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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Figueres or Figueras town (1990 pop. 34,463), Girona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, near the French border. Traditionally a fortified city because of its strategic location, it is now an important communications center. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and cement. In the Spanish civil war Figueres served briefly as the seat of the Loyalist government. Its 18th-century fortress is now a prison. Salvador Dalí was born in Figueres, and designed the Teatre-Museu Dalí, where he is buried. Author not available, FIGUERES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Read more

José Figueres Ferrer
...sweeping program of welfare legislation, public works, and educational reform. As president from 1970 to 1974, he pushed further social and economic reforms. His son, José María Figueres Olsen , 1954-, was president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. Read more

Figueres, José
Figueres, José ( José Ferrer) (b. 25 Sept. 1906, d. 8 June 1990). President of Costa Rica 1953–8, 1970–4...stepping down from the leadership of his country in 1949, he was twice elected President. In his two periods in office, Figueres continued in his efforts to enhance the country's ... Read more

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