying as a child, it was not until he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
