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Xavier College, Tudela
Xavier College, Tudela ( es, Colegio San Francisco Javier) is a Private school, private Catholic school, Catholic secondary school, located in Tudela, Navarre, Tudela, Navarre, Spain. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1891, the school prepares students for the Spanish Baccalaureate, and has specialist departments for special education and for special vocational training. Compañía de María primary school serves as a feeder school for Xavier College. History The first Jesuit school in Tudela was founded in 1600 in the old school of San Andres, partially surviving in the Official School of Languages next to the Plaza de la Judería. The Jesuit school moved to the present Castel Ruiz, until the Suppression of the Society of Jesus. In 1891 the city took over the school at its present location, with an enrollment 54 including boarders, but it then passed into the hands of the Jesuits. In the 1890s a new compound was built; works were carried out by the contractor Blas Morte Sodorni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudela, Navarre
Tudela is a municipality in Spain, the second largest city of the autonomous community of Navarre and twice a former Latin bishopric. Its population is around 35,000. The city is sited in the Ebro valley. Fast trains running on two-track electrified railways serve the city and two freeways (AP 68 and AP 15) join close to it. Tudela is the capital of the agricultural region of ''Ribera Navarra'', and also the seat of the courts of its judicial district. The poet Al-Tutili, the 12th-century traveler Benjamin of Tudela, the 13th century writer William of Tudela and the physician and theologian Michael de Villanueva were from the city. The city hosts an annual festival in honor of Santa Ana (mother of the Virgin Mary) which begins on 24 July at noon and continues for approximately a week. Street music, bullfights and the running of the bulls are typical events of the festival. History Archeological excavations have shown that the area of Tudela has been populated since the lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
