Alicante - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Alicante: Encyclopedia - Alicante
Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alicante: Encyclopedia Ii - Alicante - History
Alicante was founded in 324 BC by the Greeks, who named it Akra Leuke (White Peak). In 201 BC it was captured by the Romans who called it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1938: Encyclopedia - 1938
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1938 - Events. January 3 - The March of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbary Sheep: Encyclopedia - Barbary Sheep
The Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia, also called or Aoudad and arui) is a species of Caprinae (goat-antelope) found in rocky mountains i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belfast International Airport: Encyclopedia - Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 24 km (15 miles) west of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Cuisine: Encyclopedia - Spanish Cuisine
This article is the current Spanish Translation of the Week. Please help in translating this page if you can. The original article was at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarch Airlines: Encyclopedia - Monarch Airlines
Monarch Airlines is a charter airline based in Luton, United Kingdom. It is one of the UK's largest charter airlines operating to Europe,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Nostrum: Encyclopedia - Air Nostrum
Air Nostrum is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain, operating as an Iberia Regional partner. It operates a very extensive domesti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport: Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport
Cork International Airport is one of Ireland's principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspe: Encyclopedia - Aspe
Aspe (or Asp in Catalan) is a town located in the comarca of El Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoi: Encyclopedia - Alcoi
Alcoi (in Valencian) or Alcoy (in Spanish) is a city located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 129.9 km2 and, accordi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules: Encyclopedia - Hercules
Hercules (also known as Alcides) was the name in Roman mythology of the hero Heracles from Greek mythology, the Roman name being a metath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoy: Encyclopedia - Alcoy
Alcoy may stand for: Alcoy, province of Alicante, Spain. Alcoy, province of Cebu, Philippines. Other related archivesAlcoy, Alicante, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1264: Encyclopedia - 1264
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1264 - Events. 1264 - Europe. Before May - Second Barons' War, a civil w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1265: Encyclopedia - 1265
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1265 - Events. 1265 - Europe. January 20 - In Westminster, the first ele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carolina Pascual: Encyclopedia - Carolina Pascual
Carolina Pascual (born June 17th, 1976 in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain) was an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Carolina was doing ballet when a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edmundo Ros: Encyclopedia Ii - Edmundo Ros - Life
His mother was an African-Venezuelanian; his father was Scottish. From 1927 to 1937 his family lived in Caracas, Venezuela. He played in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Easyjet Switzerland: Encyclopedia Ii - Easyjet Switzerland - Services
easyJet Switzerland operates the following services to International scheduled destinations (at December 2005): From Geneva (GVA):Alicant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flybe: Encyclopedia Ii - Flybe - Destinations
Flybe operates the following services (at June 2005): Domestic scheduled destinations: Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonfires Of Saint John: Encyclopedia Ii - Bonfires Of Saint John - The Festival In General
Nowadays Bonfires start 19 June with the set up (la plantá), when monuments, street ninot's and archway to the "barracas" are set up in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Choice Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - First Choice Airways - History
The airline was established in 1987 and started operations on 11 April 1987 under the name air2000 with 2 Boeing 757 aircraft and a fligh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air France Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air France Destinations - Asia
Air France destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Guangzhou (Guangzhou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ave: Encyclopedia Ii - Ave - Future Development
Construction of a high-speed line connecting Madrid and Barcelona is underway, with the initial section from Madrid to Lleida, via Zarago...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Football World Cup 1982: Encyclopedia Ii - Football World Cup 1982 - First Round
Football World Cup 1982 - Group A. June 14, Estadio Balaidos, Vigo - Italy 0 - 0 Poland June 15, Estadio Municipal de Riaz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1260s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1260s - War And Politics
1260s - Europe. 1260 - The Baltic Samogatians and Curonians defeat the Teutonic knights in the Battle of Durbe. 1263 - October - Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Scotland - History
Air Scotland was established in November 2002 by Iraq-born businessman Dhia Al-Ani and started operations on 29 March 2003, using 2 Boein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alicante Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Alicante Province - Territory And Resources
According to the 2005 census, Alicante ranks as the 5th most populous province in Spain, with 1,732,389 inhabitants. Cities with more tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banco De España: Encyclopedia Ii - Banco De España - History
Originally named the Banco Nacional de San Carlos, its first director was French banker Francisco Cabarrús. Following a series of wars b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - José Antonio Primo De Rivera: Encyclopedia Ii - José Antonio Primo De Rivera - His Relevance For Franco's Regime
Francisco Franco's regime formed a cult of personality around José Antonio. He was called a "martyr of the Crusade" and had the nickname...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bmibaby: Encyclopedia Ii - Bmibaby - History
The airline was established on 17 January 2002 and started operations on 22 March 2002 with a flight between East Midlands and Málaga. b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayerbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayerbe - Geography
Ayerbe is located 28 km from Huesca on highway A 132 in the direction of Pamplona, on the Gállego river. It is bounded the Rocks of Rigl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1938: Encyclopedia Ii - 1938 - Events
1938 - January-March. January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 5 - H.R.H. Prince Juan Carlo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britannia Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Britannia Airways - History
The airline was established on 1 December 1961 and started operations on 5 May 1962 as Euravia flying ex-El Al Lockheed Constellations on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Early History
The year after its founding, the Falange united with the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista of Onésimo Redondo,Ramiro Ledesma Ramo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pixie Glamour Model: Encyclopedia Ii - Pixie Glamour Model - Popularity
Before long, Nadia appeared on the covers of Men Only and Club magazines, and was voted the latter's Girl of the Year for 1999. Many of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield - Facilities
The airport's runway has a length of 2981 metres (9781 feet) and a width of 60 metres (197 feet), making it longer and wider than those a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Second Division: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Second Division - Promotion Playoff To Spanish Second Division 2004/2005:
Promotion Playoff to Spanish Second Division 2004/2005 Promotion Playoff to Spanish Second Division 2005/2006 Group A--Second Eliminato...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmair: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmair - History
The airline was established and started operations on 1 January 1993 as Palmair Flightline operating a BAe 146 aircraft. Upgraded aircraf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market: Encyclopedia Ii - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market - The Task Of Ohim
The task of OHIM is to promote and manage Community Trade Marks and Community Designs within the European Union. It carries out registrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Airport - Destinations
Newcastle Airport offers services to the following destinations as of September 2005: Domestic Aberdeen (Air Wales and Eastern Airways) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odessa: Encyclopedia Ii - Odessa - The Existence Of Odessa
According to Simon Wiesenthal, ODESSA was set up in 1946 to aid fugitive Nazis. Other sources, such as many interviews by the ZDF German ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Second Division B: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Second Division B - Group 4
Spanish Second Division B - Scores Classification and Teams for 2005/06 season:. Scores and Classification - Group 4 Courtesy of www.so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Star Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Star Airlines - Services
Destinations served: Star Airlines - Africa. Cairo Cap Skirring Dakar Djerba Hurgadas Luxor Marrakech Monastir Sharm El Sheik Tetouan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transavia.com: Encyclopedia Ii - Transavia.com - History
The airline was established in the end of 1965 as Transavia Limburg. The name was changed in 1966 in Transavia Holland and it began opera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In Spain - Railways
total: 15,988 km (most railways in Spain are operated by RENFE, narrow-gauge lines (like in India) are operated by FEVE and other carrier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomsonfly: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomsonfly - History
Thomsonfly can trace its roots to back to its original parent airline, Britannia Airways, which was founded by Ted Langton, who needed a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tabarca: Encyclopedia Ii - Tabarca - North African Tabarca Tabarka Tabarqa
In 1542 the island of Tabarca was granted to the Lomellini family of Genoa. Its governors were: 1542 - 1683 .... c.1637 Nicolo Doria 168...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sterling Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Sterling Airlines - History
For the history of Maersk Air, see Maersk Air. Sterling Airlines traces its history back to 1962, when Ejlif Krogager, founder of Danish ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tram: Encyclopedia Ii - Tram - Regional Variations
Tram - Western Europe. In the Netherlands many local railways were referred to as trams, even where the steam locomotives did not have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Year's Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - New Year's Eve - Localized Celebrations
New Year's Eve - Australia. With crowds of over 1.2 million people, Sydney has arguably the second largest New Year's Eve celebrations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maersk Air: Encyclopedia Ii - Maersk Air - History
The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group began to investigate opportunities to expand into airline operations in the mid-1960s. With the company's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Futura International Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Futura International Airways - Destinations
Futura International Airways - Domestic. Alicante Almería Barcelona Bilbao Fuerteventura Girona Granada Gran Canaria Ibiza Jerez La P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gb Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Gb Airways - History
The airline was established in 1931 as an offshoot of Gibraltarian shipping company MH Bland, in Gibraltar. Gibraltar Airways, as it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frutiger: Encyclopedia Ii - Frutiger - History And Reputation
Frutiger is considered one of the classics of modern typography and forms the basis of many other modern typefaces, such as Bitstream Ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flyglobespan: Encyclopedia Ii - Flyglobespan - History
Flyglobespan was established in November 2002 as an offshoot of the Globespan Group. Operations started in April 2003 using two Boeing 73...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International E-road Network: Encyclopedia Ii - International E-road Network - Class A Roads
International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1249: Encyclopedia Ii - 1249 - Events
1249 - Europe. February 16 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by King Louis IX of France as an ambassador to meet with the Khan of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Spain - External Boundaries And Landform Regions
Most of Spain's boundary is water: the Mediterranean Sea on the south and east from Gibraltar to the French border; and the Atlantic Ocea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Moore Novelist: Encyclopedia Ii - George Moore Novelist - London And Paris
In 1868, Moore's father was elected MP for Mayo and the family moved to London the following year. Here, Moore senior tried, unsuccessful...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leeds Bradford International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Leeds Bradford International Airport - Scheduled Services Winter 2005
Leeds Bradford International Airport - Domestic. Aberdeen - Eastern Airways Belfast City Airport - Flybe Belfast International Airport...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model European Communities Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Model European Communities Project - Mec
Each of the 12 European Schools sends one or more delegations of students to the MEC, each of which represents one of the EU's member sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jet2.com: Encyclopedia Ii - Jet2.com - History
The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on 12 February 2003 at Leeds Bradford International Airport. Jet2.com establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iceland Express: Encyclopedia Ii - Iceland Express - Services
Iceland Express operates the following scheduled services (at May 2005): Reykjavik to Copenhagen Reykjavik to London Stansted Reykjavik ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hapagfly: Encyclopedia Ii - Hapagfly - History
The original HAPAG company first became involved in the aviation industry in 1910, sponsoring Zeppelin flights. Hapag-Lloyd Flug was esta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules - The Greek Legend Of Heracles
Heracles was born in the 13th century BC in Thebes to Queen Alcmene of Tiryns and Zeus (who took the guise of her husband Amphitryon). He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - History
Spain - Prehistory. The indigenous peoples peoples of the Iberian peninsula, consisting of a number of separate tribes, are given the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billund Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Billund Airport - History
With the advent of the jet era, travel to Europe on the rise and such airlines as Air France, BOAC, Iberia, and United States airlines, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Origins
The Falange Española was a small party when it was founded in 1933 by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, a lawyer and son of former dictator...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - December 2004 - Events
• 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tram: Encyclopedia Ii - Tram - Regional Variations
Tram - Western Europe. In the Netherlands many local railways were referred to as trams, even where the steam locomotives did not have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Cuisine: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Cuisine - Main Components Of Spanish Cuisine
Much influence on Spanish cuisine has come from the Jewish and Moorish traditions. The Moors were a strong influence in Spain for many ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Cork International Airport - History
In 1957 the Irish Government agreed in principle to the building of an airport for Cork City. After viewing many sites in the area it was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules - The Greek Legend Of Heracles
Heracles was born in Thebes to Queen Alcmene of Tiryns and Zeus (who took the guise of her husband Amphitryon). Heracles was conceived ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems - Asia
List of light-rail transit systems - People's Republic of China. Anshan Changchun Dalian Hong Kong - Hong Kong Tramways, KCR Light...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1938: Encyclopedia Ii - 1938 - Events
1938 - January-March. January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 5 - H.R.H. Prince Juan Carlo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Murcia: Encyclopedia Ii - Murcia - History
Murcia was founded with the name of Medinat Mursiya in A.D. 825 by Abd ar-Rahman II, emir of Al-Andalus. The Arabs, taking advantage of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Murcia Autonomous Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Murcia Autonomous Community - History
The Carthaginians established a permanent trading depot on the Murcian coast at Cartagena, which the Romans called Carthago Nova. For the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 6: Encyclopedia Ii - October 6 - Births
October 6 - 1289 to 1899. 1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) 1459 - Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarch Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarch Airlines - History
The airline was established on 1 June 1967 and started operations on 5 April 1968 using a Bristol 175 plane. In 1971, Monarch entered the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hércules Cf: Encyclopedia Ii - Hércules Cf - Current Squad 2005/06
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.herculescf.com and www.lfp.es As of September 1, 2005 1 Moso 2 Castr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marijuana Parties: Encyclopedia Ii - Marijuana Parties - Canada
In Canada the Marijuana Party of Canada was launched by the Québécois Bloc pot in February 2000 to work at the federal level. There are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbary Sheep: Encyclopedia Ii - Barbary Sheep - Expansion To Southern Europe
The species is currently expanding in the southeastern quarter of the Iberian Peninsula according to recent field surveys (Cassinello et ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1265: Encyclopedia Ii - 1265 - Events
1265 - Europe. January 20 - In Westminster, the first elected English parliament (De Montfort's Parliament) conducts its first meetin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1264: Encyclopedia Ii - 1264 - Events
1264 - Europe. Before May - Second Barons' War, a civil war in England, begins. May 12 to May 14 - The Battle of Lewes of the Second ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - History
Main article: History of Spain Spain - Prehistory. The aboriginal peoples of the Iberian peninsula, consisting of a number of separate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Name Changes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Name Changes - Canada
List of city name changes - British Columbia. Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver List of city n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International E-road Network: Encyclopedia Ii - International E-road Network - Class A Roads
International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules - Origin Of The Legend
The cult of Hercules may have been the first foreign one to be adopted in Rome; his most important shrine, the Ara Maxima, was in the ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odessa: Encyclopedia Ii - Odessa - Argentina's Nazi Files
On 14 May 2003, based on the revelations contained in (Uki Goñi's book) The Real Odessa, the United States House of Representatives pass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Moore Novelist: Encyclopedia Ii - George Moore Novelist - Works
Poetry Flowers of Passion (1878) Pagan Poems (1881) Plays Worldliness (1874) Martin Luther (1879) The Strike at Arlingford (1893) The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Moore Novelist: Encyclopedia Ii - George Moore Novelist - Dublin And The Celtic Revival
In 1901, Moore returned to Ireland to live in Dublin at the suggestion of his cousin and friend, Edward Martyn. Martyn had been involved ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market: Encyclopedia Ii - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market - European Judges' Symposiums At Ohim
Every two years the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) organises a European Judges’ Symposium on trade mark and des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Moore Novelist: Encyclopedia Ii - George Moore Novelist - Later Life And Work
Moore returned to London, where, with the exception of frequent trips to France, he was to spend the rest of his life. In 1913, he travel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Airport - History
The Airport was first opened on the 26th of July, 1935 by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister. Incorporating a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Name Changes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Name Changes - United Kingdom
List of city name changes - England. Aquae Solis → Bath Brycgstow → Bristol Camulodunum → Colchester Deva → Caester → Cheste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Airport - Surface Access
Newcastle Airport - Light rail. Newcastle Airport is connected to Newcastle and Sunderland city centres by the green line of the Tyne a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market: Encyclopedia Ii - Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market - Events
The OHIM will be present at the following events: [2006-01-27] - OHIM GROUP OF EXPERTS IN DESIGN MATTERS in Alicante, Spain. [2006-01-23...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jet2.com: Encyclopedia Ii - Jet2.com - Fleet
The Jet2.com fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006): Passenger 18 Boeing 737-300 (One in service with FlyGlobespan) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model European Communities Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Model European Communities Project - Mep
At intervals of around 4 to 5 years, an MEP (Model European Parliament) is held instead of an MEC. The principle is the same, except each...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - After The War
After the war, the party was charged with developing an ideology for Franco's regime. This job became a cursus honorum for ambitious poli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jet2.com: Encyclopedia Ii - Jet2.com - 2005 News
On 18 May 2005, Dart Group announced that it had bought 2 Boeing 757-200 aircraft from New Mexorado Gas LLC to expand the operations of J...   » Read the article