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  Popular saints in Portugal: Santa Isabela of Portugal
Elizabeth, or Isabel, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, was named after her great-aunt, Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in Portugal by the Spanish form of that name, Isabela.
In all the region of Coimbra, Santa Isabel, or, as the people call her, the Holy Queen, is the object of the most successful Marrano Jewish or crypto-Jewish cult in Portugal.
Isabel was born in 1271 and later on in life married Diniz, the King of Portugal.
www.portcult.com /OPS_11.htm   (2211 words)

  
 Casa da Santa Isabel - print version
The mission of the Casa de Santa Isabel is to create a living, learning and working community, for children, adolescents, and adults with (complex) dependency needs and their co-workers.
Co-workers of the Casa de Santa Isabel attempt to build healthy social relationships in an environment dedicated to personal and social renewal, healing, and caring for the land.
Casa de Santa Isabel is guided by a community impulse and by the social, cultural and economic principles of Anthroposophy, inspired by Rudolf Steiner Ph.D. (1861-1925), a world-view which embraces a spiritual understanding of the human being and the universe.
www.casa-santa-isabel.org /eng/printversion.html   (3032 words)

  
 About Puerto Rico . . . Santa Isabel
Santa Isabel is a town of 21,600 inhabitants (2000 census), located about ten minutes east of Ponce on PR Road # 52, the Luis A Ferré Expressway or PR Road #1.
Santa Isabel is known for its racehorse stables and for its mango plantations, both partly visible from the Luis A Ferré expressway.
Water from the rivers that flow through Santa Isabel is used to irrigate the fields for both horses and mangoes.
www.dollarman.com /puertorico/santaisabel.html   (143 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: PORT ISABEL, TX
Port Isabel is on the point where Texas Highway 100 meets the Laguna Madre in southeastern Cameron County, sixteen miles northeast of Brownsville.
Port Isabel was known as a haven for blockade runners due to its proximity to Mexico.
The estimated population of Port Isabel was 5,300 in 1958.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/hgp9.html   (1214 words)

  
 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Santa Isabel is known as "La Ciudad de los Potros" (colts city).
Santa Isabel was founded on October 5, 1842 by Antonio Vélez.
Santa Isabel is located in the southern coast, south of Coamo; east of Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas.
welcome.topuertorico.org /city/santai.shtml   (77 words)

  
 Santa Isabel
Isabel, or Santa Isabel, was the first point of contact by Europeans when Mendana chanced upon it in the mid sixteenth century.
To the south west, the island of San Jorge is known as a place of the dead, where spirits reside, and strange phenomena are observed by overnight visitors.
Isabel Province is one of the least visited provinces.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /solomon_islands/about_destin/santaisabel.html   (684 words)

  
 Santa Isabel Hotel | Old Havana
Hotel Santa Isabel is a favorite with affluent European tourists and businesspeople from Canada and United States.
The Santa Isabel has welcomed many celebrities who have bet on its comfortable rooms and excellent services, the list of distinguished guests include art celebrities such as Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, actors Jack Nicholson and Bruce Willis, and Cuban vedette Rosita Fornés, hotel is proudly exhibited as one of the jewels of Cuba
Santa Isabel Hotel, at the Casa del Conde de Santovenia was built in the early 18th century and sold to a U.S. citizen who turned the building into a hotel under the current name from 1867 to 1887.
www.cubasun.net /santaisabel.html   (338 words)

  
 Ahold sells Santa Isabel in Peru (Koninklijke Ahold N.V) - Pressi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Santa Isabel listed its shares on the Lima stock exchange on December 5, 2003.
The divestment of Santa Isabel in Peru is part of Ahold's strategic plan to restructure its portfolio in order to focus on high-performing businesses and to concentrate on its mature and most stable markets.
In terms of sales, Santa Isabel is the second largest food retailer in Peru, currently operating 35 stores, of which 8 hypermarkets, and employing approximately 5,000 associates.
www.pressi.com /nl/release/81414.html   (459 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SANTA ISABEL, TX
Santa Isabel (or Isabel) is on Ranch Road 1472 eleven miles northwest of Laredo in southwestern Webb County.
The settlement was named for its location on the Santa Isabel Arroyo and was a coal-shipping point on the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad from 1882 until the early 1930s, when the closing of the mines led to the site's abandonment.
In the early 1990s Santa Isabel was a dispersed ranching community.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hvs37.html   (152 words)

  
 Cuba: Santa Isabel Hotel: A Colonial Option in Havana
One of those facilities is the Santa Isabel Hotel, housed in the former Mansion of the Count of Santovenia, which was built in the early 18th century and sold to a US citizen who turned the building into a hotel under the current name from 1867 to 1887.
The Santa Isabel Hotel, Casa del Agua and La Mina Restaurant, along with such buildings as the palaces of the Second Corporate and of the Captain Generals, are some of the most relevant edifices surrounding the so-called Plaza de Armas (Arms Square), which is closely linked to the history of the Cuban capital.
Considering these favorable opinions, the Santa Isabel Hotel is one of the crown jewels of Cuban tourism in Havana's Historic Heart, because of that familiar touch of class that many vacationers are looking for.
www.dtcuba.com /eng/buscar_reportajes.asp?cod=74   (673 words)

  
 Fundo Santa Isabel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Fundo Santa Isabel enjoys a splendid, isolated setting in Southern Chile with an exceptional growing climate.
Before don Jaime retired, Fundo Santa Isabel teamed up with CF Fresh to export their organic apples to the United States.
We are proud of don Jaime's achievements, and thank him and his family for their courage in dedicating significant acreage to this ambitious and pioneering organic program.
www.cffresh.com /growers/chile/fundo.html   (232 words)

  
 Profiles in Sustainable Agriculture: Finca Santa Isabel's Eco-Responsible Coffee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
From a birds-eye view -- perhaps one of the motmots, parrots or doves that frequent Finca Santa Isabel -- thefarm is virtually indistinguishable from the verdant forest that surrounds it.
Just short of a century later, in 1997, it became the second coffee estate to be certified by the Rainforest Alliance for complying with comprehensive environmental and social standards established by the Alliance and partner groups that belong to the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN).
Certified farms like Santa Isabel are better equipped to withstand the vagaries of the market.
www.rainforest-alliance.org /programs/profiles/finca-santa-isabel.html   (1094 words)

  
 Enjoy the Mision Santa Isabel Hotel
The Mision Santa Isabel hotel is an Ensenada landmark hotel situated right on the main boulevard of Ensenada, at the bridge of the Ensenada river.
The Mision Santa Isabel hotel, located one block from the Ensenada marina, features a poolside courtyard that is ideal for family barbeques, carne asada parties and group special events.
All of Ensenada's center of town tourist attractions are within comfortable walking distance from the Mision Santa Isabel.
www.baja4fun.com /misionsantaisabel/Mision_photos.htm   (375 words)

  
 South American Business Information: Royal Ahold acquires 30% of Santa Isabel.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Ahold already owns 70% of the shares of Santa Isabel.
Royal Ahold doubled its share in Santa Isabel to 69.7% after its acquisition of the shares of Grupo Velox, its partner in Latin America.
Santa Isabel turns over US$748mil through its supermarkets in Chile, Peru and Paraguay.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:90790585&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (154 words)

  
 James B. Barker
The eastern purchase on the Santa María River is about 1,500 feet lower in elevation than the main plain of Babicora and is known as Providencia and Santa Ana, while the western purchase, Naguerachic, is perhaps 600 to 1,000 feet higher than Babicora.
Logan remained in charge at Santa Ana until late 1910, when he accepted the management of a large cattle company at Santa Clara, north and east of Babicora and near the Mexican Central Railroad.
He was one of the instructors at Santa Clara, and Lupe was one of his pet students.
www.texancultures.utsa.edu /memories/htms/Barker_transcript.htm   (13132 words)

  
 José María Velasco -Valley of Mexico from Santa Isabel - Featured Painting at Spanierman Gallery, LLC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Velasco first painted the view of the Valley of Mexico from the hill of Santa Isabel, located about six miles north of Mexico City, in 1875 (this work is now in the Národní Muzeum, Prague).
The view, as described by Velasco, shows part of the hill of Santa Isabel in the immediate foreground, with the mountain of Guerrero in deep shadow close by.
The village of Santa Isabel located on the plain, is obscured behind the mountain of Guerrero and by the aqueduct that takes water to Guadalupe.
www.spanierman.com /feature/wu_velasco.htm   (618 words)

  
 Commercial Credit Report for Santa Isabel S.A. (Chile) - Report Preview
Santa Isabel S.A. is a supermarket operator in Chile, Peru and Paraguay.
As of March 31, 2002, the Company operated 118 stores with a total selling area of 166,555 square meters, including 76 supermarkets in Chile (74 under the Santa Isabel brand, one under the Tops brand and one under the AGAS brand).
Of these, 23 stores operate under the name Santa Isabel, two are compact hypermarkets that operate under the name Plaza Vea and six are discount stores under the Minisol brand.
findsvp.crmz.com /Report/ReportPreview.asp?BusinessId=5495239   (184 words)

  
 ESPN Outdoors
Santa Isabel, Brazil — The Yanomami hunter was barely 5 feet tall, carrying a 7-foot-long handmade bow and two arrows and wearing only white briefs, a fl, feathered head band, and a red and green arm wrap crafted from leaves and plumage.
However, our bases of operation outside the town of Santa Isabel were approximately 40 and 80 air miles from the mountainous highlands of Venezuela and Colombia, where early rain had caused the Rio Negro to rise by 5 or 6 feet.
The subsequent flooding allowed peacock bass and their prey, as well as many other species of fish, to disperse widely into areas that are impossible to reach.
www.espn.go.com /outdoors/tv/columns/schultz_ken/2032303.html   (2355 words)

  
 Casa de Santa Isabel, a therapeutic community in Portugal for the mentally handicapped   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Casa de Santa Isabel, a therapeutic community in Portugal for the mentally handicapped
Casa de Santa Isabel is run in a collegial way by peolple who strive to put into practice
At Casa de Santa Isabel we aim to build a community that provides each person the possibility for self-development, healing, and fulfilling their potential.
www.casa-santa-isabel.org   (93 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Santa Isabel (Equatorial Guinea Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Santa Isabel (Equatorial Guinea Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Equatorial Guinea Political Geography > Santa Isabel
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Santa Isabel
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/X/X-SntIsa.html   (114 words)

  
 2005 Population Figures for Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
...in Caguas, and Hacienda Santa Isabel in Santa Isabel.
City (or cities) you served in: Santa Isabel and Agua...
The 2005 estimated population in Santa Isabel is
travel.synabu.com /cities/S/Santa_Isabel,_Puerto_Rico.html   (444 words)

  
 SANTA ISABEL, Havana, Cuba - Discount Hotel Reservations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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www.stayxs.com /new/booking/hotel_detail.asp?wsid=9&hhm_id=8137   (330 words)

  
 Santa isabel Travel Directory - Destinations, Hotels, Airline Tickets and more...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Santa isabel Travel Directory - Destinations, Hotels, Airline Tickets and more...
Santa Isabel is the longest Island in the Solomon Islands, South Pacific.
The first european contact was made through this province, and that was made by Alvarode Mendana in 1568.
www.affordabletravel.org /australiaandpacific/solomonislands/santaisabel   (681 words)

  
 Hotel Santa Isabel - Havana - Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Stay at the Santa Isabel and bask in the exotic glow of Cuba's history, architecture, art and culture.
The Santa Isabel is an idyllic setting for couples in love.
Undoubtedly one of the most exclusive hotels in the city, the Santa Isabel is a seductive retreat for honeymoon couples or anyone wishing to celebrate a special occasion.
www.cubaonweb.com /05.html   (431 words)

  
 Santa Isabel, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa
Landsat image of Santa Isabel processed by Sarah Sherman, April 2000.
As the Landsat image shows there are two overlapping calderas at the summit of Santa Isabel, both of which open to the NW.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, three eruptions have occurred on the flanks of Santa Isabel, in 1898, 1903, and 1923.
www.volcanoworld.org /vwdocs/volc_images/africa/santeis.html   (245 words)

  
 Cuba: Santa Isabel, Hotel - Reservations, pictures, map. Havana (Colonial): Santa Isabel, Hotel. Ciudad de La Habana: ...
Cuba: Santa Isabel, Hotel - Reservations, pictures, map.
The Santa Isabel Hotel, located at Plaza de Armas (Arms Square), is at walking distance from the site where the village of San Cristóbal de La Habana, currently Cuban capital, was founded.
The hotel is housed in the former mansion of the Count of Jaruco and later the Count of Santovenia, who transformed the building into a hotel in 1867 at the initiative of Luis Lay, who was born in New Orleans, in the United States.
www.dtcuba.com /eng/ficha_hotel.asp?codhotel=77&ref=shortcuts   (345 words)

  
 Chile's Santa Isabel Posts 12.325 Bln Peso Loss 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Chile's Santa Isabel Posts 12.325 Bln Peso Loss 2001
Chile's Santa Isabel posts 12.325 bln peso loss 2001 Reuters, 03.22.02, 12:39 PM ET SANTIAGO, Chile, March 22 (Reuters) - Chilean supermarket chain Santa Isabel (nyse: ISA - news - people) on Friday posted a 12.325 billion peso loss ($18.4 million) for 2001 compared to a 12.627 billion peso loss in 2000.
Santa Isabel is a subsidiary of Disco Ahold of Argentina's Disco S.A. (nyse: DXO - news - people) and of Holland's Royal Ahold.
www.webprowire.com /summaries/42719.html   (325 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico
The Political Graveyard: Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico
Capital Impact: Santa Isabel Municipio -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Santa Isabel Municipio -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/PR/SI.html   (469 words)

  
 Jet: Santa's Helper - Isabel Sanford - Brief Article - Illustration
Santa's Helper - Isabel Sanford - Brief Article - Illustration
Former "Jeffersons" star Isabel Sanford hams it up with Santa Claus during the recent 67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles.
The parade is the largest celebrity-participating parade in the country.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_4_95/ai_54724925   (116 words)

  
 Convento Santa Isabel la Real villa and cottage rentals in Andalucia
Convento Santa Isabel la Real villa and cottage rentals in Andalucia
The Convento de Santa Isabel la Real was founded by Queen Isabella of Castile after Granada was conquered, on the site of the Moorish Palace of Dar al-Horra - part of which still exists.
The nuns, it was explained to us, carry these rough wooden crosses around the cloister when they enact the Passion of Christ, every year at Easter, in the presence of no mortal but themselves...
www.vivagranada.com /albaicin/conventsantaisabel.htm   (361 words)

  
 Hotel Pousada da Rainha Santa Isabel Estremoz Alentejo Portugal
This beautiful hotel is situated in a magnificent 14th century castle built by King Dinis I for his wife, Queen Saint Isabel.
The room in which Saint Queen Isabel died in 1336 is now a small chapel in her memory.
The area around the town is rich in marble which in many instances has been utilized to replace traditional building materials, giving even the smaller houses a sense of opulence.
www.pousadasofportugal.com /portugal/estremoz.html   (606 words)

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