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7 unusual facts about Guadix


Andasol Solar Power Station

The Andasol solar power station is Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, located near Guadix in Andalusia, Spain.

Antonio Mira de Amescua

Antonio Mira de Amescua (1578? – 1636?), Spanish dramatist, was born at Guadix (Granada) about 1578.

Cascamorras

The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a festival that takes place in the towns of Guadix and Baza in the province of Granada, Spain, annually on September 6.

Guadix

Acci was situated in the region of the Bastetanos, whose capital was Baza.

Guadix was the site of the Battle of Guadix in January 1362 in which a small Castilian army was routed by the forces of Muhammed VI, Sultan of Granada.

Solar Millennium

In June 2006 the construction of Andasol 1 on the plateau of Guadix in Andalusia was initiated.

Solar power in Spain

The Andasol 1 solar power station is Europe’s first parabolic trough commercial power plant (50 MWe), located near Guadix in the province of Granada, also in Andalusia (the plant is named after the region).


Hacho Bridge

In 1889, the Southern Spanish Railway company began building a line from Guadix, in the province of Granada in Spain.

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.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix

The diocese of Guadix comprises the greater part of the Province of Granada and a portion of the Province of Almería.


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