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Cuenca
Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí * Cuenca District, Huancavelica Philippines * Cuenca, Batangas Spain * Province of Cuenca, a province in Spain ** Cuenca, Spain, capital of the province above *** Cuenca Railway Station ** Cuenca (Spanish Congress electoral district) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca * Cuenca de Campos, Valladolid * Cuenca de Pamplona, Navarre * Cuencas Mineras, Aragon * Cuenca Minera (Huelva), Andalusia United States * Cuenca, Spanish name for Joara, a historical Native American settlement in modern-day North Carolina Other uses * C.D. Cuenca, a football team in Cuenca, Ecuador * University of Cuenca The University of Cuenca (Spanish: ''Universidad de Cuenca'') is an Ecuadorian university located in Cuenca. University of Cuenca is the princip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the Cuenca Canton, canton of the same name and capital of the Azuay Province, province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba River, Tomebamba, Tarqui River, Tarqui, Yanuncay River, Yanuncay and Machángara River, Machángara rivers, in the south-central Highlands Region (Ecuador), inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute River, Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a Humid temperate climate, temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C. It has been locally called "Cuenca of the Andes" or "Athens of Ecuador" for its architecture, its cultural diversity, its contribution to Ecuadorian arts, sciences and literature, and for being the birthplace of many illustrious figures of Ecuadorian society. At the 2022 census it had a population of 596,101 inhabitants, making it the third most populous city in the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca, Spain
Cuenca () is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Cuenca. Etymology Its name may derive from the Latin ''conca'' meaning "river basin", referring to the gorge of the rivers Júcar and Huécar. It may also be derived from the now-ruined Arab castle, Kunka. Other alternative original names have been suggested, including "Anitorgis", "Sucro" or "Concava". The city of Cuenca is also known as the "Eagle's Nest" because of its precarious position on the edge of a gorge. History When the Iberian Peninsula, Iberian peninsula was part of the Roman Empire, there were several important settlements in the province, such as Segobriga, Ercavica and Valeria, Spain (Roman City), Gran Valeria. However, the place where Cuenca is located today was uninhabited at that time. When the Muslims captured the area in 714, they soon realized the value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Cuenca
Cuenca () is one of the five provinces of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants – the least populated of the five provinces. Its capital city is also called Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca. Geography The province is bordered by the provinces of Province of Valencia, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Province of Toledo, Toledo, Community of Madrid, Madrid, Province of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, and Province of Teruel, Teruel. The northeastern side of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. 211,375 people (2007) live in the province. Its capital is Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, where nearly a quarter of the population live, some 52,980 people. There are List of municipalities in Cuenca, 238 municipalities in Cuenca. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Cuenca is one of the 52 constituencies () represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects three deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Cuenca. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent. Electoral system The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies,. with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca Railway Station
Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí * Cuenca District, Huancavelica Philippines * Cuenca, Batangas Spain * Province of Cuenca, a province in Spain ** Cuenca, Spain, capital of the province above *** Cuenca Railway Station ** Cuenca (Spanish Congress electoral district) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca * Cuenca de Campos, Valladolid * Cuenca de Pamplona, Navarre * Cuencas Mineras, Aragon * Cuenca Minera (Huelva), Andalusia United States * Cuenca, Spanish name for Joara Joara was a large Native American settlement, a regional chiefdom of the Mississippian culture, located in what is now Burke County, North Carolina, about 300 miles from the Atlantic coast in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Joara is n ..., a historical Native American settlement in modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cuenca
The University of Cuenca (Spanish: ''Universidad de Cuenca'') is an Ecuadorian university located in Cuenca. University of Cuenca is the principal university of Azuay Province. The university was officially founded in 1867 and is the first university on Cuenca. History Created under the presidency of Jerónimo Carrión y Palacio, on October 15, 1867, under the name of ''University Corporation of Azuay'' and the faculties of Jurisprudence, of Medicine and Pharmacy, of Philosophy and Literature and of Theology. His first rector was the Ecuadorian lawyer and politician Benigno Malo . In 1868 the chairs of Industrial Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Engineering, Lithography and Engraving were created under the leadership of German professors. As a result of this, the Faculty of Sciences was created in 1890. On May 24, 1882, the Public Library of Azuay is founded at the university. In 1897, after the Liberal Revolution, the then ''University Corporation of Azuay'' was reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca, Batangas
Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,235 people. History Once a part of San Jose, it became an independent town under the name "Cuenca" on either November 7, 1876 or April 7, 1877, after the Spanish hometown of the then-Governor of Batangas that resembles its cold breeze and beautiful scenic spots. Its main tourist attraction is the mountain, Mount Macolod (Mount Maculot). The patron of Cuenca is Saint Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers. A celebratory feast is held annually every May 15. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Barangays Cuenca is politically subdivided into 21 barangays, as indicated in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. In 1954, Don Juan was constituted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca Canton
Cuenca is a cantons of Ecuador, canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.Somos 14.483.499 de ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos, según el censo (Spanish) Toponymy The city is named after Santa Ana of the 4 Rivers of Cuenca in honor of the city of Cuenca in Spain, the birthplace of the Spanish viceroy of Peru Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, who was the one who sent Spanish Gil Ramírez Dávalos to fund the city, and the fact that, this place, in its geographical features are very similar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca () is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain."Diocese of Cuenca" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Cuenca" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 History After the reconquest of Cuenca in 1177, the Diocese of Cuenca was erected in 5 July 1183 during the papacy of Po ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca () is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. Erected as the Diocese of Cuenca from territory of the Diocese of Quito on 1 July 1786, it was elevated to archdiocese status on 9 April 1957. Ordinaries ;Bishops of Cuenca *José Carrión y Marfil (18 Dec 1786 – 3 Jul 1798), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru * José Cuero y Caicedo (3 Jul 1798 – 23 Dec 1801), appointed Bishop of Quito *Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión (y Lafita) (28 Mar 1803 – 24 May 1804) *Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade (9 Sep 1805 – 24 Jun 1813) *José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen (15 Mar 1815 – 16 Jul 1818) *Félix Calixto Miranda y Suárez de Figueroa (21 May 1827 – 1829) *Pedro Antonio Torres (27 Jan 1843 – 17 Jan 1846) *José Manuel Plaza de la Tejera, OFM (3 Jul 1848 – 22 Sep 1853) *Giuseppe Antonio Remigio Esteves de Toral (22 Jul 1861 – 2 May 1883) *Miguel León y Garrido (13 Nov 1884 – 31 Mar 1900) *Manuel Maria Polit y Laso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca (surname)
Cuenca is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * César Cuenca (born 1981), Argentine boxer * Christina Cuenca (born 1980), American beauty queen * Flor Cuenca (born 1977), Peruvian mountaineer * Isaac Cuenca (born 1991), Spanish footballer *Jake Cuenca (born 1987), American-born Filipino actor * Jean-José Cuenca (born 1986), French footballer * João Paulo Cuenca (born 1978), Brazilian writer * Jorge Cuenca (born 1999), Spanish footballer *Luis Cuenca Luis Cuenca García (6 December 1921 – 21 January 2004) was a Spanish actor. Partial filmography *''Quiéreme con música'' (1957) *''¿Pena de muerte?'' (1961) - Barbero *''Las travesuras de Morucha'' (1962) - Pepe *''Un rincón para que ... (1921–2004), Spanish actor * María Guadalupe Cuenca (1790–1854), Bolivian-born Argentine letter writer * Mario Cuenca (born 1975), Argentine footballer * Rodolfo Cuenca (1928–2023), Filipino businessman * Victoria Cuenca, 20th-century Argentine actress, vedette * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuencas Mineras
Cuencas Mineras is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous area of the Sistema Ibérico. The administrative capital is Utrillas, with 3,346 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca, but the historical and cultural center is Montalbán. This comarca owes its name to certain mining zones in its area. Some municipalities of Cuencas Mineras are part of the historical region of Lower Aragon. The main mountain range in the area is Sierra de San Just. Municipalities * Alcaine * Aliaga * Anadón * Blesa * Cañizar del Olivar * Castel de Cabra * Cortes de Aragón * Cuevas de Almudén * Escucha * Fuenferrada * Hinojosa de Jarque * La Hoz de la Vieja * Huesa del Común * Jarque de la Val *Josa * Maicas * Martín del Río * Mezquita de Jarque * Montalbán *Muniesa * Obón * Palomar de Arroyos * Plou * Salcedillo * Segura de los Baños * Torre de las Arcas *Utrillas * Villanueva del Rebollar de la Sierra * Vivel del Río ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
