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Bilbao La Vieja
Bilbao La Vieja in Spanish, "Old Bilbao" in English and Bilbo Zaharra in Basque. It is a neighbourhood of Bilbao and part of the 5th district of the city (Ibaiondo). Location In the city center, it lies right across the estuary, on the left bank of the Nervion River, united to the Old Town by the bridge of San Anton pictured above (portrayed in the city's coat of arms). History Past Bilbao La Vieja is the oldest neighbourhood of Bilbao, being older than even the medieval urban district (Casco Viejo), founded in 1300. The development of Bilbao la Vieja was closely linked to that of the Miribilla mines, on the top of the Miribilla mountain behind the old neighborhood. Recently redeveloped as a newly built neighborhood. Bilbao La Vieja was traditionally where the majority of the miners resided. It was some of the first land used as an expansion of the medieval city was undertaken in the 18th and 19th centuries and became a fashionable neighborhood by the end of the 19t ...
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Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ...
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Puente De San Antón
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Mina Del Morro
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San Adrián
San Adrián is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. There was an ancient monastery (or parish church) dedicated to San Adrián y la Virgen de la Palma there, after which the village is named. Flag The flag of San Adrian has the following description: rectangular cloth with sides in a ratio of 2:3. Red, with the coat of arms of San Adrian in the center. Coat of Arms The coat of arms of San Adrian has the following emblem: Red shield and a golden palm ending in a fleur-de-lis of the same metal added at its base, an eight-point star and a rotated, silver crescent and above those, two castles with two golden towers and a window filled with blue. The palm is a reminder of the ancient name of the village, which was San Adrian de las Palmas, or Saint Adrian of the Palms. Physical Geography Location San Adrian is located in the southeastern part of Navarre, in Ribera Alta, one of the sub-zones of Navarre. San ...
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Sagrado Corazón (desambiguación)
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La Peña (Bilbao)
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Deusto
Deusto, also known as Deustu in Basque and formerly known as ''San Pedro de Deusto'', is one of the eight districts of Bilbao ) , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = 275 px , map_caption = Interactive map outlining Bilbao , pushpin_map = Spain Basque Country#Spain#Europe , pushpin_map_caption ..., (Spain). It is located on the right side of the Estuary of Bilbao, Bilbao estuary, in the northwestern part of the city and bordering the estuary itself on the south and the southern hillside of Mount Artxanda and Mount Bandera on the north. Deusto was originally an elizate and also a municipality until 1925 when it was completely annexed by Bilbao in order to expand the free land available to the city. Deusto is known as the university district of the city as it is home to the University of Deusto and the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of the Basque Country. History Little is known ...
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