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Onda, Castellón
Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. It has 24,859 inhabitants. The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby fields with water from the Millars River. Notable residents * Ibn al-Abbar (1199–1260), poet, diplomat, theologian, and scholar * Zayyan ibn Mardanish (fl. 1229–1270) * Vicente Alejandro Guillamón (born 1930), journalist and writer * Enrique Saura Enrique Saura Gil (born 2 August 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his career, he played mainly for Castellón and Valencia, appearing in more than 400 official games with the latter and winning thr ... (born 1954), footballer * José Ramos Castillo (born 1974), Paralympic swimmer * Patricia Campos Doménech (born 1977), naval aviator and football coach * Vicente Ballester (born 1980), cyclist * Víctor Cabedo (1989–2012), cyclist References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Murcia to the south, and the Balearic Islands are to its east. The Valencian Community consists of three provinces which are Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, the Valencian people are a ''nationality''. Their origins date back to the 1238 Aragonese conquest of the Taifa of Valencia. The newly-founded Kingdom of Valencia enjoyed its own legal entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Routledge
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and social science. The company publishes approximately 1,800 journals and 5,000 new books each year and their backlist encompasses over 70,000 titles. Routledge is claimed to be the largest global academic publisher within humanities and social sciences. In 1998, Routledge became a subdivision and imprint of its former rival, Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), as a result of a £90-million acquisition deal from Cinven, a venture capital group which had purchased it two years previously for £25 million. Following the merger of Informa and T&F in 2004, Routledge became a publishing unit and major imprint within the Informa "academic publishing" division. Routledge is headquartered in the main T&F office in Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Cabedo
Víctor Cabedo Carda (15 June 1989 – 19 September 2012) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He rode for for one season. He died following a collision with a vehicle while on a training ride. In 2012 he rode his only grand tour, the Giro d'Italia. Cabedo finished 129th overall helping teammate Mikel Nieve to 10th place in the overall standings. His younger brother Óscar Cabedo rides for . Major results Sources: ;2006 : 1st Stage 3b Vuelta al Besaya ;2007 : National Junior Road Championships ::2nd Time trial : 1st Overall Vuelta al Besaya ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4a (ITT) : 6th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud ;2011 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias : 5th Klasika Primavera The Klasika Primavera ( en, Spring classic) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Amorebieta, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Ballester
Vicente Ballester Martínez (born 20 June 1980 in Castellón de la Plana) is a former Spanish racing cyclist. Palmarès ;2007 :3rd Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in i ... References 1980 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from the Valencian Community Sportspeople from Castellón de la Plana {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levante-EMV
''Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano'' is a Spanish regional newspaper from the Valencian Community that belongs to the Prensa Ibérica media holding. It had a brief precedent in ''Avance'' (30 March – 15 April 1939) and it was the bulletin of the Valencian section of the FET y de las JONS. The newspaper later belonged to the ''Movimiento'' (official Francoist political movement) press. From 1977 it belonged to the ''Medios de Comunicación Social del Estado'' (Social Communication Media of the State) and in 1984 it was purchased by the private enterprise Prensa Valenciana. Its ideology could be placed in the center-left even though it holds its independence. In Castelló it is published as ''Levante de Castelló''. It has different editions that correspond to different areas of the Valencian region (Valencia, L'Horta, Safor and so on). It is nowadays the most read newspaper in the Valencian region. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Campos Doménech
Patricia Campos Doménech (born 12 March 1977) is a Spanish association football coach and former aviator of the Spanish Navy. She is the Navy's first woman fighter pilot. In 2013, she left the Armed Forces and publicly Coming out, came out as a lesbian in an autobiographical book. Biography Patricia Campos Doménech was born in Onda, Castellón on 12 March 1977. After studying audiovisual communication at the University of Valencia, she took public exams for the Spanish Navy, through which she obtained one of two fighter pilot positions, finishing above about 200 other applicants. In this role, she served as a pilot for Very important person, VIPs, from high-ranking military officers to the Spanish royal family. After eight years as an aviator in the Spanish Armed Forces, she left them in May 2013, after deciding that she did not want to continue hiding that she was a lesbian, and considering that her military life was not compatible with her sexual orientation. She chose to dedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Paralympic Committee
Spanish Paralympic Committee ( es, Comité Paralímpico Español, CPE) is a Spanish non-profit sport organisation founded in 1995, that oversees five national disability sport federations. The organisation has a Secretary General and a President. Since 2005, they have been supported by Plan ADO. In 2000, the CPE was involved in a cheating scandal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. History The CPE was created in 1995 in response to the success of Spanish competitors at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. ONCE, Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE) assisted in setting up the CPE. In 1998, the Spanish government changed the laws, which impacted the status of the CPE to recognise it as equal to that of the Spanish Olympic Committee. At the same time, the organisation was received legal status, "declaración de utilidad pública", as being useful to the general public. Governance and funding The organisation is a non-profit, and is set up and taxed in the same manner as the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ramos Castillo
José Arnulfo Ramos Castillo (born 24 December 1974 in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón) is an S7 butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Spain. In 2004, he lived in Artesa-onda, Castellón. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympi ... winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 50 meter 20 points medley relay. References External links * * 1974 births Living people Spanish male butterfly swimmers Spanish male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Valencia S7-classified para swimmers {{Spain-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Provincias
''Las Provincias'' is a Spanish language regional newspaper published in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1886 it is one of the oldest publications in the country. History and profile ''Las Provincias'' was first published in Valencia in January 1886. The paper is part of the Vocento Group and is published by Federico Domenech SA. The daily has six local editions published in La Ribera, Camp de Morvedre, La Costera, La Safor, La Marina and Castellon. Its sister newspapers include ''ABC'', ''El Correo Español'', ''El Diario Vasco'' and '' La Verdad'', all of which are part of the Vocento Group. ''Las Provincias'' has a right-wing political stance. In the 1960s the paper opposed the attempts of intellectuals to revive the culture and language of the region. The paper has a supplement, namely ''XL Semanal''. Circulation ''Las Provincias'' sold 58,354 copies in 1993. Its circulation was 42,905 copies in 2002. It was 28,000 copies in 2011. The paper had a circulation of 20,771 copie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Saura
Enrique Saura Gil (born 2 August 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his career, he played mainly for Castellón and Valencia, appearing in more than 400 official games with the latter and winning three major titles. Saura represented Spain at the 1982 World Cup and Euro 1980. Club career Saura was born in Onda, Castellón, Valencian Community. During his career, he played exclusively in his native region: after starting at CD Castellón he moved to local giants Valencia CF, where he would be an undisputed starter throughout his ten-year spell. He helped the latter win three titles in one year, most notably the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup, while he added 37 goals in La Liga. After leaving Valencia at 31, Saura returned to Castellón for a further three Segunda División seasons. He then moved to amateurs CD Onda, his very first youth club, where he retired at nearly 38. International career Saura earned 23 caps for Spain, ... [...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] |
Vicente Alejandro Guillamón
Vicente Alejandro Guillamón (4 June 1930 – 14 January 2021) was a Spanish journalist and writer. Biography Vicente Alejandro Guillamón was born in Onda, Castellon, Spain in 1930, and he was the youngest child of a humble farming and ranching family. He earned a technical accounting degree from the Official Schools of Technical Qualified Accountants of Melilla and Málaga and a journalism degree from the old Official Journalism School of Madrid. He started his journalism career as a correspondent for the ''Telegrama del Rif'' and later worked for the weekly ''Signo'', ''La Actualidad Económica'', the old daily ''El Alcazar'' published by PESA, the Mexican news bureau AMEX, and the Spanish news bureau EFE, during 17 years, in different positions, like first managing editor of the newly created local bureau of EFE for the Valencia region (Comunidad Valenciana) and editor of national information. He later became the editor of the religion news magazine '' Vida Nueva''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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