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 Caudal (Asturian comarca) Information
Caudal is one of 8 comarcas (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is cotarros), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain.
The comarca of Caudal is divided into three municipalities (in Asturian conceyos).
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 Chapter 4 of Society Organized for War by James F. Powers
Once the call had been sounded throughout the municipality and its territories, and the vecinos and aldeanos were collected in the center of town, the officials who were in charge of the urban force readied their forces for departure.
Municipal military service began with a general summons to the vecinos to serve as a body, usually with the king, for short range defensive or offensive [97] operations.
The municipal charters and codes did not elaborate regarding the procedures employed in each section of town and countryside to assemble the force, and it may be assumed that the basic organization was quite rudimentary, the only classes of troops clearly distinguished being caballeros and peones.
libro.uca.edu /socwar/sw4.htm   (9866 words)

  
 Asturian in Spain
The importance of the Asturian language in the Middle Ages is revealed, for example, in the Fuero de Avilés (considered to be the first document written in Romanic) and the Fuero de Oviedo or, in the Asturian version of the Fuero Juzgo as well.
Asturian has a token presence in private educational establishments, although within the educational planning envisaged by the Ministry of Education of the Principality of Asturias its extension has been planned for the whole educational network depending on the state budget.
Finally, it should be pointed out that a steadily growing number of Asturian councils (local administration) are making Asturian the official language within the context of their territory and areas of responsibility, which is generating the practice of bilingualism in the administrative and social life of the municipal councils (documentation, official advertisements, road signs, etc.).
www1.fa.knaw.nl /mercator/regionale_dossiers/regional_dossier_asturian_in_spain.htm   (5689 words)

  
 Ever Closer to Babel: copy of old Eurolang language list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the area around Montzen/Welkenraedt and in the municipalities of Malmedy and Waimes certain 'facilities' are given to members of the public who want to use a language other than French in their dealings with the public administration.
Most municipalities have formed groups of five from their Romani pupil/students, and these groups are given tuition in their own language and culture for 2 hours a week, either within the lesson framework of the school or outside of it.
Numerical strength: The population of the entire Aosta Valley (115,000 inhabitants) is officially bilingual, French, along with Italian, being the official language of the 'Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley'.
perso.orange.fr /dalby/extra/EurolangList.html   (19507 words)

  
 Spain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
It is traversed from west to east by mountain chains—notably the Sierra de Guadarrama—and the valleys of the Douro (Duero), the Tagus, and Guadiana rivers.
The Germanic Visigoths, who adhered to Arianism until the late 6th cent., and the Catholic, romanized native population lived side by side under two separate codes of law (see Germanic laws); fusion of the two elements was very slow.
The population had greatly increased and the peasants lived in misery, some of them on the inefficiently run estates of the grandees.
www.bartleby.com /65/sp/Spain.html   (5831 words)

  
 Spain - Netencyclo, l'encyclopédie française : Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This led to the establishment of the Swebian Kingdom in Gallaecia, in the northwest, and the Visigothic Kingdom elsewhere.
They consider themselves a guerrilla organization while they are actually listed as a terrorist organization by both the European Union and the United States in their watchlists on the matter.
The important Jewish population of Spain was either expelled or forced to convert in 1492, with the dawn of the Spanish Inquisition.
www.netencyclo.com /en/Spain   (7943 words)

  
 Chapter 1, Society Organized for War by James F. Powers
As the Asturian monarchy encroached upon the central plateau to the south in the tenth century after consolidating its grip on Galicia to the west and Castile to the east, additional opportunities opened to both political and urban expansion.
The highlights of this period were the municipal assistance in the taking of Oreja in 1139 (an important fortress-town for the defense of Toledo) and the raid against Córdoba which included the militias of Ávila, Segovia and Toledo and climaxed with the battle of Montiel at the end of the 1140's.
The development of municipal militias to mid-century on the eastern flank of Leon-Castilla in Aragon was dramatically affected by the death of Alfonso el Batallador in 1134, brought on by the sharp political (and therefore legal) divisions it created in the Cordilleran zone.
libro.uca.edu /socwar/sw1.htm   (13635 words)

  
 Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Each municipality is to choose which region to be included in, and the level of autonomy granted will depend on the population of the new region:
The closely related Asturian dialect in Spain is another Leonese dialect but not officially recognized by Spain.
Mirandese, a related Romance language, is officially recognized in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, and spoken in the villages of the municipality.
www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/po/portugal.html   (4796 words)

  
 Spain
Arabic was the official language of government, commerce and scholarship in Muslim controlled areas of Spain, and the majority of the population, including Christians and Jews, spoke it, though many were bilingual and the majority had been converted to Islam.
In the south the process of conversion was reversed from the 13th century: the majority Muslim population was gradually converted to Roman Catholicism.
The lingering, "decline of Spain" after a long period of considerable growth of population was due in large part, ironically, to its spectacular successes in the 15th and 16th centuries that led to the centuries of the treasure fleets.
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During this time large populations of Jews, Christians and Muslims lived in close quarters, and at its peak some non-Muslims were appointed to high offices under the some of the more lenient Muslim rulers.
Large Moorish populations grew, most notably in the south in the Guadalquivir river valley, and in the east, along the fertile Mediterranean coastal plain and in the Ebro river valley.
The population of Spain doubled during the twentieth century, due to the spectacular demographic boom by the 60's and early 70's.
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 Asturias information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies or Asturies) is an autonomous community within the kingdom of Spain.
The Asturian coast: especially the beaches in and around the summer resort of Llanes, and the Playa del Silencio near Cudillero fishing village.
Asturian cheeses, especially Cabrales, are also famous throughout Spain and beyond; Asturias is often called "the land of cheeses" (el pais de los quesos) due to the product's diversity and quality in this region.
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 Spain at AllExperts
Large Moorish populations grew in the south, especially in the Quadalquivir river valley, the narrow but fertile Mediterranean coastal plain and in the Ebro river valley, south of Barcelona.
Spain's extremely recent explosive population growth, despite a birth rate of only half of the replacement level, is entirely due to an unprecedented deluge of immigrants.
The number of immigrants or foreign residents has tripled to 3,691,547 (not including the 2nd nor 3rd generations of descendents of these immigrants, who were already born in Spain and are holders of Spanish nationality) in less than ten years, according the latest figures (2005) of National Statics Institute.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/sp/spain.htm   (8923 words)

  
 Spain - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Muslim taifa kings competed in patronage of the arts, and the Jewish population of Iberia set the basis of Sephardic culture.
The Moorish capital was Córdoba, in the southern portion of Spain known as Andalucía.
During the time of Arab occupation, most of the Iberian peninsula was in relative peace, with large populations of Jews, Christians and Muslims living in close quarters, and at its peak some non-Muslims were apppointed to high offices.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/p/a/Spain.html   (5244 words)

  
 Asturias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Astures, the celtic peoples of the Asturian territories, were comprised of tribes such as the Luggones, the Pesicos, and others, who populated the entire area with castros (fortified hill-towns).
The Asturian language is also spoken, and is protected by Ley 1/1998, de 23 de marzo, de uso y promoción del bable/asturiano (’Law 1/1998, of March 23, of Use and Promotion of Bable/Asturian’).
Whether Eonavian is a dialect continuum or a variety of Galician language, however, is a subject of debate, and its use in the Asturian Administration is minor compared to the use of the Asturian language.
www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=43405   (2774 words)

  
 Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
They consider themselves a guerrilla organization while they are actually listed as a terrorist organization by both the European Union and the United States on their respective watchlists.
Spain has a number of fl African-blooded people — who are descendants of populations from former colonies (especially Equatorial Guinea) but, much more important than those in numbers, immigrants from several Sub-Saharan and Caribbean countries who have been recently settling in Spain.
Barcelona Cathedral Evidence of the secular nature of contemporary Spain can be seen in the widespread support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Spain — over 70% of Spaniards support gay marriage according to a 2004 study by the Centre of Sociological Investigations.
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 Oviedo - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Oviedo (Asturian, Uviéu) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain.
King Fruela I, the fourth of the Asturian monarchs, was the first decided promoter of the city as may be witnessed by his construction of both a palace and a nearby church.
During this period the city became the centre of an original and unique architectural expression, inheritor of Visigothic, Moorish and Nordic traditions, which was to reach its high point during the reign of Ramiro I.
education.music.us /O/Oviedo.htm   (817 words)

  
 Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With the approval of the Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, the old historic nationalities — Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia — were given far-reaching autonomy, which, in due course, was extended to all Spanish regions.
Catalan, Galician, Aranese (Occitan) and Spanish (Castilian) are all descended from Latin and have their own dialects; there are also some other surviving Romance minority languages such as Asturian, Astur-Leonese or Bable in Asturias and part of León ; and Aragonese or fabla in part of Aragon.
Spain is considered by many, including a large part of Spanish population, to be a group of nations unified under a single State, much like Belgium, Switzerland or the United Kingdom.
www.austinrealestateshopper.com /a.php?title=Spain   (2941 words)

  
 Spain - TCP Poetry Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Asturian: Reino d´España; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Occitan: Regne d'Espanha).
During the time of Arab occupation, large populations of Jews, Christians and Muslims lived in close quarters, and at its peak some non-Muslims were appointed to high offices.
The beggary that grew rapidly from the late 16th century forced many to live by their wits and inspired the popular picaresque genre of literature.
www.criticalpoet.com /mediawiki/index.php?title=Spain&redirect=no   (6185 words)

  
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This means that basically 90% of the world's population would never benefit from Social Security, even if the wealthy nations offered it to them free of charge.
Then I realized that the US population has the same kind of age disparity, in which the rich live so much longer than the poor, the whites live so much longer than the non-whites.
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 ipedia.com: Spain Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, the old historic nationalities — Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia — were given far-reaching autonomy, which was then soon extended to all Spanish regions, resulting in one of the most decentralized territorial organizations in Western Europe.
Catalan, Galician, Aranese (Occitan) and Spanish (Castilian) are all descended from Latin and have their own dialects; there are also some other surviving Romance minority languages such as Asturian, Astur-Leonese or Bable in Asturias and part of León;; and Aragonese or fabla in part of Aragon.
Evangelism has been better received among Gypsies than among the general population; pastors have integrated flamenco music in their lithurgy.
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 Spain - Gurupedia
Asturian, Astur-Leonese or Bable in Asturias and part of León; and
Spain is considered by many, including a large part of Spanish population, to be a group of nations unified under a single State, much like Belgium,
Despite this, the policy of many Spanish governments has led to a "Spanish nationhood" which is the one people identify with Spain internationally.
www.gurupedia.com /s/sp/spain.htm   (2695 words)

  
 Spain - Thagodz Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Towards the end of their rule they became concentrated in the mountains around Granada.
Despite low participation (42%), the final result was very strongly in affirmation of the constitution, making Spain the first country to approve the constitution via referendum (Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia had approved it before Spain, but they did not hold referendums).
The Spanish economy has thus been regarded lately as one of the most dynamic within the EU, even able to replace the leading role of much larger economies like the aforementioned, thus subsequently attracting significant amounts of foreign investment.
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 Open World Conference of Workers
In other words, the government is emptying the coffers and using that as a policy the better to force budget cuts that cause serious social worsening of the situation for a large proportion of the population.
We must also remember the 250 million children in the world who are forced to work, the mil-lions of victims of the wars provoked and maintained by the imperialist powers who are forcing their “protectorate” on the world.
The press conference of Louisa Hanoune, spokesperson of Algeria’s Workers’ Party was held after and agreement was passed between the Algerian government and the Aârchs (a corporatist and regionalist movement) to remove Kabylian MP’s with the excuse that a large section of the population abstained because of the terror that this movement had contributed to.
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 Looking for Spain?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
If online guides like this one — and other summaries of APA style in composition textbooks, etc. — do not suffice, students should purchase the APA Publication Manual for their own use (approximately $27 for the recommended spiral-bound edition) or borrow it from a library.
Copies should be available in college and university libraries and in municipal libraries.
Another research guide from Capital Community College, based on the documentation style recommended by the Modern Language Association, is also available online.
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