Registres paroissiaux et état civil numérisés
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Palmeral of Elche - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Palmeral of Elche is an enormous palm plantation area, near the city of Elche in south-eastern Spain. It's been around for thousands of years, and each of the various groups in Spain have left their mark on the area - the Romans, the Moors, the Phoenicians, and the Christians. It's a very unusual World Heritage site this one, and very beautiful as well. Enjoy!
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The municipal archive of Valdemoro
The municipal archive of Valdemoro: an example of documentary heritage digitization
Maria Jesús López Portero, Archivera Municipal, Valdemoro, Spain
Andalousie : villages dans la Sierra
1er janvier 2008
Vues aériennes de villages dans la sierra andalouse. Images d'archive INA
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Old Town - Historic center of Jávea-xàbia
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Old Town - Historic center of Jávea-xàbia, in Alicante-Costa Blanca.
SPAIN'S MOST INDEBTED VILLAGE OWES MORE THAN 16 MILLION EUROS
(31 May 2012) At first sight this is just another sleepy Spanish town enjoying a quiet summer's day to the soundtrack of birdsong.
However, the 3,500 residents of Pioz are anything but worry free. They live in Spain's most indebted village.
The small town just 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Madrid would need more that 7,000 years to pay off its soaring debt, a Public Administration official said recently.
Rows of newly built apartments lie empty in Pioz.
Banners on buildings show the heavily reduced apartment prices. But they're still not selling.
Nadira Dakarpov, the first person to move to the newly built development in Pioz says she bought her house for 120,000 euros (148,500 US dollars).
Now you pay 95,000 (117,500 US dollars) and you get two floors and everything. I hope more people will come, she said on Thursday.
The town mayor, who claims the town owes 16 million (m) euro (20.5 million (m) US dollars), said the previous administration, cushioned by Spain's construction boom, started several projects in Pioz which it could no longer afford once the real estate bubble burst.
Former socialist mayor Emilio Roncon denies the debt is that high, claiming it doesn't amount to more than 8 million (m) euros (10.25 million (m) US dollars).
But Rodriguez says she has bills that prove otherwise.
Among the debt running projects are a local pool, a 7 million (m) dollar water purification plant and a medical centre, all lying idle and empty.
Pioz residents are upset that the town has become famous for its debt but are joining efforts to make the situation a bit more bearable, even volunteering their time on odd jobs that previously municipal workers would have performed, in exchange for food.
I try to look ahead to a nice future, otherwise I'd slash my wrists or jump out the window, says resident Elena Albert.
I do try to laugh a bit about it and look at it in an optimistic way because otherwise this will end badly, very badly.
Mayor Amelia Rodriguez says the municipality owes money to everyone and can't even afford to keep the streetlights on at night.
Like some 4,623 other indebted municipalities, Pioz has joined a government plan to receive funds to help meet its debt.
In exchange it has to make adjustments to one day repay those funds.
But it's still not enough. Rodriguez, who became mayor of Pioz in 2011, says she hasn't since stopped working to manage the town's finances.
She is making cuts everywhere she can and setting priorities, like choosing between celebrating the annual parties with bullfighting or paying gas suppliers to be able to heat the local school.
I would like, and I think it's my duty, to believe that we still have a future full of hopes, she says, trying to stand up against the odds.
Lorenzo Robisco, spokesman of conservative ruling Popular Party in Castilla la Mancha region, says the previous Socialist administration wasted public money and no one is accountable for it.
That's Spain big problem. Those who have created debt for many generations and have thrown people's tax money away, leaving responsible people who come after to pay for it, have run away. The don't even want to rule any more.
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Spain hamlet votes on pot-growing to pay off debt
(10 Apr 2012) Palamos, Catalonia - 10 April 2012
1. Pan across landscape to village
2. Close up of sign
3. Various shots of village
4. Tilt down of community centre
5. Various shots of ballot centre
6. Various shots of village mayor with press
7. SOUNDBITE: (Catalan) Bernat Pellisa, Mayor of Rasquera
What will change? I've been saying during the morning that the town will be able to decide on its future. And given the high level of participation and the will to vote our people have brought out a new model and concept. That's what I think.
8. Various shots of voters outside community centre
9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Laura Moreso Pou, Vox Pop:
I think it's a great idea and I hope it will succeed. But I think the minimum percentage of affirmative votes they have set is too high. That's my idea.
10. Various shots of voters entering and leaving community centre
11. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Rubi Garcia, Vox Pop:
I am not from here. I am Colombian, from a country where you can find drugs galore. I think it is a bad example for our children. This town has other virtues to show. Not this one.
12. Mid of villagers leaving community centre
STORYLINE
Residents of a normally sleepy village in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region are voting on a whether to grow marijuana to pay off municipal debt.
The referendum on Tuesday in Rasquera, population 960, is a quirky, legally touchy illustration of Spain's deep financial woes.
The seven-member town council first approved the idea in March, but it ignited such controversy that the mayor agreed to put it to a referendum in the hamlet of mostly retirees.
At least 75 percent must be in favour for the plan to go ahead.
If that happens, a plot of land will be leased to an association of marijuana buffs in Barcelona who would grow the plants and pay Rasquera euro1.3 million (m) (1.7 million (m) US dollars).
Some 40 jobs - growing, harvesting and packaging the pot - would allegedly be created.
The payment by the pot-smoking group ABCDA is about equal to the debt owed by this picturesque hamlet that sits at the foot of a mountain range and has a castle that dates back to the 12th century.
If the plan does not get enough votes, Mayor Bernat Pallisa says he will resign.
I've been saying during the morning that the town will be able to decide on its future. And given the high level of participation and the will to vote our people have brought out a new model and concept. That's what I think, he said on Tuesday outside the town hall.
Residents appeared divided on the subject.
One woman said it was a great idea but another, a Colombia native, said it set a bad example for children.
This town has other virtues to show. Not this one, said Rubi Garcia.
Rasquera is not alone with its debt problems. Spain's economy crashed after a real estate bubble and many cities and towns are desperately trying to cope by cutting spending for health care, education and jobs.
Spain has the highest unemployment in the 17-nation eurozone at nearly 23 percent - nearly 50 percent for young workers - and it's about to enter another recession.
Under Spanish law, consumption in private of cannabis in small amounts is allowed. Growing it for sale, or advertising it or selling it are illegal.
Officials with the government's National Drug Plan have said growing marijuana in large amounts as planned in Rasquera would be against the law, and have vowed to block any attempts.
Rasquera believes the initiative is legal, however, because ABCDA has pledged that the marijuana grown there will be for its members only - thus, for private consumption, albeit by a group with 5,000 members.
Results were expected late Tuesday.
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NEWS FEATURE Town council will pay a euro for every hour a child spends reading
1. Wide of Noblejas, a town in the Castilla la Mancha region
2. Children arriving at school
3. Children going into school
4. Children sitting down in a room in the library for a reading class
5. Various of pupils reading
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Raul Dia Rigaron, pupil
I think it is more or less OK if you go to the library to read, if you like reading and they give you money.
7. Pupils reading
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maria Canada Campos, pupil
Instead of giving money to people that are going to go just for the euro and not because they like studying, they could spend making more parks for children or other things.
9. Pupils reading
10. Pupils taking part in a physical education class
11. Pupils playing basketball
12. Close up of pupils playing basketball
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alejandro Garcia Bueno, pupil
I think that boy over there is go to get hooked on reading. At the moment he doesn't study but I think he will be motivated now.
14. Wide of pupils playing basketball
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sergio Lopez Lio, pupil:
Before I didn't go much but now I think I'll go more now.
16. Mid of pupils playing basketball
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Robert Martin, teacher
I think it is a good idea but it must achieve it's goal. It is no use if the students go to the library and waste their time just to get their euro for the hour.
18. Wide of the mayor of Noblejas Agustin Jimenez Crespo in his office
19. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agustin Jimenez, Mayor of Noblejas:
We have asked ourselves the question, can we and should we keep our arms crossed while we can see that students failing at school is ever more evident. This doesn't correspond with a town like Noblejas which is economically one of the most successful in the Castilla La Mancha region.
20. Wide of Crespo in his office
21. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agustin Jimenez, Mayor of Noblejas:
We are clearly losing the discipline of working and of studying and we have to reward them but more than this we need to put them on a wage. From a young age we have to engrain the habit of studying in our youngsters.
21. Wide of Noblejas
22. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ana Lopez Riga, mother:
They are going to go for the euro. My children, I have one who is 13 years old the other is nine years old, have told me that they are going to go to the library and spend all the hours they can just for the euros.
23. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carmen Baeza, Mother
It could be that they get hooked on reading because of the euro and they pick up the habit of reading.
24. Wide of town hall
STORYLINE
The most famous fictional resident of La Mancha, Don Quixote, was said to have been driven mad by reading too much.
But the mayor of one small town in the same region is taking drastic measures because he thinks school children are reading far too little.
With four thousand inhabitants, Noblejas is financially successful but the local mayor has become so concerned by the number of school dropouts in the area that he plans to dish out one euro for every hour that local children spend in the library.
Students will be expected to attend either the local library or their school library where they will be supervised and expected to read or study.
The initiative has caused a great deal of controversy in Noblejas itself and across Spain as parents, teachers and students wonder whether it's a worthy incentive or a case of bribing kids to read.
At a church-financed school in Noblejas many of the pupils appear to be already in the habit of reading and among a class of 11-year-olds there's some debate about the scheme.
But her classmate Raul Dia Rigaron said he was happy with idea of being rewarded to read.
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Los RENOS, Policía Nacional anti droga
Actuación de control de drogas de la Policía Nacional en Valladolid
Spain pt II - Hiking Serra del Maigmó
Blogpost from the hike:
We all decided we wanted to do some hiking in Spain, so on our third day we left the city and drove up winding roads to the nature reserve Paisatge Natural Protegit Serra del Maigmó.
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Spain Civi war bomb found off beach detonated
(26 Aug 2019) Spanish police experts on Monday carried out a controlled explosion of a Spanish Civil War era bomb found this weekend in waters off one of the Barcelona's popular city beaches.
The Civil Guard police said the bomb, containing 70 kilograms (155 pounds) of TNT, was taken out Monday to some two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the coast and detonated at a depth of 45 meters (148 feet).
Police said the device dated from 1936 at the start of the three-year Spanish Civil War.
The device was discovered Sunday about 25 meters (80 feet) off the Sant Sebastià beach, lying in three meters (nearly 10 feet) of water.
The beach was evacuated in the early afternoon when it was full of people.
The beach was reopened shortly after the detonation when it was confirmed there were no leftovers from the bomb.
Monica Steiner, who was visiting Barcelona from Germany, was unfazed by the threat of the unexploded device.
It was not a problem for me, she said before returning to the reopened beach to enjoy her vacation.
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LA ROMANA 1 03669 province d'ALICANTE SAINT ISIDRO 1995
En visite dans le village de LA ROMANA , prise au camescope V200 SONY ,en mai 1995
Tomás Jerez - Embouchure and sound production (2/2)
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Tomás Jerez explains why it is essential to pay close attention to our embouchure. Once you have it, the objective is not to lose it when you take a breath and articulate.
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WALK ON MARSEILLE - NO SOUND
Passing of the caravans of cars coming from the Seyne to the Ciotat passages. Travelling with cars carrying signs and inscriptions. Various stages in the walk. Crowd on the edges of the street. Arrival to the Bourse du Travail. Different shots of cars and signs. Various stages of the walk. Shots of MR. DEFERRE surrounded by municipal councellors. Approached shots of Mr. Deferre. Views of the crowd. Delegates of the three shipyards of the Seyne. Representatives of the three shipyards. The Mayor leaves.
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POLICIA NACIONAL MADRID part2
patrullas de la policia nacional en madrid intervenccion,segunda parte
Madrid, Spain
Madrid is a south-western European city, the capital of Spain, and the largest municipality of the Community of Madrid. The population of the city is 3.2 million with a metropolitan area population of around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin.
While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of national museums and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which completes the shortcomings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become the monument symbol of the city.
Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid.
Places to see in ( Vilanova i la Geltru - Spain )
Places to see in ( Vilanova i la Geltru - Spain )
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Vilanova i la Geltru is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of Sitges some 10 km to the north-east. During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939–75), the city's name was castilianized as Villanueva y Geltrú as part of the Anti-Catalan policies of the era.
Vilanova i la Geltru has a long history, and experienced an efflorescence during the Romantic period evidenced by a wealth of opulent 19th century buildings. The atmospheric Vilanova i la Geltru square, the Plaça de la Vila, and many of its iconic public buildings were principally financed by Josep Tomàs Ventosa Soler (1797-1874) a textile magnate who made his fortune in Cuba. A monument featuring a bronze statue of Ventosa stands in the center of the square. An identical monument stands in Matanzas, Cuba, where both statues were forged. Today, children play around the monument and agile climbers from castellers to protestors to carnival pranksters climb the statue and adorn it with their own symbols .
Vilanova i la Geltrú, has embraced new technologies for generations, and has had a vocational and traditional university since 1902, along with the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). The building Neapolis Public Innovation Agency for ICT and multimedia, was built in 2006.
Vilanova i la Geltru has the third largest port of Catalonia and is a major fishing port. The Brotherhood of Pescadors of Vilanova derives from the powerful and ancient Brotherhood of Sant Elm (founded in 1579). In 1921 the new Pòsit de Pescadors (Fishermen's Archive) was founded. Today fresh fish may be purchased directly on the Internet fish auction. Vilanova i la Geltrú has a estació Nàutica which hosts major sailing competitions at the national and international levels.
Catalonia and European Institute of the Mediterranean under the aegis of the Municipal Institute of Education and Work (IMET). One of the centers of research, development and innovation is found in a unique building designed by the Catalan architect Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola, Edifici Neapolis. This building is part of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL). In 2012, it initiated the Co-Working Center coinciding with the International Year of Cooperatives recognized by the United Nations.
Vilanova is linked to the region by highway C-32, also known as highway Pau Casals, or to the Garraf Barcelona motorway providing a connection to Barcelona El Prat Airport, the highway C-15, also known by the name Eix Diagonal, which links the historic town of Manresa and Autovía A-7 with the Mediterranean Sea. The Railway of Vilanova is of vital importance. Built between 1882 and 1884 by the developer and director of roads Jeroni Granell i Mundet the railway links the línia of Rodalies Sant Vincenç de Calders - Maçanet de la Selva and connects to the imperial Roman city of Tarragona, the town of Tortosa, the town of Reus, and the City of Lleida.
( Vilanova i la Geltru - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Vilanova i la Geltru . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Vilanova i la Geltru - Spain
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Seville 2017: Best of Seville, Spain 2017 סביליה פלאסה הפלאסות והרובע היהודי
Seville 2017: Best of Seville, Spain סביליה פלאסה אספניה ואמריקה והרובע היהודי מלפני הגירוש
Seville (/səˈvɪl/; Spanish: Sevilla [seˈβiʎa], locally [seˈβi(ɟ)ʝa] (About this sound listen)) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville, Spain. It is situated on the plain of the river Guadalquivir. The inhabitants of the city are known as sevillanos (feminine form: sevillanas) or hispalenses, after the Roman name of the city, Hispalis. Seville has a municipal population of about 703,000 as of 2011, and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 30th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its Old Town, with an area of 4 square kilometres (2 sq mi), contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. Seville is also the hottest major metropolitan area in the geographical Western Europe, with summer average high temperatures of above 35 °C (95 °F).
Seville was founded as the Roman city of Hispalis. It later became known as Ishbiliya (Arabic: إشبيلية)[2] after the Muslim conquest in 712. During the Muslim rule in Spain, Seville came under the jurisdiction of the Caliphate of Córdoba before becoming the independent Taifa of Seville; later it was ruled by the Muslim Almoravids and the Almohads until finally being incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III in 1248.[3] After the discovery of the Americas, Seville became one of the economic centres of the Spanish Empire as its port monopolised the trans-oceanic trade and the Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) wielded its power, opening a Golden Age of arts and literature. In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan departed from Seville for the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Coinciding with the Baroque period of European history, the 17th century in Seville represented the most brilliant flowering of the city's culture; then began a gradual economic and demographic decline as silting in the Guadalquivir forced the trade monopoly to relocate to the nearby port of Cádiz.
The 20th century in Seville saw the tribulations of the Spanish Civil War, decisive cultural milestones such as the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and Expo '92, and the city's election as the capital of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.