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30 unusual facts about Andalusia


A Year in the Province

The book tells the story of Jesus Sanchez Ventura, who persuades his wife Begona and his three daughters to leave Andalusia for Belfast.

Almohad reforms

He was also well educated, having studied across the Islamic world in Alexandria, Córdoba, Mecca, and Baghdad.

Andalusia Football Federation

The Federación Andaluza de Fútbol (FAF) is the manager of all competitions of any form of football developed in Andalusia.

Andalusia Technology Park

The Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía was conceived as a technological nucleus to stimulate industry in Andalusia.

Andalusia, Pennsylvania

The Red Lion Inn was located here, at the Red Lion Bridge, along King's Highway (Bristol Pike), at the Poquessing Creek.

Beni Department

It has been remarked that the Camba dialect, as well as the customs of the inhabitants of Bolivia's tropical lowlands, are almost purely Andalusian.

Castanets

In Andalusia they are usually referred to as palillos (little sticks) instead, and this is the name by which they are known in flamenco.

Conchita Supervía

Supervía was born in Barcelona to an old Andalusian family and given the baptismal name of María de la Concepción Supervía Pascual.

Copa Andalucía

The Copa Andalucía (Andalusia) is a basketball competition between the ACB teams of Andalusia and sometimes andalusian LEB teams too.

Cornelia Clapp

Clapp completed the equivalent of an undergraduate program at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (the forerunner of today’s Mount Holyoke College) in 1871 before spending one year as a Latin teacher at a boys' boarding school in Andalusia, Pennsylvania.

Emirate of Córdoba

The Emirate of Córdoba (Arabic: إمارة قرطبة, Imārah Qurṭuba) was an independent emirate in the Iberian Peninsula between 756 and 929 with Córdoba as its capital.

George Washington Wilson

They date from the late 1850s down to the early years of the 20th century and cover not only Aberdeen and the North East but the whole of Scotland and most of England, as well as parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Morocco including Tangier, the South of Spain, and (especially) colonial South Africa and Australia.

James Casebere

The first works were inspired by the 10th century Andalusia because of the co-operation between Islamic, Jewish, and Christian cultures preceding the Inquisition.

Juan Páez Hurtado

Hurtado was born in Villafranca de las Marismas (Villafranca of the Marshes), in Seville (Andalusia, Spain).

Julian A. Pitt-Rivers

He received his doctorate in 1953, which was derived from his fieldwork in Andalusia, Spain, that led to his publication of the classic anthropological text The People of the Sierra in 1954.

Longitarsus andalusicus

Longitarsus andalusicus is a species of beetle from the Chrysomelidae family that is endemic to Andalusia, Spain, from which its name comes from.

Miles Richmond

In 1952, he and his first wife, Eleanor (later Susanna) Richmond moved to Aix-en-Provence, France, and in 1954 to Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, where he lived and worked for over twenty years.

Nationality

Spanish law recognises the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Galicia and the Basque Country as "nationalities" (nacionalidades).

No Comebacks

He hires a foreign hit-man to travel to Southern Spain and overcome the obstacle with an unforeseen outcome.

Palacio de las Garzas

Works included the Andalusian courtyard, the addition of a third floor and two towers.

Paquillo Fernández

Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez, more known as Paquillo Fernández, (born on 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish race walker.

Robert Symonette

Bobby Symonette was the son of Sir Roland Symonette, the first Premier of the Bahama Islands and his second wife, the former Thelma Bell Clepper of Andalusia, Alabama.

Roland Theodore Symonette

By his second wife, the former Thelma Bell Clepper of Andalusia, Alabama, Symonette had a one son, Robert "Bobby" and one daughter, Zelda.

Saliotite

Saliotite was first described in 1994 for an occurrence in an outcrop of high grade schist north of Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.

Scolymus hispanicus

It's also used in salads, soups and with scrambled eggs in Andalusia, Spain, where it is called "tagarnina".

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The PSOE remained as the ruling party in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and Asturias.

Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2004

The Supercopa de Baloncesto 2004 was disputed in Málaga, Andalusia and began with the following semifinals.

Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2005

The Supercopa de Baloncesto 2005 was disputed in Granada, Andalusia and begins with the following semifinals.

Tanya Anne Crosby

Tanya Anne Crosby was born on June 5, 1962 in Rota in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain.

Testour

Although it has been known since ancient times as Tichilla, it has been rebuilt by Muslim refugees from Andalusia who gave it its character in building and layout.


2011–12 Copa del Rey de Futsal

The final took place at Pabellón Fernando Argüelles in Antequera, Andalusia.

Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq

His father, Alfonso X fled to Seville, his support reduced to the Muslim-heavy districts of Andalusia and Murcia.

Adrián López Álvarez

In the season's Copa del Rey, the Galicians faced Córdoba CF in the round-of-16: after a 1–1 draw in Andalusia, he scored the 1–1 in the 90th minute of the second leg, taking the match to extra time, where he netted two more (3–1 win) to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Agounit

On June 7, 2006, and during the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the "Day of the Martyr" (commemorating the death in combat of El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, first president of the SADR), Mohamed Abdelaziz (president of the SADR) inaugurated a hospital (built up with help from the Basque country government), a desalination centre (built with the help of Andalusia government), a school and the Mayoralty of Agwenit.

Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Boyd lived for much of his life at Ronda in Andalusia, first with Diana, and later with Hilly and their son James, where he variously ran a tapas bar and a language school.

Albayzín

El Albayzín (also Albaicín or El Albaicín) is a district of present day Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, that retains the narrow winding streets of its Medieval Moorish past.

Andalusian nationalism

With the declaration of the First Spanish Republic in 1873, various nationalist currents began to emerge in Andalusia.

Andalusian Spanish

Due to the large population of Andalusia, the Andalusian dialect is the second most spoken dialect in Spain, after the transitional variants between Castilian and Andalusian (for example the one from Madrid).

Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu

In 2008, Joe Satriani's album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock included "Âşık Veysel" and "Andalusia" that were dedicated to Âşık Veysel.

Baloncesto Málaga

Club Baloncesto Málaga, S.A.D., more commonly referred to by its sponsorship name of Unicaja Málaga, is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Málaga, Andalusia.

Bélmez Faces

Located at the Pereira family home at Calle Real 5, Bélmez de la Moraleda, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the Bélmez faces have been responsible for bringing large numbers of sightseers to Bélmez.

CB Tíjola

Club Baloncesto Tíjola, more commonly referred today by its sponsorship name Promobys Tíjola, is a professional Basketball team based in the town of Tíjola in Almería, Andalusia.

Charles II, Archduke of Austria

In 1580, Charles founded a stud for horses of Andalusian origin in Lipica, Slovenia, thereby playing a leading role in the creation of the Lipizzan breed.

El Bosque

El Bosque, Cádiz, in the province of Cádiz in Andalusia, southern Spain

El Chorro

El Chorro ("The Spurt") is a small village located in Málaga (Andalusia) in southern Spain, near the town of Álora.

Eric Carbonara

Recent years have revealed a departure from his psych/krautrock-influenced work to a kaleidoscopic realm of minimalism, electro-acoustic improvisation, free noise guitar thrashing, the folk music of North Africa and Andalusia and Hindustani classical music.

Florent Sinama Pongolle

On 4 May 2007, the Andalusia outfit confirmed he signed a permanent deal until 2011, for a fee of 4 million (£2.7 million).

Guadalcacín

Guadalcacín River or Majaceite, the main tributary of the river Guadalete in Andalusia, Spain

Huetamo

During this period of time, Andalusian Spaniards, African slaves and indigenous people populated the region.

Juvenal Edjogo-Owono

Juvenal qualified for Equatorial Guinea because of his father, born in Niefang – his mother hailed from Andalusia.

Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad

Khashkhāsh ibn Sa`īd ibn Aswad (Arabic خشخاش بن سعيد بن اسود) (born in Pechina, Andalusia) was a Moorish navigator of Islamic Iberia.

Luxeuil Abbey

In 731 a raiding party of Moors under the skilful general, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, governor of Al-Andalus, penetrating from Arles deep into Burgundy, briefly took possession of Luxeuil and massacred most of the community.

Music of Murcia

Murcia is a region in the South East of Spain with many external influences varying from the ancient Moors that occupied the area for centuries to the adjacent Communities (Andalusia, Castilla La Mancha, etc.).

Norte de Almería

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities: Chirivel, María, Vélez-Blanco and Vélez-Rubio, in the north of the province of Almería (Andalusia, Spain).

Pinchitos

Pinchitos or Pinchos Morunos is a (believed to be) North African influenced dish typical of the Spanish autonomous communities of Andalusia and Extremadura.

Raúl López Gutiérrez

Over the course of 14 seasons (13 complete, two separate spells) López represented Cádiz CF, being the player with most official games for the Andalusia club with exactly 400, 385 in league and 15 in the Copa del Rey.

Ribera del Andarax

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities: Alboloduy, Alhabia, Alhama de Almería, Alicún, Almócita, Alsodux, Beires, Bentarique, Canjáyar, Enix, Félix, Gérgal, Huécija, Íllar, Instinción, Nacimiento, Ohanes, Padules, Rágol, Santa Cruz de Marchena y Terque, in the province of Almería (Andalusia, Spain).

San Nicasio

San Nicasio was established in 1999 in Priego de Córdoba, in the Andalusian mountains of Spain, by Rafael del Rosal Lopez and his wife Carmen Osuna.

Son de Sol

Son de Sol (in English, Sound of the Sun) is a Spanish flamenco-pop band, made up of three sisters (Sole, Esperanza and Lola) from Écija, Seville, Andalusia.

Søren Kjeldsen

Kjeldsen won his third European Tour event and second consecutive event on Spanish soil with a three stroke victory over David Drysdale at the 2009 Open de Andalucia in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain.

Spanish general election, 2011

As a result of President of Andalusia José Antonio Griñán's decision not to call a snap election in Andalusia, this was the first time since 1996 that a general election was not held concurrently with an Andalusian regional election.

Veta La Palma

After a brief introductory period, in 1990 PIMSA was authorised by General Directorate for Fisheries of the Andalusian Regional Government, following the Rector Plan for the Use and Management of the Doñana National Park (PRUG), to introduce fish farming to the area.

War of the Castilian Succession

He had been regaining power while his rival, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, initially the main Isabella supporter in Andalusia, had been falling into dishonour.

William de la Founte

de la Founte had established his business interests in Lisbon and from 1480 also in Huelva, Andalusia.

William Harold Albritton III

Born in Andalusia, Alabama, Albritton graduated from Andalusia High School, and received a B.A. from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1959, and an LL.B.

Zahara

Zahara de los Atunes, a village on the Costa de la Luz in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

Zuazo

Puente Zuazo, bridge located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain