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unusual facts about Barca-longa


Barca-longa

They were used in Spain and Portugal for fishing but were employed by the British Royal Navy in Mediterranean waters, for shore raids or as dispatch boats.


1923 Uruguayan Primera División of AUF

For Lito, Lito were dubbed "round" to the AUF and Lito "square" to the FUF, differing by the shield they carried in a Barca shirt.

Abraham González Casanova

He made his debut for the first team during the Copa del Rey tie against Benidorm CF (1–0 win) on 10 October 2008; in the last round of La Liga (30 May 2009), as Barça were already champions, he came on as a substitute for Xavi during the 1–1 draw at Deportivo de La Coruña.

Alitalia Flight 112

There is an urban legend that in the crash of Montagna Longa a mythical first wife or partner of the songwriter Francesco De Gregori found her death.

Ángel Pedraza

In the 1986 European Cup Final he was one of four Barça players – the others were José Ramón Alexanko, Pichi Alonso and Marcos – to have their penalty shootout attempts saved by FC Steaua Bucureşti goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, as the Catalans lost the decisive match in Seville (0–0 after 120 minutes).

Bactria

For instance, during the reign of Darius I, the inhabitants of the Greek city of Barca, in Cyrenaica, were deported to Bactria for refusing to surrender assassins.

Barca, Rimavská Sobota District

From the 16th century it belonged to the Chapter of Eger, later on to the Jesuits of Košice.

Ç

A well-known word with this character is Barça, a common Catalan diminutive for FC Barcelona, also used across the world, including by the Spanish-language media.

Greek–Punic Wars

Carthage had also sponsored the journey of Mago Barca (not to be confused with Mago Barca, Hannibal Barca's brother) across the Sahara Desert to Cyrenaica, and Hanno the Navigator's journey down the African coast.

Hasdrubal Gisco

Hasdrubal Gisco was sent to Iberia with an army following the defeat of Hasdrubal Barca at the Battle of Dertosa in the spring of 215 BC.

Jenő Kalmár

Kocsis scored twice for Barça while the Granada CF goal was scored by Arsenio Iglesias.

José Ramón Alexanko

Six years earlier he had his penalty shootout attempt saved by FC Steaua Bucureşti's Helmuth Duckadam, as Barça lost the 1986 edition in Seville.

Julian West

Julian West (author), author of Vita Brevis Ars Longa and winner of James White Award

Košice International Airport

Construction of today's airport began in 1950 near the suburb of Barca.

Košice-Barca

One of the principal features within Barca's catastral territory is Košice International Airport, which is the second largest in Slovakia.

Latin kings

Latin kings of Alba Longa, series of legendary kings of Alba Longa, in Latium

Luis García Sanz

It was further underlined by the song frequently sung in his honor, to the tune of "You Are My Sunshine": "Luis García, he drinks Sangria/he came from Barça to bring us joy!/He's five-foot seven, he's football heaven/So please don't take our Luis away!"

Marcos Alonso Peña

However, Marcos was also one of four Barça players who failed to find the net in the 1985–86 European Cup final against FC Steaua Bucureşti, in a penalty shootout loss, as goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saved all taken attempts.

Mettius Fufetius

For this, he was torn in two by chariots running in opposite directions by the Roman king Tullus Hostilius, who destroyed Alba Longa.

Pedro María Artola

He won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in 1977–78, adding the season's Copa del Rey with the Catalans, one of seven team honours with the team; he was also in goal in one of the two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals won by Barça, the 1982 2–1 win against Standard Liège, played on home soil.

Pentapolis

The most important was Cyrene and its port Apollonia, Ptolemais (the next capital after Cyrene's destruction by an earthquake), Barca (the later Arab provincial capital Barka), Balagrae (by Bayda) and Berenice (modern Benghazi); also known as the Pentapolis inferior ('lower P.').

Ramón Torralba

Popularly known as 'la Vella' (the Old One), because of his long career with Barça, Ramon Torralba (Ardisa, Zaragoza, 1887 – Barcelona, ?) is a legendary figure in the history of FC Barcelona.

Roman conquest of Hispania

In the winter of 209 and 208 BC Publius Scipio advanced south and collided with the army of Hasdrubal Barca (who at the time was advancing north) near Santo Tomé in the hamlet of Baecula where the Battle of Baecula took place.

Salvador Sadurní

In the 1973–74 season, he won the second of his third Ricardo Zamora Trophy awards, as Barça won the national championship and finished with the best defensive record in the competition (just 24 goals conceded in 34 games); he retired at the age of 35, after a testimonial match against Stade de Reims.

Sergi López Segú

He made his first-team debut on 31 January 1988, in a match against UD Las Palmas in the Camp Nou; including Copa del Rey and European matches, he eventually totalled 54 appearances scoring once, and helped Barça win one La Liga championship, two Spanish Cups and the 1988–89 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Josef Brown as Auctus – a gladiator and Barca's lover who is killed by Crixus.

William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon

William of Montferrat (early 1140s – 1177), also called William Longsword (modern Italian Guglielmo Lungaspada; original Occitan Guilhem Longa-Espia), was the Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the eldest son of William V, Marquess of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg.


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