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  Vote bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Pontevedra in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
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 Palencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Palencia is a city in the northwest of the Tierra de Campos of central Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
Palencia is also famous for the 13th-century church of San Miguel and the Benedictine monastery of San Zoilo, housed in an 18th-century rococo structure by Juan de Badajoz.
Palencia was insignificant: Moorish writers only once cite the border city in the division of the provinces previous to the Ummayyad dynasty.
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 Palencia (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palencia is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Of the population of 176,125 (2002), 45% live in the capital, Palencia.
There are 191 municipalities in the province, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 200 people.
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 palencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Palencia is a city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
Palencia contains few sights, but the cathedral and its museum contain a number of important works of art, including a retablo of twelve panels by Juan de Flandes, court painter to Queen Isabella of Castile.
A short distance south of the city, in the village of Baños de Cerrato, is the oldest church on the peninsula, a seventh-century basilica dedicated to Saint John and built by the Ostrogoth King Recesvinto.
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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.
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 Encyclopedia: List of cities in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jerez de la Frontera (in former times also known as Xerex or Xeres) is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.
Palma (Palma de Mallorca) is the major city and port in the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.
See also: List of cities This is the list of city listings by country and territory: See also List of cities by latitude List of metropolitan areas by population List of national capitals List of capitals of subnational entities List of towns List of neighborhood listings by city External link Place Names of Europe Categories...
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 Palencia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Palencia is also famous for the 13th-century church of San Miguel and the Benedictine monastery of San Zoilo, housed in an 18th-century (Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century) rococo structure by Juan de Badajoz.
At Palencia (The hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century) El Cid married his Ximena in 1074.
The teachers from Palencia were drawn to the thriving (Click link for more info and facts about University of Salamanca) University of Salamanca.
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 Valladolid (province)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, León, Palencia, Burgos, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca.
Of the provincial population of 501,157 (2002), nearly two-thirds live in the capital, Valladolid, which is also the capital of the autonomous community.
There are 225 municipalities in the province, of which more than a third are villages of fewer than 200 people.
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 Chapter 9: Cortes of Castile-León
Municipal autonomy was breached, and as the king gained direct control, a trend toward uniformity in the law was encouraged.
Fernando IV planned to use municipal scribes to record extensive information about activities in the towns, but this was objected to as contrary to usage, because scribes ought to testify only to matters that transpired before them and to litigation that they had recorded in court (Valladolid 1312, art.
Municipal militias became a major factor in royal armies during the reconquest, but as the threat of Islam receded and the towns were farther removed from the frontier, the need for military preparedness no longer seemed so pressing.
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 Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
Each list stands alone for the purpose of allocating seats; party is not even a criterion used in the allocation of seats…Thus, parties have little control over the composition of their delegation in either house of Congress" (page 133).
There are liberal departments and conservative departments, liberal municipalities and conservative municipalities…In the period 1931-82 it is possible to identify 818 ‘traditional municipalities,’ that is municipalities that have not changed their party affiliation during that half-century.
Both departments and municipalities have democratically elected governments…(A) unitary constitution in 1886…ushered in a century of extreme political centralization… During this period, departments were headed by presidentially appointed governors, who in turn appointed municipal executive heads…These centrally appointed officials exercised effective control over directly elected departmental assemblies and municipal councils.
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 [meteorite-list] New fall in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Also in the province of Castellón, between the municipalities of Nules and Vall d' Uxo, small fires due to the fall of the balls have been registered.
AENA has assured that "they do not have certainty" of which some problem in the air operations has taken place, although the control tower of the airport of Madrid-Barajas was put in contact in average afternoon with Territorial the Weather station to inquire on this phenomenon.
An intense noise, accompanied by a strong explosion, caused the alarm between the inhabitants of I keep, Saldaña, Cervera de Pisuerga and Velilla of the Carrión River, in the north of the province of Palencia, according to sources of the Civil Guard mentioned by EFE.
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 Colombia: Laboratory of war - Repression and violence in Arauca.
Although the figures differ according to which source is consulted, estimates suggest that in the municipality of Tame alone, which has a population of only some 55,000,(3) at least 175 people were murdered in 2003, compared to 144 in 2002 and 86 in 2001.
It consists of seven municipalities: Arauca, Arauquita, and Saravena, all in the north of the department, and Cravo Norte, Fortul, Puerto Rondón and Tame in the south.
As paramilitaries consolidated their presence in the municipality of Arauca they were able to carry out massacres and selective killings despite the heavy-militarization of the region and the fact that the armed forces had been informed of their presence.
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 THE ALMOHAD INVASION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Moreover, the municipal military capability constituted a decisive factor in the Christian kings being able to maintain their conquered territories even in the aftermath of disasters like Alarcos.
Despite the fact that Alfonso VIII would be able to gather the same municipal militias utilized in the Júcar Valley castles later in October, sufficient assistance in July and August was not forthcoming, and the king had to stand by helplessly as Salvatierra capitulated by the end of summer.
The infantry detachments from the towns were mixed with cavalry forces in all wings, a mixture subsequently justified by King Alfonso in his letter to Pope Innocent III as needed to secure his flanks from envelopment.
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 English translation of Mexico's Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives — amended through June, 2002
Persons who practice the sport of horsemanship may be allowed revolvers of caliber larger than those listed in the Ninth Article of this Law, solely as part of their cowboy (charro) attire, and must carry them unloaded.
ARTICLE 30: Except for the cases set forth in Article 32 of this Law, the Department of National Defense is in charge of the issuance, suspension, and cancellation of licenses to carry weapons and for the registration, ongoing vigilance, and control of weapons.
ARTICLE 39: In the cases referred to in Article 37 and 38 of this Law, local and municipal authorities of the place shall be required to conform to those provisions with respect to safety and the location of those establishments.
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 SpainVoyagers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid.
The province has an area of 14,300 km2 and a population of 352,273 (2002) of whom nearly half live in the capital.
Many of the province's 371 municipalities have fewer than 100 inhabitants.
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 La Rioja - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It was made into an autonomous community during the reorganization following the democratic transition following the death ofFranco, owing to its economic distinction from the surrounding regions.
It is thesecond-smallest autonomous community in Spain and has the smallest population; fully half of its 174 municipalities havepopulations under 200.
Nearly half of its citizens live in the capital.
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 The Guatemalan Peace Process: Key Actors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In the last election (1995), 16 were elected from national lists and 64 from departmental lists.
Votes are cast separately for the national and departmental lists.
For the purposes of administration, Guatemala is divided into departments and municipalities, headed respectively by governors and mayors.
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 Palencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The fortified Celtiberian settlement, the chief town of the Vaccaei, was rendered as Pallantia by Strabo and Ptolemy and the Romans, a version possibly of the Celtic root pala, "plain".
A short distance south of the city, in the village of Baños de Cerrato, is the oldest church on the peninsula, a seventh-century basilica dedicated to Saint John and built by the Visigoth King Reccaswinth (died 672).
Checklist of notable sights in Palencia with links
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 Palencia (province) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Palencia (province) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Of the population of 176,125 (2002), 45% live in the capital, (Click link for more info and facts about Palencia) Palencia.
See (Click link for more info and facts about List of municipalities in Palencia) List of municipalities in Palencia.
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 aboriginalportal.ca - Palencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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A crew from Palencia and developer Trident Realty Corp cut the ribbon on the St. Augustine community?s first Holiday Showhouse, a model home that area designers transformed into a holiday dream house.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL -- A construction worker fell at the Palencia development in St. Johns County Wednesday; it was the second time in two months.
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 Nicaragua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The National Assembly consists of 90 deputies elected from party lists drawn at the department and national level, plus the outgoing president and the runner-up in the presidential race, for a total of 92.
Although traditional products such as coffee, meat, and sugar continued to lead the list of Nicaraguan exports, the fastest growth is now in nontraditional exports: maquila goods (apparel); gold; seafood; and new agricultural products such as peanuts, sesame, melons, and onions.
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 Asturias Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For the municipality in the Philippines, see Asturias, Cebu.
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principau d'Asturies or Asturies) has over 3500 years of recorded history and is an autonomous community within the country of Spain.
See also List of municipalities in Asturias, Comarcas of Asturias.
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 ipedia.com: List of municipalities in Spain Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This is a list of municipalities in Spain by provinces : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Municipalities of A Coruña Municipalities of Álava Municipalities of Albacete Municipalit...
List of municipalities in Spain Article - ipedia.com
This is a list of municipalities in Spain by provinces:
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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province) - Biocrawler definition:Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Of the 915,262 people (2003) who live in the province, 24% live in the capital.
There are 53 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
You can find it there under the keyword Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife_(province) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife_(province))The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife_(province)andaction=history).
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 La Nava 2000 Agreement--Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Resolve the inflow of urban and industrial effluents from the municipalities of Villarramiel de Campos and Paredes de Nava by installing water treatment plants.
Promote the preferential application of the Grain Steppelands Program of Castilla y León to include the area of influence of the wetland complex.
Promote inclusion of La Nava Wetland Complex in the list of wetlands of the Ramsar Convention.
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 Worldwide Medical Support, Inc. - We Need Your Help!
The list of healthcare problems does not end with serious diseases.
On behalf of the South Area Municipalities of Peten, municipalities of Dolores, Poptun, and San Luis, as mayors we have the honor of representing the will of our people.
We want to let you know that our counties are among the biggest within the Northern area of Guatemala.
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 Governments on the WWW: Spain
Diputación Provincial de Palencia [Provincial Council of Palencia]
Federación Galega de Municipios y Provincias (FEGAMP) [Galician Federation of Municipalities and Provinces]
Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias (FVMP) [Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces]
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