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40 unusual facts about Valencia


1957 Valencia flood

The towns of Chelva, Casinos and Ademuz were particularly affected, suffering light flooding.

2008 Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi

Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi XVI took take place in Valencia from September 15–27, 2008.

Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Pope Clement VIII celebrated the union by procuration on 15 November at Ferrara, while the actual marriage took place in Valencia on 18 April 1599.

Aloadae

:Otos redirects here: for the Spanish municipality, see Otos, Valencia.

António Luís de Sousa, 2nd Marquis of Minas

The decision was made to abandon Madrid and to join the allied troops in Valencia.

Antonio Margil

He entered the Franciscan Order in his native city of Valencia, Spain on 22 April 1673.

Aravaca

During the long Spanish postwar period (1940-1959) millions of Spaniards left their homes in the poor provinces to migrate to industrial areas such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and the Basque Country.

Barry Schrader

He graduated with an MA degree in musicology and then went to the newly formed California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, where he received an MFA in composition in 1971.

Castel Sant'Elmo

Castel Sant'Erasmo acquired its hexagonal star shape between 1537 and 1547 under the designs of Pedro Luis Escriva from Valencia, a military architect.

Devin Del Do

Del Do grew up in Valencia, California, played for the West Valley Samba club team, and attended Hart High School where he was twice named to the All-Foothill League first team, and was his team's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior.

Digitel GSM

The company began a network expansion program in July 2006, and by the end of the year more than 1,070 radio bases had been installed, 7 switches in Caracas, Valencia, Puerto La Cruz and Maracaibo, stretching its GPRS/EDGE network in the West of the country and offering communication, data, information and entertainment to all its customers.

Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus

Relics believed to be those of Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus, are venerated in Valencia, Spain.

FIA WTCC Race of Spain

The FIA WTCC Race of Spain is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near the city of Valencia in Spain.

GTA Motor Competición

GTA Motor Competición is a Spanish racing team based in Torrent, Valencia, Spain.

House of Moncada

He was the son of Sunifred, the Vizconde de Gerona (Viscount of Gerona) who was granted the castle and lands of Moncada in Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona.

Hydrail

Previous International Hydrail Conferences have been held in Herning, Denmark; Valencia, Spain; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Salisbury, North Carolina.

Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración

The Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration, IESA) is a private non-profit Venezuelan business school with campuses in Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia.

Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de València

The Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio (the IRP) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia is a public Spanish institution dedicated to promoting heritage conservation research and practice.

Jaume March II

Born in Valencia he was seemingly the eldest son, and inherited the family's possessions around Barcelona.

John Barlow Hudson

Hudson has three degrees, finished in the California Institute Fine Arts, Valencia, CA in 1972 and 1972, and there is nother one institute, he learned at Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH.

John Dundas Cochrane

John Dundas Cochrane died in 1825 in Valencia, Colombia while in transit, again on foot, to his family's mining interests in South America.

Kerstin Jeppsson

Jeppsson received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Stockholm in 1977, and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia in 1979, where she studied with Mel Powell for composition and Daniel Schulman for conducting.

Komiti Skopje

Also 'KOMITI' have made numerous away trips in Europe, like Bordeaux, Halmstad, Brussels, Valencia, Vienna, Bucharest, Kiev, Southampton, Rome and Gent.

Manuel

Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain

Miguel Tendillo

Born in Moncada, Valencia, Tendillo started his professional career with local giants Valencia CF, being an automatic first-choice since the age of 18 (29 La Liga matches in his first full season, which culminated with the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup conquest – he started in the final against Arsenal).

Narrow gauge railways in Spain

FGV (Valencian regional government railways) around the city of Valencia, as well as along the Costa Blanca from Alicante to Denia

Pinet

Pinet, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain

Real Colegio Seminario del Corpus Christi

The Real Colegio Seminario del Corpus Christi also called del Patriarca is a former Roman Catholic Seminary, now museum, on calle de la Nau in Valencia opposite La Nau, the former Universidad Literaria.

Second Brotherhood

They met him at Albaida, where they sought to join battle with the rebels whose force comprised the militias of Xàtiva, Algemesí, and Carcaixent.

Studham

In the early evening of 23 May 1948 an ex-RAF Handley Page Halifax, registered G-AIZO, and operated by Bond Air Services Ltd. carrying a cargo of apricots from Valencia, Spain, crashed at Studham.

Teolindo Acosta

His skills were showed in his motherland with the Aguilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Industriales de Valencia, Licoreros de Pampero, Llaneros de Acarigua and Tigres de Araguaof the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

After retiring from winter ball in 1979, Acosta settled down in Valencia where died from heart problems on August 2, 2004 at 67.

The Cavanilles Institute

The Cavanilles Institute (Valencia) is located on the Parque Científico de Paterna, and was established in 1998 by the University of Valencia.

Tropical Tribute to the Beatles

In 1996 a tour was made through Spain (Plaza de Toros (Valencia), Madrid, La Coruña's Coliseum, Barcelona).

Valencia, Bukidnon

Telecommunication services are provided by the following utilities: Philcom, Sotelco, RCPI, Smart, Mobiline, Globe, Extelcom, PT&T, Philippine Postal, JRS Express, Xemex, G&A Carrier, Radio Stations:DXCP(94.5)FM, DXCR AM, DXMV AM, DXWB-FM and the new DXEM-FM and DXBP-FM, Cable TV Companies, and national and local newspapers, Kastigador Balita Mindanao.

Its highest point is Mount Kalatungan in the Kalatungan Mountain Range rising above 1,000 meters and above 50 percent slopes.

The first site of the settlement was a sitio named “Panglibatuhan” because the area was thickly forested by tree species called by the natives as “Malibato trees”.

Valencia, Negros Oriental

It stands at the foot of Mount Talinis and marks the spot where the combined Filipino and American troops including the Negrosanon guerrilla units fought the Japanese Imperial Army toward the end of World War II.

Filipino-American-Japanese Amity Shrine - on a hilltop, this is a 3-sided pillar representing the 3 countries (Philippines, America and Japan), unveiled in 1977.

Our Lady of the Abandoned is the patroness of Valencia, and her feast day is celebrated annually every October 12 with the town fiesta.


2000 in association football

UEFA Champions League: Spanish giants Real Madrid and Valencia faced off in the first ever all-country European cup final with Madrid winning 3-0.

2007 America's Cup

A new building, Veles e Vents designed by David Chipperfield, was built in the harbour of Valencia to house the central base for all the America's Cup teams.

2008 Ordina Open

The men singles featured ATP No. 5, Valencia titlist and French Open quarterfinalist David Ferrer, Queen's Club quarterfinalist Richard Gasquet, and Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide runner-up Jarkko Nieminen.

Agustín Leonardo

In 1620 he was a brother in the convent of that order at Puig near Valencia, where he painted for the sacristy four large canvases: Finding the Image of Our Lady at Puig, Siege and Surrender of Valencia to King James; and the Battle of the Puig in which St. George fought with Christians.

Amorcito Corazón

Elizabeth Álvarez - Isabel Cordero Valencia- daughter of Sarita and Leopoldo, in love with Fernando.

Aserca Airlines

Aserca's operations were centred around Valencia, but it managed to develop Caracas as a hub after 1994 which made it experience a significant growth in its market share, expanding its network to Bogotá, Lima and Miami (no longer in service) via Aruba.

Carmen Baroja

Closing down after six issues her father went back to his profession as a mining engineer taking the family to Burjassot near València, Cestona in Guipúzcoa and San Sebastián.

Christophe Rochus

He reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, Valencia and Rotterdam.

Danny Valencia

In 2010, Valencia hit .394 with runners in scoring position.

Enova

L'Ènova, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain, also known as Énova

Fermín Zanón Cervera

Fermín Zanón Cervera (1875–1944) was a Spanish zoologist, born in Godelleta, Valencia.

FIA WTCC Race of Spain

The race has been run at Valencia every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.

Gare de Lyon-Jean Macé

The station allows passengers to regional trains from Bourgoin-Jallieu, La Tour-du-Pin, Saint-André-le-Gaz, Vienne, Valencia, Mâcon and Villefranche-sur-Saône, according to their final destination, to use the new station as additional entry point in the center of Lyon.

Hug de Llupià

Hug de Llupià i Bages (Roussillon, ? - ?, 1427), was bishop of Tortosa, bishop of Valencia, and a Catalan writer in Latin language.

Islamic pottery

The first centre was Malaga, producing wares in traditional Islamic styles, but from the 13th century Muslim potters migrated to the reconquered Christian city of Valencia, outlying suburbs of which such as Manises and Paterna became the most important centres, manufacturing mainly for Christian markets in styles increasingly influenced by European decoration, though retaining a distinct character.

Istobal

Headquartered in L'Alcúdia (Valencia), the company has 8 subsidiaries and assembly plants in Spain, France, USA and Brasil.

Jeremías

During 2003, he appeared live in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Cordova, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Salamanca, Canary Islands, among others, having received a great acclamation from the Spanish public as well as music critics in Spain.

José Sand

On 7 August 2009, he was sold to the Al Ain S.C.C. of Abu Dhabi at $10 million, and presented in Valencia, Spain before media from all over Spain, Argentina and the UAE.

José Valencia Murillo

José Luis Valencia Murillo (born March 19, 1982 in Quininde, Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian footballer.

Juan Garaizabal

In 2006 he finished his first solo conceptual art piece, a garden of giant flowers that was acquired and installed by the city of Valencia for the America’s Cup of Sailing, and which continues to illuminate the City of Porcelain every night.

K. P. H. Notoprojo

He moved to Valencia, California in 1971 and taught at the California Institute of the Arts until 1992, in addition to work at University of California, Berkeley, San Jose State University, and many other universities in the US and Canada.

Karloff Lagarde, Jr.

César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (born October 21, 1970) is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde, Jr.

Laura Owens

In 1994 she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, ME and she received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA.

Manuel Galduf

Galduf studied at the Valencia Musical University School (Orchestra musical direction, composition, violin, piano and oboe) and undertook postgraduate education with Volker Wangenheim (German conductor) and Igor Markevitch (Ukrainian conductor).

Miguel Ángel López Jaén

However, in April, López Jaén qualified into his first ATP tournament, beating No. 161 Dušan Vemić in the qualifying round before bowing out to No. 27 Nicolás Almagro in the main draw in Valencia, Spain.

Niccolò Antonio Colantonio

His paintings show the mingling of several cultures, as Alfonso V of Aragon had brought to Naples artists from Iberia, including the Valencian Jacomart, Burgundy, Provence, and Flanders.

Ortifus

He has collaborated with the University of Valencia, the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana and The Pharmaceutical College of Valencia (for whose publication, Cuadernos de Farmática, he draws from time to time.) He has also been called upon on a number of occasions by the Valencian City Council to design monuments for the festival of Falles.

Paolo da San Leocadio

His other works include a Virgin of the Grace in the church of San Miguel at Enguera (province of Valencia), a St. Michael in the Diocesan Museum of Valencia, the Virgin of the Knight of Montesa in the Museo del Prado of Madrid and the Holy Conversation in the National Gallery, London.

Parasat Cable TV

It has also formed partnerships with other cable operators in Gingoog City and the municipalities of Balingasag, Don Carlos and Valencia, Bukidnon.

Pontifical Council for the Family

It organizes the World Meetings of Families, convened in Rome, Italy in 1994, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1997, Rome again in 2000, Manila, Philippines in 2003, Valencia, Spain, in 2006, Mexico City, Mexico in 2009, Milan, Italy in 2012, and Philadelphia, United States this coming 2015.

Rafael Calvo Serer

Rafael Calvo Serer (born 6 October 1916 at Valencia, Spain, died 19 April 1988 at Pamplona, Navarra, Spain) was a Professor of History of Spanish Philosophy, a writer, essayist.

Ratas, Ratones, Rateros

The plot follows the life of Salvador (Bustos), a young petty thief from Quito, after he is visited by his cousin Ángel (Valencia), an ex-convict with a bounty on his head.

Ricardo Valencia

Nicknamed el Chilenito (the little Chilean), Santa Ana-born and raised Ricardo Valencia joined the newly formed team FAS in 1949.

Selectividad

#Galician, Catalan or Valencian and Basque are also common subjects in Galicia; Catalonia and Balearic Islands, Valencia; and the Basque Country, respectively.

Small Press Traffic

By the mid-1990s, it was housed at the New College of California on Valencia and in the year 2000 it relocated to the San Francisco campus of the California College of the Arts.

Society for Experimental Biology

The main meeting is held in the UK or continental Europe (Swansea, Wales, 2002; Southampton, England, 2003; Edinburgh, Scotland, 2004; Barcelona, Spain, 2005; Canterbury, England, 2006; Glasgow, Scotland 2007, 2009, 2011; Marseille, France, 2008; Prague, Czech Republic, 2010; Salzburg, Austria, 2012; Valencia, Spain, planned for 2013).

Spanish rock

There are also large rock scenes in the large cities of the Basque Country such as Bilbao and San Sebastián, Valencia, and in Zaragoza but bands and venues exist throughout the country.

Sumilao, Bukidnon

It is accessible by land transportation and vehicles plying the Cagayan de Oro City and Malaybalay/Valencia routes passing through the eight kilometer stretch of the National Sayre Highway, which traverses the municipality's area.

Without Grace

Without Grace would later perform to over 700 people at the GP2 Series launch in Valencia on April 2006, which was attended by the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Patrick Kluivert.