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Lycée Français De Madrid
Lycée Français de Madrid (LFM, ) is a French international school in Madrid, Spain. It serves levels ''maternelle'' (preschool) until ''lycée'' (senior high school). It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad. It has two campuses: the Conde de Orgaz in Hortaleza,Hidalgo, Susana.Hortaleza, territorio francés. ''El País''. 23 January 2005. Retrieved on 22 September 2015. northeast Madrid and Saint-Exupéry in La Moraleja, Alcobendas.Bienvenue au Lycée Français de Madrid " Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. As of 2012 it is the world's largest French international school.Fraguas, Rafael. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-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 Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues Aufray
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City,Ian Bell, ''Once Upon a Time'' (London 2013) p. 215 as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs. His most famous original songs are " Santiano", " Céline", "Stewball" and "Hasta Luego". Early life Aufray was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist,« Biographie d'Hugues Aufray » ''RFI Musique'' and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran (1898-1992), a musician and second cousin of the French author |
Liceo Español Luis Buñuel
Liceo Español Luis Buñuel (LELB, Spanish Lycee “Luis Buñuel", ) is a Spanish international school in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. Operated by the Spanish Ministry of Education, the school has ''secundaria obligatoria'' (required lower secondary school) courses and ''bachillerato'' (Spanish baccalaureate, non-compulsory) education. The Colegio Español Federico García Lorca, the Paris-area Spanish international primary school, is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. History The decree of 29-XI-1962 created a Spanish Ministry of Education-dependent school in the ''rue de la Pompe'' Spanish mission. The Neuilly campus construction began according to the order of 3 March 1966. The ''liceo'' was formally created by the decree of 21 September 1967. Prior to the 2005 renaming, the school was the Liceo Español de París (). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (; 3 April 1968 – 17 September 2024) was a Mauritanian diplomat, political historian and public intellectual. A Harvard University academic, Mohamedou was professor of international history and politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His work focused on political violence, state-building, racism, and the history of international relations. Mohamedou was a member of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding and the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy and was regarded as a leading international expert on the new forms of transnational terrorism. Mohamedou was also a visiting professor at Sciences Po Paris in the Doctoral School. Before this he served as the deputy director and academic dean of the Geneva Center for Security Policy. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania from 2008 until 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Zidane started his career at AS Cannes, Cannes, before establishing himself as one of the best players in the French Ligue 1 at FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux. In 1996, he moved to Italian club Juventus FC, Juventus, where he won several trophies, including two Serie A titles. He moved to Real Madrid for a Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Fernández (footballer, Born 1995)
Enzo Alan Zidane (born 24 March 1995), known simply as Enzo, is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Zidane is a youth product of Real Madrid, where he scored on his only first-team appearance in the Copa del Rey in 2016. In 2017, Zidane signed for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés, Alavés, where he would make four appearances before signing for Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport, Lausanne-Sport. After a season, he joined Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda, Rayo Majadahonda on loan. In 2019, Zidane signed for Primeira Liga club C.D. Aves, Aves, a year before returning to the Segunda División with UD Almería, Almería. In 2021, he returned to his birth country of France by signing for Ligue 2 club Rodez AF, Rodez, where he would play a season before joining CF Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada in the Primera Federación in Spain. Zidane is former youth international of both Spain and France, having played for the Spain national under-15 footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Vega (singer)
Antonio Vega Tallés (a.k.a. Antonio Vega) (16 December 1957 – 12 May 2009) was a Spanish pop singer-songwriter. Biography He was born in Madrid. In a psychologist test he scored 168 IQ. He studied at the Liceo Francés de Madrid, where he acted for the first time at aged 14. Antonio Vega has been considered one of the fundamental composers of Spanish pop since the beginning of democracy. The intimacy of his songs and his sensitivity earned him admiration both from public and critics. He was addicted to drugs since the 80s, which over time ceased to be a secret from the public. On 20 April 2009 Antonio Vega was admitted to the Hospital Puerta de Hierro in Madrid with severe pneumonia that forced him to suspend his tour. He died on 12 May 2009, as a result of lung cancer that had been diagnosed 10 months earlier. Career In 1978 he formed the band Nacha Pop out of another band, Uhu-Helicopter. In 1980, ''Nacha Pop'' released their debut album. The band broke up in 1988 and Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristán Ulloa
Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director. Career Tristán Ulloa was born in Orléans, France, and soon moved to Madrid, Spain, where he spent his early childhood. At age 12, he moved to Vigo, Galicia. His mother, Esther San Román, lives in Hortaleza, Madrid as of 2005.Hidalgo, Susana.Hortaleza, territorio francés. ''El País''. 23 January 2005. Retrieved on 22 September 2015. Ulloa graduated from the Lycée Français de Madrid. He has appeared in numerous films such as '' Sex and Lucía'' (2001). On 18 March 2019, it was announced that Ulloa was cast as Father Vincent in the Netflix fantasy series, '' Warrior Nun''. In December 2023, Ulloa featured in ''Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...''. Filmography Film Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universidad Politécnica De Madrid
The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid (, UPM) is a public university, located in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originating mainly in the 18th century. Over 35,000 students attend classes during the year. According to the annual university ranking conducted by '' El Mundo'', the Technical University of Madrid ranks as the top technical university in Spain, and second overall. The majority of its Engineering Schools are consistently ranked as leading academic institutions in Spain in their fields, and among the very best in Europe. The UPM is part of the TIME network, which groups fifty engineering schools throughout Europe. History The Technical University of Madrid (UPM) was founded in 1971, although the majority of its Centres are over hundreds of years old and were founded in the 18th and 19th centuries. Each of them maintained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Tamames
Ramón Tamames Gómez (born 1 November 1933) is a Spanish economist and former politician. He was a member of the Congress of Deputies and the City Council of Madrid in the early years after the Spanish transition to democracy. A long-term member of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), he left in 1982 and founded the Progressive Federation (FP) and the United Left (Spain), United Left (IU). He left politics in 1989 after several months with the Democratic and Social Centre (Spain), Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). In 2023, aged 89, he was proposed as a candidate for prime minister of Spain in a 2023 vote of no confidence in the government of Pedro Sánchez, vote of no confidence tabled by Vox (political party), Vox. Biography Tamames was born in Madrid as one of five children in a wealthy family in which his father was a surgeon. Suffering from anaemia, he spent some of his early years with his grandparents in rural Extremadura. His mother died by suicide when he was seven, due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimundo Saporta
Raimundo Saporta Namías (16 December 1926 – 2 February 1997) was a Spanish professional club basketball administrator. After his death, FIBA and Real Madrid renamed both the continental second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and the Pabellón Ciudad Deportiva arena in his honor. Saporta received the Olympic Order 1985. In 1997, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit and in 2007, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor. Early life Saporta was born in Paris, to a Jewish family. He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid.Salaner, Vicente.El mejor Madrid de siempre. '' El País''. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.Meneses, Enrique.Prefiero el Liceo Francés; Letters to the editor). '' El País''. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015. Basketball executive career Saporta was the head of the basketball section of the multi-sports club Real Madrid, the basketball club Real Madrid Baloncesto (1962–1978, 1985–1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé (born 8 June 1951) is a Spanish diplomat and politician, a member of the Socialist Workers' Party and was a member of Congress from 2004 to 2011, where he represented Córdoba. From 2004 to 2010, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain. In 2018, he was appointed as United Nations Under-Secretary-General holding the position of High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and assumed the position on 7 January 2019. Education Born in 1951, Moratinos graduated in Law and Political Sciences at the University Complutense in Madrid, and then in Diplomatic Studies at the Diplomatic School of Spain. Political career Working with Javier Solana, who was then Spanish foreign minister, Moratinos helped prepare the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue launched in November 1995 in Barcelona. EU Special Representative Between 1996 and 2003, Moratinos was the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East, based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
