ALMERÍA

DEMOGRAPHY

It is situated in the southeast of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. The city has got around 200.000 inhabitants. The province is inhabited by a bit more than 700.000 people. Other important towns in the province are Roquetas de Mar , El Ejido, Níjar y Adra.

Europe's driest area is found in Almería and is part of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. The arid landscape and climate that characterizes part of the province have made it an ideal setting for Western films,

HISTORY

The city was founded by Calipha Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba in 955 AD. It was to be a principal harbour in his extensive domain to strengthen his Mediterranean defences.

 The 16th century was for Almería a century of natural and human catastrophes; for there were at least four earthquakes, of which the one in 1522 was especially violent, devastating the city. The people who had remained Muslim were expelled from Almería after the War of Las Alpujarras in 1568.

During the Spanish Civil War the city was shelled by the German Navy, with news reaching the London and Parisian press about the "criminal bombardment of Almería by German planes".

ECONOMY

In the second half of the 20th century, Almería witnessed spectacular economic growth due to tourism and intensive agriculture, with crops grown year-round in massive invernaderos – plastic-covered "greenhouses" – for intensive vegetable production.

ARTS

Archaeologists have stated the rich prehistoric wealth of Almería, particularly that of the Metal Age. Almería is like "an open-air museum". Indeed, Almería is home to two of the most important cultures of the Metal Age in the peninsula: Los Millares and El Argar.

Architecture

The Alcazaba, a medieval fortress that was begun in the 10th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1522.

Painting

Manuel Domínguez.

Luis Fernández Cañadas.

Music

José Padilla

Manolo Escobar

David Bisbal

HUELVA

CÁDIZ

DEMOGRAPHY

Province in Andalucia

With 121.739 inhabitants

Typicals jobs: Sailing and turism

Important cities: Vejer, Puerto de Santa María, Jerez de la frontera, Chiclana, Aljeciras, San Fernando.

HISTORY AND TRADITIONS

Cadíz has been a principal home port of the Spanish Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18^th century. The first spanish constitucion was there in 1812 “La Pepa”.Cádiz is sometimes counted as the most ancient city still standing in Western Europe.

The most famous tradition is the carnavals, they celebrate all the years after christmas and they have too a theatre who they do “comparsas” it's like funny songs about it.

FAMOUSE PEOPLE

there are some nobles people like:

    -Camarón de la Isla and Paco de Lucía (flamenco singer and guitarist)

    -Rafael Alberti (writer)

    -Lola Flores (singer)

    -Niña Pastori (singer)

    -Enrique Salamanca (painter)

MÁLAGA

HISTORY

Malaga is one of the right provinces of Andalousia. The province of Malaga is located in the south of the Mediterranean coast, between the provinces of Granada and Cadiz, and bordering the provinces of Cordoba and Seville in the north.

The history of this province has taken place between the sea and the mountains. It`s capital was a witness to economic and culturalboon of the western Mediterranean.The town known as Malaka by the Phoenicians was transformed into a prosperous commercial center. Aftertthe Muslin invasion of the 8^th century,the territory Arabised and laterbecame part of the Nasrid Kingdom in Granada, when a  new period of commercial and cultural prominence.

In the 19^th  century, the iron and steel industries of los Larios and the comenrcializationof the winesprovided significant economic development for the province.

After decades of ecomonic downturn,Mlaga underwent rapid economicgrowth in the second halfof the 20^th century, thanks the tourist industry. Each year millions of the citizens from all over the world choose this idyllic landto relax on its sun-drenched beaches, discover its rich architectural heritage or explore the wild beauty of its mountains geography.

ART

CAC MÁLAGA

The Center for Contemporary Art in Malaga (CAC Málaga) is a cultural initiative of the City of Malaga which aims to disseminate the arts of the XX and XXI century. The former Wholesale Market Malaga, declared of cultural interest and seat center building has 6,000 square meters of total area, of which 2,400 square meters are intended for exhibitions. The CAC Málaga was officially inaugurated on February 17, 2003 and opened to the public on February 23, 2003.

 HOLY WEEK

For more than 500 years of history, Holy Week of Malaga has been constantly present in the religious and popular feeling of people from Malaga.

GRANADA

Demography:

 Granada has got 237,540 habitants.Most of them work in tertiary sector.

Its most important towns are:

Motril, Almuñecar,Guadix, Baza y Loja.

History:

The Nasrid kingdom of Granada

The surface of the Kingdom was about 34,000 km2, somewhat higher than the 27,000 km2 in which would set the Christian Kingdom of Granada after its conquest(1482-1492). The sultanate of Granada Emirate or extended over all of the provinces of Granada, Malaga and Almeria, in addition to border areas of the provinces of Jaén and Cádiz.

The border between the Kingdom of Castille and the kingdom of Granada was formed by a complicated defensive-offensive system established by the Covenant of Jaén and characterized by the construction of parallel fortifications natural limit Béticos Systems, 6 with the exception of the Sierras de Cazorla and Segura, where located the Advancement of Cazorla and Segura. Commendation of the santiaguista, respectively, formedthe vanguard of the territories of the Crown of Castilla.

Art

The Moorish art, also called Granada art, is the last stage of Hispano art. It takes place during the XIII, XIV and XV century, besides extending the Kingdom of Granada, by Barbary and Christians domains of the Iberian Peninsula, contributing to the emergence of Mudejar art.

Monuments

Alhambra de Granada.

JAÉN

DEMOGRAPHY

Generaly Jaen comunity is divided in two zones , rural zone wich is in the northeastern of Jaen, usually in the mountains. The other zone is on the west the biggest cities are: Jaén, Linares, Andújar, Úbeda, Martos, Alcalá la Real, Bailén, Baeza and La Carolina.

The capital is Jaén wich has 670.000 inhabitants.

Life span                         

One important thing is the lifespan one of the highest of the world.

 Population                  

The strong population dispersion does that to be a model out of those provinces where the capital has a huge weight strongly affects any intervention.

Its more important towns are: BAEZA, LA CAROLINA, BAILEN, ÚBEDA, LINARES, ANDUJAR, MARTOS, ALCALA LA REAL, VILLACARRILLO.

ART

archirtecture

 Francisco del Castillo "El Mozo"1 born:1528  dead:1586

painting

Sebastián Martínez Domecel born:1615 dead:1667

Ramón Muñoz Rubioz5  born:1867  dead:1910

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

music

Joaquin Sabina

HISTORY

History: cities including Baeza and La carolina, took place Batalle of Las Navas de Tolosa . It is related to Greek mythology province and has a lot of rich heritage , most of the territory of what is now Jaén was governed by the kingdom of Oretanos or Orisios.

ANDALUSIA'S DAY

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