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Quina Jiménez
Joaquina Jiménez Sánchez, known as Quina Jiménez or Quinita (born 28 October 1941), is a former Spanish flamenco dancer, dance teacher, and artist. She was one of the greatest dance teacher in Almería and foremother of Conservatorio de Danza de Almería. Biography Quina Jiménez was born in Almería on 28 October 1941 and studied at Colegio Ave María and then she studied at las Jesuitinas. In 1951 she started to dance at the same time she was studying bachillerato at Celia Viñas and working. In 1953 she worked in a library, bookshop and odontologist. She also directed Asociación Alondra de Dupont alongside Mari Carmen Sánchez Paniagua, Lola Sánchez Herrera and Juan Pedro de Cóndor, an animal shelter. And she made volunteer works collaborating as dining room assistant. Between 1990 and 2000 she bought a cortijo in Gádor where the crime of Gádor was carried out in the beginning of the 20th century. There she harvests olives from the trees and takes care of chickens and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies in southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th and 12th centuries. It enjoyed an active port that traded Almerían silk, silk, oil, and raisins. Being adjacent to a small desert, Almería has an exceptionally dry climate by European standards. Etymology The name "Almería" comes from the city's former Arabic name, ''Madīnat al-Mariyya'', meaning "city of the watchtower". As the settlement was originally the port or coastal suburb of Pechina, it was initially known as ''Mariyyat al-Bajjāna'' (''Bajjāna'' being the Arabic name for Pechina). History The origin of Almería is connected to the 9th-century establishment of the so-called Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
