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unusual facts about Palomares, Almería


William S. Guest

In 1966 Guest was commander of Task Force 65 of the United States Sixth Fleet when a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber collided with a tanker and crashed near Palomares, Spain.


Airén

In 1914, García de los Salmones mentioned the cultivation of Lairén in Madrid, Villacañas (Toledo), Tarancón (Cuenca), Campo de Criptana (Ciudad Real), Frejenal de la Sierra (Badajoz), Montefrío (Granada), Baeza (Jaén), Coin (Málaga), Fiñana (Almería), Cazalla de la Sierra (Sevilla), Espera (Cádiz) and Córdoba.

Anthony De Longis

He also trained Santiago in the use of the whip before moving to Texas Hollywood, Almeria, Spain for the filming of the series.

Antonio Torres Jurado

Born in La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería, Antonio de Torres was the son of Juan Torres, a local tax collector, and Maria Jurado.

Bombardment of Almería

The Kriegsmarine bombed the city of Almeria in retaliation for a Republican air attack on the German cruiser Deutschland.

Brigade de la Légion Rey Alfonso XIII

The Legion Brigade "King Alfonso XIII" (BILREG) is a regiment of the Spanish Legion comprising 2 tercios with elements in Viator (Almeria) and Ronda (Malaga)

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.

Colleen Opoku Amuaben

Dr. (Mrs.) Colleen Helena Opoku Amuaben is the General Overseer of Precious Seed Chapel International with fifteen branches in Central Africa – Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa and Almeria, Spain and Ghana, with the headquarters situated in Tema and is the founder of Save Them Young Mission Incorporated.

Darrell D'Silva

In 2001 he played a bandit in the syndicated TV series Queen of Swords episode 'The Dragon' filmed at Texas Hollywood, Almeria, Spain appearing with Sung-Hi Lee and Burt Kwouk.

Desierto de Almería

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities: Alcudia de Monteagud, Benitagla, Benizalón, Castro de Filabres, Lubrín, Lucainena de las Torres, Olula de Castro, Senés, Sorbas, Tabernas, Tahal, Turrillas, Uleila del Campo and Velefique, in the province of Almería (Andalusia, Spain).

Dolores Hidalgo

Also footballer Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista, Agustin Palomares, and USA Olympian Leonel Manzano were born here.

Erysimum nevadense

Erysimum nevadense is a perennial short-lived herb endemic to the Sierra Nevada of Spain, although there are some citations in the nearby Sierra de Gádor (Almería).

Esteban Andrés Suárez

He was first-choice, however, in Almería Copa del Rey campaign, which saw the club reach the competition's semifinals for the first time ever.

Fina Román

Fina Román (born May 16, 1965 in Almería) is a Spanish off road racing codriver and navigator.

Gador

Gádor, a municipality of Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.

García Garcés de Aza

In 1147, during Alfonso VII's summer campaign against Almería, García does not appear to have joined the army until later, for he does not appear in any document emanating from Alfonso's court until 4 June, when he was at Calatrava.

Igor Antón

Born in Galdakao, Basque Country, Antón's first major achievement since turning professional in 2005, was winning the sixteenth stage of the 2006 Vuelta a España, between Almería and the Calar Alto Observatory.

Javier Pérez Garrido

In recognition to his musical career, Pérez Garrido has received the Silver Medal of Serón (Almería, Spain)

Jose Marin Rodriguez

José Manuel Marín Rodríguez (born July 19, 1971 in Adra, Almería) is an archer from Spain.

Laujar-Alpujarra

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the municipalities of Alcolea, Fondón, Alboloduy and Laujar de Andarax, in the province of Almería (Andalusia, Spain).

Leo Anchóriz

Leopoldo de Anchóriz Fustel (September 22, 1932 in Almería, Spain - February 17, 1987 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish actor and writer, most notable for appearing in "Spaghetti Western films.

Miguel Praia

The pre-season tests at Almería (Circuito de Almería) (in January) brought new and good expectations for the team, with Craig Jones (Praia's teammate) setting new lap record for this track and Miguel Praia going only less-than-a-second behind.

Müjde Yüksel

Yüksel played in the national team, which participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain where she won a gold medal.

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).

Pınar Saka

Pınar Saka participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categories 4x100 m relay, 400 m and 4x400 m relay.

Plasticulture

The eastern approaches to Almería, north of the airport, are densely covered, as is a large area further north-east, surrounding the towns of Campohermoso, Los Pipaces and Los Grillos (close to Níjar).

Play Dirty

The film, which was shot on location near Tabernas in Almería, Spain, is notable for several long and involved action sequences that play without principal dialogue.

Rafael Fernández

Rafael Fernández Martínez (1989–), known as Chumbi, Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería, mainly as a forward

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).

Saliotite

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

Sierras de las Estancias y los Filabres

It comprises about 25 municipalities of in the province of Almería, (Andalusia, Spain).

SS Avoceta

Others were to one or another mainland port: one to Almeria, two to Valencia and 11 to Lisbon.

Tarifa

Winters are much warmer than those of continental Spain - a phenomenon also due to its southerly location - and summers are cooler than most of the country - the average daily high in the hottest month, August, is only 24°C, significantly cooler than the temperatures experienced further inland in the Guadalquivir valley, and also a little cooler than those felt further East along the Mediterranean coast in places such as Málaga and Almería.


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