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	Badajoz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway.
		In 1031 it became the capital of a small Moorish kingdom (Emirate of Badajoz), and, though temporarily held by the Portuguese in 1168, it retained its independence until 1229; when it was captured by Alfonso IX of Castile and León.
		Badajoz is the birthplace of the statesman Manuel de Godoy, the Duke of Alcudia (1767—1851), and of the painter Luis de Morales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badajoz (722 words)

	Badajoz (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Badajoz is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura.
		Its one large river is the Guadiana, which traverses the north of the province from east to west, fed by many tributaries; but it is only at certain seasons that the river-beds fill with any considerable volume of water, and the Guadiana may frequently be forded without difficulty.
		After Badajoz, the capital, the principal towns are Almendralejo, Azuaga, Don Benito, Jerez de los Caballeros, Mérida and Villanueva de la Serena).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badajoz_(province) (218 words)

	Badajoz (province)
		With its area of 21 766 sq.km, it is the largest province in Spain.
		Badajoz (formerly sometimes written Badajos), is a frontier province of western Spain, formed in 1833.
		The exploitation of the mineral resources of Badajoz is greatly hindered by lack of water and means of communication; in 1903, out of nearly 600 mines registered only 26 were at work.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/badajoz__province_ (607 words)

	Extremadura
		The population of the province of Badajoz follows an Andalusian pattern of settlement, being concentrated in large, widely spaced towns.
		The population of the province of Cáceres, however, tends to cluster in small villages in the valleys.
		To the east Cáceres is bounded by the provinces of Ávila and Toledo.
	www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/E/Extremadura.html (739 words)

	Badajoz
		Badajoz is part of Extremadura and is the capital of Badajoz province.
		Badajoz is situated on the River Guadiana at the Portuguese frontier.
		Originally a Celtic settlement, Badajoz was successively in the hands of the Romans and the Visigoths, and in 1031 became the capital of a Moorish kingdom.
	www.idealspain.com /pages/Places/badajoz.htm (279 words)

	Encyclopedia: Azuaga, Badajoz
		Azuaga is a municipality in Badajoz province in southern Extremadura, bordering the Andaluz provinces of Sevilla y CÃ³rdoba in Spain.
		140 km from the city of Badajoz, 125 km from the city of CÃ³rdoba, and 140 km from the city of Sevilla.
		In the period of the Roman Empire, Azuaga was part of the province of Lusitania, known variously as Municipium Flavium Ugultuniacum, Municipium Iulium V, or Julia Flavia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Azuaga,-Badajoz (1900 words)

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		Badajoz is the largest province in the whole of Spain, with 133,954 inhabitants, and 163 towns and villages.
		Caceres, the second province of Extremadura, with a surface of 19.945 km2 it is not much smaller than Badajoz,with 82.340 inhabitants, yet with 219 towns and villages.
		Municipalities are federated in the Extremadura Provinces and Municipalities Federation, so their rights and their competences are put on the knowledge of all in the way to obtain the best results.
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	Hotel accommodation in Badajoz , Spain. Paradors and hotels.
		AC Badajoz is located in the enterprise and residential zone of the city, its magnificent location allows to enjoy the great playful gastronomic supply of Badajoz.
		The Badajoz Center Hotel is situated right in the main shopping and commercial centre of Badajoz, and has very good access to all parts of the city.
		The Parador de Merida conserves the structure of the former 18th century convent, installed on the remains of a temple dedicated to the Concordia de Augusto, and offers the guest the opportunity to experience the rich heritage of the beautiful town of Merida and surrounding natural areas.
	www.123casa.com /badajoz/badajoz.htm (229 words)

	Badajoz (province) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Its capital is the city of (Click link for more info and facts about Badajoz) Badajoz.
		Other cities in the province include (Click link for more info and facts about Mérida) Mérida, capital of the autonomous community.
		After (Click link for more info and facts about Badajoz) Badajoz, the capital, the principal towns are Almendralejo, (Click link for more info and facts about Azuaga) Azuaga, Don Benito, Jerez de los Caballeros, (Click link for more info and facts about Mérida) Mérida and Villanueva de la Serena).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Badajoz_(province).htm (219 words)

	Medellín - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia, a province in Colombia (South America).
		The name of Medellín originally came from "Metellium", the ancient Latin name for today's town of Medellín, Extremadura in the province of Badajoz, Spain.
		Medellín is also a small municipality in the province Badajoz, Spain.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Medell%EDn (553 words)

	Vivernet. Centro de Negocios Badajoz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Badajoz is largest city of Autonomous Community of Extremadura (about 140,000 inhabitants).
		Badajoz is strategically positioned near the frontier with Portugal.
		Badajoz has considerable commercial activity, especially transit trade with Portugal, unusual in a town of its size.
	www.vivernet.com /english/badajozciudad.htm (47 words)

	Alicante (province) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		According to the 2003 census, Alicante ranks as the 5th most populous province in Spain, with 1,632,349 inhabitants.
		The land is mountainous in the north and west, whereas it is flat in the south; the most elevated points in the province are Aitana (1,558 m), El Carche (1,371 m), Sierra de la Pila (1,264 m), Carrascal de Alcoy (1,200 m), Sierra de Crevillente (835 m) and El Mongó (753 m).
		Alicante was a strategic province in the (A general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power) War of the Spanish Succession and in the War of Spanish Independence.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Alicante_(province).htm (716 words)

	Badajoz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A British army, commanded by Marshal Beresford, endeavoured to retake it, and on the May 161811May defeated a relieving force at Albuera, but the siege was abandoned in June.
		With the town taken, military discipline largely disappeared, and the town was subjected to two days of pillage and drunkenness by the British survivors.
		Badajoz is the birthplace of the statesman Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcaldia (1767—1851), and of the painter Luis de Morales (1509—1586).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Badajoz.htm (660 words)

	Badajoz \| Zafra \| Olivenza Badajoz
		The most important towns in this province are Badajoz which lies on the south bank of the Guadiana River.
		Badajoz was repeatedly attacked by the Portuguese and was consequently strongly fortified.
		Badajoz is unquestionably a beautiful area, with many natural reserves such as, Cornalvo Natural Park, The Reservoir of Orellana and the Sierra de Hornachos Special Conservation Area.
	www.spanish-living.com /regional/Extremadura_Badajoz.htm (548 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Badajoz
		The diocesan territory of Badajoz comprises almost all of the civil province of the same name, which lies between the meridians 4° 30' 12" and 7° 9' west of Greenwich, and between 37° 90' and 39° 30' north latitude, with an area of 7,143 square miles.
		The Kings of Leon and Castile reconquered this section and gave to the part which is now Badajoz and Caceres the name of Estremadura (Extrema Durii), meaning the region on the opposite side of the River Douro, which had for long time been the dividing line between Moors and Christians.
		Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of Mexico, was a native of Medellin in the Province and Bishopric of Badajoz.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02193a.htm (683 words)

	Badajoz, Extremadura, Pictures
		Badajoz was an important Moorish town in the 11th century.
		After becoming a part of the kingdom of Castile in the 13th century, Badajoz withstood numerous attacks by the Portuguese.
		In the Spanish Civil War, the Nationalists under General Francisco Franco captured Badajoz in 1936 and executed hundreds of the inhabitants.
	www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Spain/Extremadura/Badajoz (184 words)

	The Ultimate Ciudad Real (province) - American History Information Guide and Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ciudad Real is a province of central Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.
		It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Bajadoz, and Toledo.
		The province has a population of 484,338 (2002), of whom just over an eighth reside in the capital.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ciudad_Real_%28province%29 (96 words)

	Badajoz -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		city, capital of Badajoz province, in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southwestern Spain, on the south bank of the Guadiana River, near the Portuguese frontier; it lies on a low range of hills crowned by a ruined Moorish castle.
		province in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), the largest province in Spain.
		Badajoz borders on Portugal and has an area of 8,362 square miles (21,657 square km).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9011689?tocId=9011689 (463 words)

	SOL CÁDIZ - SOL Spain On Line
		At the same time, the province of Cádiz offers a marvellous coastline and beaches, that, for the time being, has been spared from massive construction.
		Cádiz is the most southern province of the Iberian Peninsula.
		To the northwest of the province are located the famous White Villages of Cadiz, calls thus because all of them have a common denominator: surroundings of escepcional beauty, narrow streets, great slopes and adorned white houses with flowers.
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	Badajoz (city) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Capital of Badajoz province in Extremadura, southwest Spain, situated on the River Guadiana at the Portuguese frontier; population (1991) 121,900.
		Badajoz has a 16th-century bridge and a 13th-century cathedral.
		It became Portuguese in the 12th century, and was taken by Alfonso IX of Castile and León in 1229.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0003045.html (170 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Badajoz
		Badajoz, town in south-western Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River near the border with Portugal.
		Zurbarán was born of Basque parentage in Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz Province, on November 7, 1598.
		He was apprenticed to a minor Spanish painter in...
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	SOL GRANADA - SOL Spain On Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Granada is probably the province of Andalucia with the widest choice for the visitor.
		Alpujarra mountain range, some thirty miles from Granada city and 25 miles from the coast, is as much part of Granada as it is of Almeria province.
		It is well known for the beauty and peacefulness of its white towns; its mountain landscapes, the house balconies full of flowers; its friendly people and the atmosphere they create - and most importantly — the spectacular backcloth of the Sierra Nevada.
	granada.sol.com /en/modulo.asp?IdProvincia=18&IdSubTipoCont=103 (967 words)

	Cheap Accommodation in Badajoz, Spain - Hotels in Badajoz, Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Badajoz is today the most populated city in Extremadura.
		It is situated in southern Extremadura, nine kilometres from the Portuguese border and is an ideal setting for both executive guests and holidaymakers.
		The hotel is situated on the banks of the river Guadiana, in a strategic spot within the city, one that joins Badajoz with Portugal, Caceres and the N-V Madrid-Lisbon motorway.
	www.petitmonde.co.uk /Spain/Badajoz-hotels (759 words)

	SOL SEVILLA - SOL Spain On Line
		One of the main attractions of the province of Seville, is the capital itself, in the first place, obviously,for it's monuments and architecture(the Alcázar, the Giralda tower and the Catedral), that reflect centuries of culture and the great number of different people (romans, arabs, jews, gypsies) that left their mark.
		This is specialy notorious in the historic and best known districts of Seville: Santa Cruz, Triana andla Macarena.
		Seville has many places that are worth visiting, such as the roman ruins of Itálica in la comarca del Aljarafe and Santiponce (birthplace of the emperors Trajano and Adriano), the dolomites of Valencia and the treasure of Carambolo that was discovered in Camas in the 8 and 3 centuries BC.
	www.sol.com /en/modulo.asp?IdProvincia=41&IdPagina=1 (556 words)

	SOL CÓRDOBA - SOL Spain On Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Second one may practise watersports in the province´s reservoirs, such as Iznájar.
		This area spreads down from the north of the province to the banks of the Guadalquivir itself.
		To the left of the river, you find rolling hills planted with wheat, vine and olive trees as well as the whitewashed houses of the friendly villages.
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	Badajoz (provincia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Badajoz es una provincia de España occidental, en la parte meridional de la comunidad autónoma de Extremadura.
		Después de Badajoz, el capital, las ciudades principales es Almendralejo, Azuaga, pone a Benito, Jerez de los Caballeros, Mérida y Villanueva de la Serena).
		English version: Badajoz (province) Next: Cáceres, España Up
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ba/Badajoz%20%28provincia%29.htm (246 words)

	THE SPANISH OF EXTREMADURA
		The contemporary autonomous region of Extremadura comprises the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz.
		Currently, the two provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres share few common cultural and linguistic threads, and many residents of the autonomous region of Extremadura have indicated to the present writer that they find little use in the designation as
		(7) In Badajoz and southern Extremadura, the posterior fricative /x/ is a weak aspiration [h].
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	Toledo (province) - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.
		Of the province's 546,538 people (2002), only about 1/9 live in the capital, Toledo, which is also capital of the autonomous community.
		The smallest municipality in Spain, Illán de Vacas, with a population of 5, is in Toledo province.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Toledo_%28province%29 (123 words)

	CNN - Towns in Spain, Portugal engulfed by flooding - November 6, 1997
		Rescue and medical teams, including soldiers from across Portugal were dispatched by helicopter to the region.
		The floods sent walls of water sweeping through towns and villages, trapping residents in their homes.
		Spain's western province of Extremadura also suffered a heavy toll, as the raging waters flooded homes and even a communications station there.
	www.cnn.com /WEATHER/9711/06/spain.floods (373 words)

	Badajoz (province)
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		Badajoz (formerly sometimes written Badajos), is a frontier province of western Spain, formed in 1833 Its total area, 8451 sq.
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	Cattle Property in Montijo - Badajoz - Extremadura - Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Precious Cattle Property of 60 hectareas of dense oaks very appropriate bearing and quality for bovine operation and of ewes, with cortijo very satately in ruins.
		Acces to the property by main highway and 4 km of way in wide and circulateable earth track for all type of vehicle (some sections in worse state)
		Possibility of enlistment of electrical light to little distance (1,5Km approx.) The finca has good communications to towns of great importance of the province, such as Montijo, La Roca, the Navas of Santiago and zones of irrigable like Lácara, Talavera and the new towns of the Guadiana.
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