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Royal Academy Of Engineering (Spain)
The Royal Academy of Engineering (, RAI) is a Spain, Spanish institution whose purpose is to promote works and studies that reflect scientific progress in the field of engineering, its technological applications and its operational techniques. Its current president is Jaime Domínguez Abascal, since 2023. History The Academy of Engineering was created by virtue of Royal Decree 859/1994, of 29 April 1994, making it the first national academy to be founded under the reign of King Juan Carlos I. History of the Royal Academy of Engineering The Academy of Engineering is a corporation under public law and a distinct legal entity that is governed by its statutes and by its internal regulations. Its main function is to promote works and studies that reflect scientific progress in the field of engineering, its technological applications and its operational te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learned Society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election. Most learned societies are non-profit organizations, and many are professional associations. Their activities typically include holding regular Academic conference, conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results, and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership. History Some of the oldest learned societies are the (founded 1323), (founded 1488), (founded 1583), (founded 1603), (founded 1635), German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (founded 1652), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Council Of Applied Sciences And Engineering
The European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering (Euro-CASE) is a European non-profit organization, which groups 19 to 20 European national academies of engineering, applied sciences and technology. The organization provides a European forum for exchange and consultation between European institutions, industry, research, and national governments. The mission of the organization is to pursue, encourage and maintain excellence in the fields of engineering, applied sciences and technology, and promote their science, art and practice. Member academies * Austrian Academy of Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften) (Austria) * The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (Class of Technical Sciences) - (before 2009: Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences) (Belgium) * Croatian Academy of Engineering (Akademija tehničkih znanosti Hrvatske) (HATZ) (Croatia) * Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic (Strojírenská AAademie Č ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Council Of Academies Of Applied Sciences, Technologies And Engineering
European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** European Union citizenship ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group, from Bristol See also * * * Europe (other) * The Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerta De Moros
The gates of Intramuros refer to the original eight gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. The gates are called by the original Spanish word for "gate", ''puerta'' (plural: ''puertas''). Gates facing the west Puerta de Banderas This gate was built in 1662 as the governor-general's gate when the first governor's palace was still located in Fort Santiago. It was destroyed during an earthquake and was never rebuilt. Puerta de Postigo ''Postigo'' means "postern" or a small gate in Spanish. This gate was named after the nearby Palacio del Gobernador. The first ''postigo'' was built several meters away but was walled up in 1662 when the present gate was constructed. The gate was then renovated in 1782 under the direction of military engineer Tomás Sanz. The gate led to the palaces of the governor-general and archbishop of Manila. The national hero José Rizal passed through this gate from Fort Santiago to his execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles IV Of Spain
Charles IV (; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808. The Spain inherited by Charles IV gave few indications of instability, but during his reign, Spain entered a series of disadvantageous alliances and his regime constantly sought cash to deal with the exigencies of war. He detested his son and heir Ferdinand VII, Ferdinand, who led the unsuccessful El Escorial Conspiracy and later forced Charles's abdication after the Tumult of Aranjuez in March 1808, along with ousting Charles's widely hated first minister Manuel Godoy. Summoned to Bayonne by Napoleon Bonaparte, who forced Ferdinand VII to abdicate, Charles IV also abdicated, paving the way for Napoleon to place his older brother Joseph Bonaparte on the throne of Spain. The reign of Charles IV turned out to be a major negative turning point in Spanish history. Early life Charles was the second son of Charles III of Spain, Charles III and his wife, Maria Amalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riudoms
Riudoms () is a town in the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of Baix Camp, province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located about five kilometres from the regional capital Reus. It has a population of . The main product is the hazelnut, today in recession, and extra virgin olive oil. History Riudoms was a Roman rural settlement (some archaeological remains and coins were discovered), that was depopulated when the Muslims dominated the region in the 8th century. Conquered by the Normans, Norman Robert d'Aguiló under the orders of the Catalan count, the lordship of Riudoms was granted to Arnau de Palomar on 24 January 1150. A castle was constructed and a town born at side. This village is considered by some the birthplace of the architect Antoni Gaudí, designer of the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona and the most famous creator of the artistic movement known as Modernisme. Gallery File:Cavall dels Nebot 05.jpg, El Cavall dels Nebot File:Mas calderera.jpg, Mas de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayetana De Silva
Cayetana is a Spanish feminine given name. It may refer to: *Cayetana (band) *Cayetana blanca, Spanish grape variety People * Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo (b. 1974), Spanish journalist and politician * Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926–2014), Spanish aristocrat * Cayetana Guillén Cuervo (b. 1969), Spanish actress * Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson (b. 1974), English author and television presenter * María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Silva-Bazán, 13th Duchess of Alba, Grandee of Spain, GE (10 June 1762 – 23 July 1802), was a Spanish aristocrat and a popular subject of the painter Francisco de Goya. Biography María Teresa, as ... (1762–1802), Spanish aristocrat See also * Cayetano {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Álvarez De Toledo Y Dubois
José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois (14 May 1779 in Havana – 16 April 1858 in Paris) was a politician and leader of a military force against Spanish rule in Texas. Álvarez de Toledo was the son of Luis Álvarez de Toledo y Liche, a navy captain of Seville, Spain, and María Dolores Dubois. He was educated at the Escuela Naval de Cádiz and then joined the Spanish Navy in 1806. In 1808 he switched to serving in the British Navy (for a few years). Toledo was elected a representative of Santo Domingo to the Cortes of Cádiz. However he favored independence for Spain's American possessions and was exiled in 1811. He next went to the United States where Secretary of State James Monroe gave him funds to try and form a revolution in Cuba. Toledo then was one of the supporters of José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutierrez de Lara in his efforts for Mexico to secede from Spain. Gutierrez's ancestors were among the first European Spanish settlers and colonizers in Mexico, Texas and surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repsol YPF
Repsol S.A. El Nuevo Herald, 2012-05-31Originally an initialism for ''Refinería de Petróleos de Escombreras'' adding the word ''Sol'' (Sun) () is a Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical company based in . It is engaged in worldwide upstream and downstream activities. In the 2022 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Álvarez De Toledo, 5th Marquis Of Villafranca
Pedro de Toledo Osorio y Colonna or Pedro Álvarez de Toledo Osorio, 5th Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo, (Naples, 6 September 1546 – 17 July 1627), Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1616–1618, Prince of Montalbano, 2nd Duke of Fernandina was a Spanish-Italian nobleman and a Grandee of Spain. Biography He was the son of García de Toledo Osorio, 4th Marquess of Villafranca, and Vittoria Colonna di Paliano. His mother was the niece of Vittoria Colonna. In June 1585 Pedro was appointed captain general of the galleys of the Kingdom of Naples and fought the Ottoman corsairs in the Mediterranean Sea. On 14 July 1607, Philip II entrusted him with command of all the galleys of Spain. In 1608, he was sent to Paris as Ambassador extraordinary to France to seal a pact with King Henry IV of France, which failed. The expulsion of the Spanish moriscos since 1610 increased the Ottoman naval attacks in the West Mediterranean, especially when young Ahmed I became Sultan. Pedro A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio Del Marqués De Villafranca (Madrid) 01
Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturias. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825–1880), Argentine writer, storyteller, heroine *Alberto Palacio, engineer *Alfredo Palacio (1939–2025), Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician, president of Ecuador (2005–2007) *Andy Palacio, Belizean musician *Emilio Palacio, Ecuadorian journalist *Ernesto Palacio, opera singer *Héctor Palacio, Colombian road racing cyclist *Milt Palacio, basketball player * R. J. Palacio, American writer of the 2012 children's novel ''Wonder'' *Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player and former association football, footballer who played as a second striker. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of C ..., footballer See also * Palacios (other) References {{s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
