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Calle General Gutiérrez Mellado
The Calle General Gutiérrez Mellado is a Pedestrian zone, pedestrian street in the Spain, Spanish city of Pontevedra, located in the Ensanche de Pontevedra, first urban expansion zone. It is one of Pontevedra's main streets. Origin of the name Since 1996, the street has been dedicated to the military officer and politician Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado for his important work during Spanish transition to democracy and with the aim of removing Francoist names from the city's street map, such as his former name, Emilio Mola, General Mola. History The origin of the street lies in the agreement adopted by City Council of Pontevedra, Pontevedra City Council on 5 January 1896 to open a new street between Calle Marqués de Riestra, Marquis of Riestra Street and Calle Michelena, Michelena Street, through the property and gardens of Alejandro Mon Landa. In 1900, the land needed to build the street was made public. In 1925, the opening of the new street was finally announced, to link Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is often considered an extension of the actual city. The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its Old town of Pontevedra, old town. Between 2013 and 2020, the city received numerous awards for its urban planning, like the international European Intermodes Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the Excellence Award of the center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. The city also won the European Commission's first prize for urban safety in 2020. Surrounded by hills, the city is located on the edge of a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Libertad (Pontevedra)
Libertad (Spanish, 'freedom') or La Libertad may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters *Libertad, in the comic strip ''Mafalda'' *Libertad, in the video game ''Far Cry 6'' Film and television * ''La Libertad'' (film), or ''Freedom'', a 2001 Argentine film * ''Libertad'' (film), a 2021 Spanish-Belgian film * ''Libertad'' (TV series), a 2021 Spanish TV series *Libertad, the merged tribe on '' Survivor: Nicaragua'' *''Libertad'', a starship in the 2006 anime series '' Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry'' Literature * ''Libertad'' (newspaper), in Valladolid, Spain, 1931–1979 *''Libertad Digital'', a Spanish-language online newspaper * ''La Libertad'' (Spain), a Spanish newspaper 1919–1939 * ''La Libertad'' (Colombian newspaper), a newspaper in Colombia Music * ''Libertad'' (Delirious? album), 2002 * ''Libertad'' (La Ley album), 2003 * ''Libertad'' (Velvet Revolver album), 2007 * "Libertad" (song), a 2005 single by Ivy Queen *"Libertad", a 2011 song by An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washingtonia Filifera
''Washingtonia filifera'' pygmy date palm, the desert fan palm, California fan palm, or California palm,Flora of North America Association. ''Flora of North America: North of Mexico Volume 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in Part), and Zingiberidae''. pp. 105–06, 116–17. . is a flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico. Growing to tall by broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree-like growth habit. It has a sturdy, columnar trunk and waxy, fan-shaped (palmate) leaves. Names The Latin specific epithet ''filifera'' means "thread-bearing". Description ''Washingtonia filifera'' grows to in height, and occasionally to as much as in ideal conditions. The California fan palm is also known as the desert fan palm, American cotton palm, and Arizona fan palm. The fronds are up to long, made up of a thorned petiole up to long, bearing a fan of leaflets long. They have long, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branch (banking)
A branch, banking center or financial center is a retail location where a bank, credit union, or other financial institution (including a broker, brokerage firm) offers a wide array of Real life, face-to-face and automated services to its customers. History and description During the 3rd century banks in Persia (now Iran) and in other territories started to issue letters of credit known as Sakks, basically cheque, checks in today’s language, that could be traded in cooperative houses or offices throughout the Persian territories. In the period from 1100-1300 banking started to expand across Europe and banks began opening ‘branches’ in remote, foreign locations to support international trade. In 1327, Avignon which is located in France had 43 branches of Italian banking houses alone. The practice of opening satellite branches was popularized in the early 20th century by Amadeo Giannini, then head of the Bank of America. Historically, branches were housed in imposing build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Trees Park
The Palm Trees Park, also known simply as ''Las Palmeras'' or ''As Palmeiras'', is a public park in the heart of Pontevedra in Spain. It is the most representative and emblematic green area in the city centre, together with the Alameda de Pontevedra. History The 19th-century project to enlarge the old St. Joseph's field by the architect Alejandro Sesmero, which was not finally carried out, was the basis for the development of a park which over the years would become the Palm Trees Park. In the 1870s, the Gran Vía avenue (now Gran Vía de Montero Ríos) was built to link the Alameda de Pontevedra to the Fairground. The first section that began to take shape in the new park corresponds to the present Columbus gardens. These lands were previously part of the orchard garden of the San Domingo convent. At the end of the 19th century, Alejandro Sesmero designed a garden located at the entrance to the Alameda de Pontevedra where exotic and unique species were planted. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara (retailer)
Zara (; ) is a fast fashion retail subsidiary company, subsidiary of the Spanish multinational fashion design, manufacturing, and retailing group Inditex. Zara sells clothing, accessories, beauty products and perfumes. The head office is located at Arteixo in the province of A Coruña, Spain. In 2020 alone, it launched over twenty new product lines. History Early history Zara was established by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. Their first clothes shop, shop was in central A Coruña, in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, where the company is still based. They initially called it 'Zorba' after the classic 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek (film), Zorba the Greek'', but after learning there was a bar with the same name two blocks away, rearranged the letters to read 'Zara'. It is believed the extra 'a' came from an additional set of letters that had been made for the company. It sold low-priced lookalike products of popular, higher-end clothing fashions. He subsequently opened more shops in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario De Pontevedra
The ''Diario de Pontevedra'' is a Spanish newspaper published in the city of Pontevedra since 1968, owned since 1999 by the ''El Progreso'' group, which also publishes ''El Progreso'' de Lugo. It is an eminently local and provincial newspaper, focused on the region of Pontevedra. It has branches in Marín, Pontevedra, Marín, Bueu, Poio, Sanxenxo, O Grove, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Vilagarcía de Arosa, Caldas de Reis, Vigo, Lalín and A Estrada. History In the past there have been several newspapers under the title of ''Diario de Pontevedra''. A first publication appeared on the streets in June 1879, under the direction of Claudio Cuveiro, although the publication had a short existence; it ceased a few years later, in October. In 1887, a newspaper was once again published under the title ''Diario de Pontevedra''. Originally a publication close to the Liberal Party (Spain, 1880), Liberal Party, during the period of the Second Spanish Republic, Second Republic it held ultra-conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle De La Oliva
The Calle de la Oliva (Galician: Rúa da Oliva), is a street in Pontevedra (Spain) located in the city centre, on the edge of the old town. It is one of the main streets of Pontevedra and one of the most commercial. Origin of the name The street is called Oliva Street because of the presence of an olive tree on the site where the street originated. History After being designated the provincial capital in 1833, in the mid-19th century Pontevedra improved its road links with other Galician cities. Between 1847 and 1851, Oliva Street and the current Rosalía de Castro Street were built, and their extension in the form of a road linked the city to Marín via Mollavao. The 1854 project already included the traditional name of Oliva Street. Traders soon moved into the street and Oliva Street soon became a shopping street. A few years after it opened in Michelena Street in 1856, the famous Suárez jeweller's and watchmaker's shop moved to the corner of Oliva Street and Peregri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Progreso (journal)
El Progreso () is a city, with a population of 120,600 (2023 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the east of the city is the mountain range of Mico Quemado (Burned Monkey). El Progreso is located at a crossroads. Due to its strategic location, many travellers or tourists pass through El Progreso in one way or another. Many travellers going to San Pedro Sula, Tela, La Ceiba, La Lima, and Tegucigalpa make a connection here or use it as a rest area. The territorial extension of the municipality is . Of this territory, is defined as urban and as rural. The municipality is also divided into three geographic zones that comprise more than 100 barrios, which are home to more than 90,000 people. The climate of the city is humid. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San Francisco del Valle municipality had a population of 202,980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telefónica
, S.A. () is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company with registered office and headquarters located in two different places, both in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, and subscription television, operating in Europe and the Americas. As well as the brand, it also trades as Movistar, O2, and Vivo. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. On 15 April 2012, Telefónica shut down TVA and Ajacto, which unified the brand into Vivo. History The company was created in Madrid in 1924 as Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España (CTNE) with ITT as one of its major shareholders. In 1945, the state acquired by law a share of 79.6% of the company. This stake was diluted by a capital increase in 1967. Until the liberalization of the telecom market in 1997, Telefónica was the only telephone operator in Spain. It still h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
