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Asturias
Asturias , autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,128,372) and former kingdom, NW Spain, S of the Bay of Biscay and E of Galicia, and coextensive with Oviedo prov. It was established as an autonomous region in 1981. Drained by numerous swift rivers, it is crossed by the well-forested Cantabrian Mts. High ra... Read more
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias , 1899-1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and diplomat. Living in Paris in the 1920s, Asturias was influenced by Romain Rolland, Valéry, and the surrealists. As a result of his opposition to Guatamalan dictatorship, his life was marked by periods of exile and impris... Read more
Alfonso III
Alfonso III (Alfonso the Great), 838?-911?, Spanish king of Asturias (866-911?). He recovered the territory of León from the Moors. The kingdom was consolidated in his reign, but after his forced abdication, it was divided among his sons. ... Read more
Avilés
Avilés , town (1990 pop. 88,429), Oviedo prov., NW Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. Coal is exported. There are iron, steel, and aluminum plants and a large glass factory. ... Read more
Covadonga
Covadonga , village, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias. A battle fought nearby sometime between 718 and 725 was the first victory of the Christians over the Moors; it had great symbolic significance in the Christian reconquest of Spain. The village attracts many tourists. Legend says that a cave ne... Read more
magic realism
magic realism primarily Latin American literary movement that arose in the 1960s. The term has been attributed to the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier , who first applied it to Latin-American fiction in 1949. Works of magic realism mingle realistic portrayals of ordinary events and characters with el... Read more
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela or Santiago, city (1990 pop. 91,419), A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Sar River. The city is one of the chief shrines of Christendom. There in the early 9th cent. the supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater was reputedly discovered by a mi... Read more
Galicia
Galicia , autonomous region (1990 pop. 2,914,514), NW Spain, on the Atlantic Ocean, S of the Bay of Biscay and N of Portugal. Comprised of the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra, the region gained autonomy in 1981, when it elected its first parliament. Galician (Galego), clo... Read more
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco , 1892-1975, Spanish general and caudillo [leader]. He became a general at the age of 32 after commanding the Spanish Foreign Legion in Morocco. During the next 10 years he enhanced his military reputation in a variety of commands and became identified politically with the conserv... Read more
Spain
Spain Span. España , officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. It consists of the Spanish mainland (190,190 sq mi/492,592 sq km), which occupies the major part of the... Read more

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Miguel Angel Asturias
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Miguel Angel Asturias Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974) was a Guatemalan novelist and the Nobel Prize...surrealism give his writings a special character. Miguel Angel Asturias was born in Guatemala City on Oct. 19, 1899, a year after...
Asturias
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Asturias , autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,128...mining and steel manufacturing. The name Asturias is derived from an Iberian people that...themselves at the battle of Covadonga . From Asturias came the Christian reconquest of Spain...
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Miguel Ángel Asturias , 1899-1974, Guatemalan novelist...diplomat. Living in Paris in the 1920s, Asturias was influenced by Romain Rolland...and Guatemalan legends. In 1967, Asturias was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature...
Spain
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...the n coastal regions of Galicia and Asturias . Bilbao and Pamplona are the major cities...Spain was rapidly conquered (except Asturias and the Basque Country), and an independent...the independent kingdom of Navarre. Asturias acted as the base for the Christian reconquest...
Enrique V. Iglesias
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Enrique V. Iglesias was born in the northwest province of Asturias, Spain, in 1930. He later became a naturalized citizen of...of Spain, and in 1982 he was honored with the Prince of Asturias award for Ibero-American cooperation for his contribution...
León
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...times, it was reconquered from the Moors in 882 by Alfonso III of Asturias. Early in the 10th cent., León replaced Oviedo as the capital of the kingdom of Asturias, which became the kingdom of León. The city flourished...
Gijón
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Gijón , city (1990 pop. 264,948), Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. This major seaport, the largest city in Asturias, is an industrial and commercial center exporting large quantities of coal and...
León
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...times, it was occupied by the Moors in the 8th century. Recaptured in 882 by Alfonso III of Asturias, it was capital of the medieval kingdom of Asturias and León until 1230. Industries: leather, cotton, textiles, iron, glass, pottery...
Pelayo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pelayo , d. 737, first king (c.718-737) of Asturias. He was elected king by the tribespeople of Asturias and by Visigothic leaders who had escaped Tariq. His victory over the Moors at Covadonga sometime between 718 and 725 marked the beginning...
Iberian Peninsula: Spain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...Celtic roots, is in the far northwest of Spain, and to the east are Asturias and the Basque country, whose culture and language predate Roman Spain. To the east of Asturias are Navarre and Catalonia, two important kingdoms during the Middle...

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Casal Julian, Caspar Roque Francisco Narciso
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...established his medical practice in Oviedo, Asturias, first as the city ’ s official...wrote a natural and medical history of Asturias, which was published posthumously in...m é dica de el principado de Asturias, ” describes the geography...
Postcolonial Theory and Literature
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Literature. In 2001, Said was awarded the Lannan Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement; in 2002, he received the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord. Professor Said died on 23 September 2003. First Wave: Colonial Discourse The influential practitioners...
Barrois, Charles
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...petrography), he undertook research on the Primary formations of northern Spain in 1877. He went on to make other field studies in Asturias and in Galicia that were the subject of an imposing memoir (1882). He also undertook a study of the Sierra Nevada with A...
Archiac, Étienne-Jules-Adolphe Desmier (or Dexmier) De Saint-Simon, Vicomte D’
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...later the two naturalists described the fauna brought back by Adrien Paillette, who had prospected the Primary formations of Asturias. When the Geological Society received an important collection of “ tourtia ” (a glauconite conglomerate...
Ximénez de Cisneros, Francisco
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...was regent during the minority of Charles V ; he died, possibly by poison, on his way to meet Charles, who had landed in Asturias and virtually dismissed him from office. A great patron of learning, from his private income he founded the university of...
prince
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...spin-doctoring. Prince of Peace a title given to Jesus Christ, in allusion to the prophecy in Isaiah 9:6. Prince of the Asturias the title of the heir to the throne of Spain. Prince of Wales a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the British...

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Assuming the Light: The Parisian Literary Apprenticeship of Miguel Angel Asturias.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Literary Apprenticeship of Miguel Angel Asturias. By STEPHEN HENIGHAN. Oxford: Legenda...his 1993 study of the work Miguel Angel Asturias, Rene Prieto asserts that 'much remains...systematic manner"' (Miguel Angel Asturias's Archaeology of Return (Cambridge...
En el centenario de Miguel Angel Asturias, su familia pide la repatriación de sus restos.(autor)(TT: On the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, the family of Miguel Angel Asturias asks for his remains to be brought back to his country.)(TA: author)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 8/29/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Nobel de Literatura 1967, Miguel Angel Asturias --en el momento en que se celebra el...escritor a su natal Guatemala. En 1973 Asturias cayó enfermo y fue internado en el hospital...Guatemala. El mundo es muy pequeño; Asturias ensanchó el suyo. Si su deseo expreso...
Two paths to the boom: Carpentier, Asturias, and the performative split.
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...critical consensus identifies Miguel Angel Asturias and Alejo Carpentier as two of the pioneers...residences in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, Asturias and Carpentier enlarged the novel's...Spanish America, the innovations of Asturias and Carpentier prepared the ground for...
First US Taste of Asturias.
PR Newswire; 9/28/2007; 647 words ; ...50 food and beverage products of the Asturias Region in Spain will showcase for the...MIAMI, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asturias Region is taking its world-class food...first American event of the Taste of Asturias Grand Tasting. The "Taste of Asturias...
Libros: Miguel Angel Asturias.(Miguel Angel Asturias. El Gran Lengua. La voz más clara de Guatemala)(TT: Books: Miguel Angel Asturias.)(TA: Miguel Angel Asturias. El Gran Lengua. La voz más clara de Guatemala)(Reseña)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 11/18/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...otros. Ése fue el papel de Miguel Angel Asturias: ser el Gran Lengua, personaje que entre...Otto-Raúl González: Miguel Angel Asturias. El Gran Lengua. La voz más clara...amistad, hace un recorrido de la vida de Asturias. Además de presentar los datos y sucedidos...
Nuevos tiempos, nuevos vientos sobre Asturias. (economía en región española)(TT: New times, new currents over Asturias) (TA: economy in Spanish region)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 9/15/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...estabilidad y buena coyuntura internacional. Asturias, área deprimida Lo que sucede en el...estos optimismos evidentes en uno, como Asturias, que se había precipitado hacia la situación...costes de cualquier recién llegado. Asturias se había sumido en una realidad deprimida...
Pierde Asturias su sello original.(Cultura)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 10/19/2002; 700+ words ; ...hecho que desde 1994 el Premio Prncipe de Asturias, creado con una vocacin iberoamericana...creados en 1981 por la Fundacin Prncipe de Asturias con el propsito de reconocer a personas...Concordia. En el 2002, el Premio Prncipe de Asturias, con el que han sido distinguidos figuras...
El presidente de Asturias hace publicidad de sus actuaciones: autobombo de Marqués. (Sergio Marqués, presidente de Asturias, España)(TT: The president of Asturias makes his performances publicity: Marqués' self-glorification) (TA: Sergio Marqués, presidente de Asturias, España)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 7/20/1998; 700+ words ; ...Marqués, el polémico presidente de Asturias, ha dado una vuelta más a la tuerca...esta comunidad autónoma. La batalla de Asturias ha tenido su última y más curiosa escaramuza...horas el presidente del Principado de Asturias pone la primera piedra de las obras de acondicionamiento...
Museo del Ferrocarril: Asturias sobre raíles.(Asturias, España)(TT: Train museum: Asturias on tracks.)(TA: Asturias, Spain)
Magazine article from: Tribuna de Actualidad; 11/16/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...inauguracin del Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias, el pasado 22 de octubre, en un acto...prncipe Felipe. Y es que la historia de Asturias no puede concebirse sin la de su ferrocarril...y medio. El Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias viene a sumarse a los ya existentes en...
Asturias Site Receives EMAS Registration.
M2 Presswire; 8/31/2004; 456 words ; ...PRESSWIRE-31 August 2004-DUPONT: Asturias Site Receives EMAS Registration(C...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08302004 Asturias environmental team members involved in...the registration. The DuPont site in Asturias, Spain, recently received the Eco Management...