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Murcian can refer to: *Murcian Spanish *Murcian nationalism Places of origin * Someone or something from the Region of Murcia: a single-province autonomous community in Spain * Someone or something from Murcia, Murcia, Spain: the capital of the Region of Murcia * Someone or something from Murcia, Negros Occidental: a city in the Philippines * Someone or something from Murcia, Costa Rica: a city in the Region of Cartago, Costa Rica * Someone or something from Murcia, Bolivia: a city in the Pando Department, Bolivia Livestock Breeds * Murciana goat, a dairy goat from the Region of Murcia in Spain Mythology * Of or pertaining to Murcia or Murtia: a mythical goddess later merged in meaning with Venus (mythology) Venus (; ) is a Roman goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcian Spanish
Murcian (endonym: ) is a variant of Peninsular Spanish, spoken mainly in the autonomous community of Murcia and the adjacent '' comarcas'' of Vega Baja del Segura and Alto Vinalopó in the province of Alicante (Valencia), the corridor of Almansa in Albacete (Castile-La Mancha). In a greater extent, it may also include some areas that were part of the former Kingdom of Murcia, such as southeastern Albacete (now part of Castile La Mancha) and parts of Jaén and Almería (now part of Andalusia). The linguistic varieties of Murcian form a dialect continuum with Eastern Andalusian and Manchego Peninsular Spanish. Murcian is considered a separate language of Spanish by some of its native speakers and by proponents of Murcianism, who call it . The term is also used to designate the Murcian language, however it mostly refers to the variety spoken in the of the Huerta de Murcia. History Murcian emerged from the mixture of several linguistic varieties that joined together after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcian Nationalism
The Murcian nationalism or Murcianism () is a nationalist school of thought affirming the Murcian nation, as a people. The Murcianism defends the land of Murcia, the set of territories of Murcian culture and language, broadly identified with the basin of the Segura river. The Kingdom of Murcia After roughly two decades as a protectorate of the Crown of Castile, the territory of the Taifa of Murcia became the Kingdom of Murcia (, a territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile) in the wake of its Conquest of Murcia (1265–66), conq ... was once located here. The Murcianism claims recognition and normalization of the '' Murcian language.'' This language is as a matter of fact the Catalan dialect spoken in the El Carche mountain region of North-East Murcia.Limorti, Ester; Artur Quintana (1998): El Carxe. Recull de literatura popular valenciana de Múrcia, Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert / Diputación Provincial de Alicante, Alicante. After 1978 the political Murci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Region Of Murcia
The Region of Murcia (, ; ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in area and had a population of 1,511,251 as at the start of 2020. About a third of its population lives in the capital, Murcia, and a seventh in the second city, Cartagena. At , the region's highest point is Los Obispos Peak in the . A jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile since the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Murcia was replaced in the 19th century by territory primarily belonging to the Provinces of Spain, provinces of province of Albacete, Albacete and Murcia (and subsidiarily to those of Jaén and Alicante). The former two were henceforth attached to a 'historical region' also named after Murcia. The province of Murcia constituted as the full-fledged single-province autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in 1982. The region is bordered by Andalusia (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcia
Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one-third of the total population of the Region). The total population of the metropolitan area was 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2. It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation. Murcia was founded by Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Cordoba, in 825 with the name ''Mursiyah'' (). It is now mainly a services city and a University of Murcia, university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque architecture, baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcia, Negros Occidental
Murcia, officially the Municipality of Murcia, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,868 people. It is east of Bacolod. History Murcia was founded by an Augustinian Recollect priest named Fr. Miguel Alvarez in 1860. During World War II, the municipal hall of the town was used as a garrison by the invading Japanese. Due to resistance from Filipino guerillas, the Japanese withdrew from the municipality on April 21, 1945. Geography Barangays Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Abo-abo * Alegria * Amayco * Zone I (Poblacion) * Zone II (Poblacion) * Zone III (Poblacion) * Zone IV (Poblacion) * Zone V (Poblacion) * Blumentritt * Buenavista * Caliban * Canlandog * Cansilayan * Damsite * Iglau-an * Lopez Jaena * Minoyan * Pandanon (Silos) * San Miguel * Santa Cruz * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartago, Costa Rica
Cartago () is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. History Founded in 1563 by Juan Vasquez de Coronado, it was the first successful establishment in Costa Rica. The city was granted a coat of arms by King Philip II of Spain in 1565, and the title of Muy Noble y Muy Leal ("Very Noble and Very Loyal") by the Cortes (Spanish Parliament) in 1814. It served as the first capital of Costa Rica until 1823, when Republican leader Gregorio José Ramírez, moved the capital to the bigger city of San José, because Cartago wanted to unite the newly independent province of Costa Rica to the Iturbide's Mexican Empire while San Jose and Alajuela supported a Republican system. The city was severely damaged by major earthquakes in 1822, 1841 and 1910. In 1963, a volcanic eruption of Irazu Volcano which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pando Department
Pando is a Department (country subdivision), department in Northern Bolivia, with an area of , in the Amazon Rainforest, adjoining the border with Brazil and Peru, Perú. Pando has a population of 130,761 (2024 census). Its capital is the city of Cobija. The department, named after former president José Manuel Pando (1899–1905), is divided into five provinces. Although Pando is rich in natural resources, the poverty level of its inhabitants is high, due largely to the lack of roads effectively linking the province to the rest of the country. In addition, residents suffer from debilitating effects of tropical diseases, typical of life in the Amazonian rain forest. The main economic activities are agriculture, timber, and cattle. At an altitude of 280 metres above sea level in the northwestern jungle region, Pando is located in the rainiest part of Bolivia. Pando has a hot climate, with temperatures commonly above 26 degrees Celsius (80 Fahrenheit). Pando is the least populou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murciana Goat
Murciana, also called Murcian, Murcien, Murciene and Royal Murciana is a dual-purpose (for both milk and meat) breed of goat originally bred in the Murcia province along the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southeastern Spain. The main milk-producing goat breed in Spain is a Hybrid (biology), cross between the Murciana and the Granadina goat known as Murciano-granadina goat. Only the latter is officially recognized by the Spanish government, so Murciana goats are considered a variety of such breed. Breed characteristics While it is shorter-eared than many goats, the Murciana's ear is shaped like those of the Swiss breeds, such as Alpine (goat), Alpines, Oberhaslis, and Saanen goat, Saanens, and carried horizontally. They are renowned for producing high-quality milk that is exceptionally butterfat-rich. Goats from the Murcia and Malta breeds, including the Murciana, are more likely to breed out of season than are goats of the French Alpine and related breeds, due to conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
