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Peniche (barge)
Peniche may refer to: Places * Peniche, Portugal ** Peniche Fortress ** Friend from Peniche People * Count of Peniche, a Portuguese title * Arturo Peniche (born 1962), Mexican actor * Kari Ann Peniche (born 1984), American actress * Karla Peniche (born 1988), Mexican model, TV actress and beauty pageant * Peniche Everton Romualdo (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Yuliana Peniche (born 1981), Mexican actress Other * Peniche (fluid dynamics), material inserted between a half-model and the wall of a wind tunnel, used to reduce the effect of the boundary layer * Péniche (barge), a French barge. Associated with the Freycinet gauge for locks in France * G.D. Peniche, Portuguese football team See also * Péniche Hôtel, a type of floating hotel on a peniche * Péniche Opéra La Péniche Opéra is a small French opera company which performs on a barge. When performing in Paris, the barge is moored opposite of No.46, quai de Loire, in the 19th district of Paris. It was founded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peniche, Portugal
Peniche (), officially the City of Peniche (), is a seaside municipality and a city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. It has 26,431 inhabitants, in an area of 77.55 km2. The city itself has a population of about 15,600 inhabitants. The present mayor is Henrique Bertino, elected by the independent coalition GCEPP (''Grupo de Cidadãos Eleitores por Peniche''; Electors for Peniche Group of Citizens). The idiomatic expression '' Friend from Peniche'', used to describe someone who wants to receive things at the expense of other without giving anything in return, comes from here. History and landmarks The city was built on a rocky peninsula which is considered by geologists a unique example of the Toarcian turnover during the worldwide Early Jurassic extinction. Peniche is known for its long beaches, which are popular for recreational activities and sports such as surfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding and kite surfing. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peniche Fortress
The Peniche Fortress is located in the municipality of Peniche, Portugal, Peniche in Oeste (intermunicipal community), Oeste region of Portugal. Built on the site of the former Castle of Atouguia da Baleia, of which only a few vestiges remain, initial construction took place in 1557 and 1558 but there have been numerous subsequent modifications. Its defensive walls surround an area of two hectares, divided into upper and lower parts. The fortress has served a number of functions including that of a political prison during the authoritarian ''Estado Novo (Portugal), Estado Novo'' regime. It now contains a museum devoted to the resistance to the ''Estado Novo''. History Until the Middle Ages, Peniche was an island. However, siltation of the channel between the island and the community of Atouguia da Baleia, Atouguia on the mainland, caused by sea currents and winds, eventually led to the sea being replaced by sand dunes, with Peniche becoming a peninsula. In the late 15th and early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Friend From Peniche
Friend from Peniche () is an Idiom, idiomatic expression from Portugal that refers to a disloyal friend who is not to be trusted and is only interested in receiving at the expense of others without offering anything in return. History The expression originated in the context of the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, succession crisis of 1580, when Philip II of Spain obtained the Philippine dynasty, Portuguese crown to the detriment of António, Prior of Crato. On 26 May 1589, a force of 6500 English soldiers landed on Consolação beach, near Peniche, Portugal, Peniche, under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux. He was part of a military expedition of 140 ships and 27,600 men (or 20,000 men and 170 ships) under the command of Francis Drake and Admiral John Norris (soldier), John Norris, with orders from Elizabeth I to put António, Prior of Crato, King António back on the throne of Portugal and restore Portuguese sovereignty.''Peniche na Histà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Count Of Peniche
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. T ... in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.L. G. Pine, Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
