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Tomàs Caylà I Grau
Tomà s Caylà i Grau (1895-1936) was a Spaniards, Spanish publisher and a Carlist politician. Family and youth Tomà s d'Aquino Caylà i Grau was descendant to a well-off Catalan family. His grandfather, Tomás Caylá y Sardá (1810-1888), was member of the emerging Tarragona bourgeoisie. He fought for the liberal side against the Carlists in the First Carlist War (1833-1840) and was then mayor of Reus and a friend of General Prim. His father, Josep Caylà i Miracle (1856-1919), studied law in University of Barcelona; following 1881 graduation he settled in Valls, the capital of Alt Camp, Alt Camp county in the Tarragona province. He became secretary and then co-owner of the newly created Banc de Valls, growing to its director in 1914; he was also administrator of rural holdings belonging to the local Vaciana and Miguel families. Active in the local business milieu, he co-founded the local landholders’ organization Sindicato AgrÃcola de Valls and represented it on various fora, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valls
Valls () is a city and municipality in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 24,570. Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradition known as the castells. The town is the birthplace of the composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970). Geography Valls is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Camp. With a population of 24,570 inhabitants in 2014, it represents more than half of the population of the county. It is located in the area known as Camp de Tarragona next to the River FrancolÃ, near Reus (Baix Camp) and Tarragona (Tarragonès), the capital of the province. Culture Valls is known for its culinary tradition, the feasting on calçots at what is known as a "calçotada". The calçots are a large type of sweet-flavoured spring onion, barbecued over a pit of flaming vines, and eaten piping hot with a sauce. The calçotada continues with a main course of meats and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Councillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unlike most provincial elections, municipal elections are usually held on a fixed date of 4 years. Finland ''This is about honorary rank, not elected officials.'' In Finland councillor (''neuvos'') is the highest possible title of honour which can be granted by the President of Finland. There are several ranks of councillors and they have existed since the Russian Rule. Some examples of different councillors in Finland are as follows: * Councillor of State: the highest class of the titles of honour; granted to successful statesmen * Mining Councillor/Trade Councillor/Industry Councillor/Economy Councillor: granted to leading industry figures in different fields of the economy *Councillor of Parliament: granted to successful statesmen *Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (Spain)
The Liberal Conservative Party ( es, Partido Liberal-Conservador, PLC), also known more simply as the Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, PC), was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. History Foundation The Conservative tag was for the type of ideas which, when thinking of questions of state, then dominated in Spain. The political formation of Spain by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo at the request of Alfonso XII of Spain, who assumed the crown after the failure of the First Spanish Republic. The Conservative Party brought together a varied group of people, from the supporters of Isabel II of Spain before the Republic to the members of other groups he had formed. Its existence was linked to Cánovas himself and on his death in 1897 it was kept going by Francisco Silvela. In 1885, the party signed the Pact of El Pardo with the Liberal Party of Sagasta, in which the parties agreed to alternate (''turno'') in power after the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JoaquÃn Avellá
JoaquÃn or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * JoaquÃn (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * JoaquÃn (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * JoaquÃn (footballer, born 1982), Spanish football forward * JoaquÃn Almunia, Spanish politician * JoaquÃn Andújar, professional baseball player in the Houston Astros organization * JoaquÃn Arias, professional baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization * JoaquÃn Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic * JoaquÃn Belgrano, Argentine patriot * JoaquÃn Benoit, professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres * Joaquin Castro, American politician from San Antonio, Texas * JoaquÃn Cortés, Spanish flamenco dancer * JoaquÃn De Luz, Spanish New York City Ballet principal dancer * Joaquin Domagoso, Filipino actor and model * JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexican drug lord * JoaquÃn Hernández, Mexican footballer * JoaquÃn "Jack" Garcà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legitimists
The Legitimists (french: Légitimistes) are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They reject the claim of the July Monarchy of 1830–1848 which placed Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, head of the Orléans cadet branch of the Bourbon dynasty, on the throne until he too was dethroned and driven with his family into exile. Following the movement of Ultra-royalists during the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, Legitimists came to form one of the three main right-wing factions in France, which was principally characterized by its counter-revolutionary views. According to historian René Rémond, the other two right-wing factions were the Orléanists and the Bonapartists. Legitimists believe that the traditional rules of succession, based on the Salic law, determine the rightful King of France. The last ruling king whom legitimists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo González Calleja
Eduardo González Calleja (born 1962) is a Spanish historian, professor of Contemporary History at the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M). He is the author of a long list of scholar works dealing with political violence. Biography He was born in Madrid in 1962. In 1989, he earned a PhD in Contemporary History at the Complutense University of Madrid, reading a dissertation titled ''La radicalización de la derecha durante la Segunda República. 1931-1936. Violencia, paramilitarización y fascistización en la crisis española de los años treinta'' ("the radicalization of the right during the Second Republic. 1931–1936. Violence, paramilitarization and fascistisation"), supervised by Julio Aróstegui. He became a full researcher at the CSIC's ''Instituto de Historia''. A senior lecturer at the Charles III University of Madrid University Charles III of Madrid ( es, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) (UC3M) is a public university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joventut (weekly)
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams that have never been promotion and relegation, relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other is Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid. In 1994, Joventut de Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup (today known as the EuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the ''Final Four'' format. Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (with Josep Maria Margall), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López (basketball), Raül López, Rudy Fernández (basketball), Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio and Joe Galvin. History Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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