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7 unusual facts about Miranda de Ebro


Castile-León Football Federation

The federation has 9 regional branches and 2 sub-delegations, located in Miranda de Ebro and Ponferrada.

Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón

The jurisdiction of Miranda de Ebro mentioned the existence of Quosquorrita at the end of the 11th century.

Georges Bégué

Bégué was interned at Figueres and sent to Miranda de Ebro prison camp but were later released to continue his way to Britain.

Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal

She died in Miranda de Ebro in 1655, her daughter Duchess Maria of Rethel and Montferrat surviving her, with two grandchildren, of whom the daughter Eleanor had in 1651 become the Holy Roman Empress and the son Charles in 1637 the reigning duke of Mantua.

Miranda, New South Wales

It is believed that the character in the play was named after Miranda de Ebro, a town in Spain.

Remy Van Lierde

He was arrested for illegally crossing the border, and was confined in various Spanish prisons, including the notorious concentration camp at Miranda de Ebro.

Romeria

The Romeria of Sant John of the Mountain, celebrated in Miranda de Ebro, is the second most important romeria in Spain behind El Rocío with more than 25.000 romeros.



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Tadeusz Chciuk-Celt

He was captured by the Spanish Guardia Civil while crossing into Spain from Andorra, and was held in jail in Gerona until he was transferred to a concentration camp in Miranda de Ebro.