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Granada (Spain) Granada (Spain)
Granada a city in Andalusia in southern Spain. Founded in the 8th century, it became the capital of the Moorish kingdom of Granada in 1238, and was the last Moorish stronghold to fall in the reconquest of Spain in 1492. It is the site of the Alhambra palace.... Read more
Luis of Granada Luis of Granada
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Moriscos Moriscos
Moriscos [Span.,=Moorish], Moors converted to Christianity after the Christian reconquest (11th-15th cent.) of Spain. The Moors who had become subjects of Christian kings as the reconquest progressed to the 15th cent. were called Mudéjares. They remained Muslim, and their religion and... Read more
Pedro Machuca Pedro Machuca
Machuca, Pedro (b Toledo, ?c.1490; d Granada, 4 Aug. 1550). Spanish architect and painter, active mainly in Granada. He worked in Italy in his early career (which is ill documented) and was one of the first Spanish artists to break entirely with medieval tradition and become steeped in Renaissance... Read more
Guadix Guadix
Guadix , town (1990 pop. 20,975), Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. It is the center of a farm area growing olives, flax, wheat, and hemp. Guadix was a Roman colony and, under the Visigoths, an episcopal see. It contains an 18th-century cathedral and the remains of a Moorish citadel. Just... Read more
Granada Group PLC Granada Group PLC
Granada Group PLC Stornoway House13 Cleveland RowLondon SW1A 1GGUnited Kingdom(0171) 451-3000Fax: (0171) 451-3023Web site:http://www.granada.co.uk Public Company Incorporated: 1934 as Granada Theatres LimitedEmployees: 70,538Sales: Read more
Pedro Duque Cornejo Pedro Duque Cornejo
Duque Cornejo, Pedro (b Seville, 14 Aug. 1678; d Córdoba, 1757). Spanish sculptor, the grandson and pupil of Pedro Roldán and the leading sculptor in Seville in the first half of the 18th century. He also worked elsewhere in southern Spain, including Granada and Córdoba, where he... Read more
Francisco Suarez Francisco Suarez
Suárez, FranciscoBIBLIOGRAPHYBorn in Granada in 1548, Francisco Suárez followed the tradition of the Jesuits whose theological writings constitute an important contribution to the Iberian “golden age.” After completing his secondary studies with distinction, he attended the University of Salamanca,... Read more
Andalusia Andalusia
Andalusia , Span. Andalucía , autonomous region (1990 pop. 7,100,060), 33,675 sq mi (87,218 sq km), S Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's largest and most populous region, it covers most of S Spain, comprising the provinces of... Read more
Almeria Almeria
Almería , city (1990 pop. 161,566), capital of Almería prov., SE Spain, in Andalusia, on the Gulf of Almería. A busy Mediterranean port, it exports the celebrated grapes of the region, other fruits, esparto, as well as iron and other minerals mined nearby. The city has... Read more

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