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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tortosa
Tortosa from the Moors was Godfrey (Gaufridus), Abbot of the Monastery of Sts.
Tortosa on 31 Dec., 1148, by Raymond Bérenger, the diocese was restored to its ancient importance.
The cathedral was begun in 1158, and consecrated in 1178 by Bérenger, Archbishop of Tarragona; rebuilt from May or June, 1347 until 1597; consecrated 8 June, 1597; again continued from 5 Feb. 1621 to 1725, with latter additions.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14785a.htm   (716 words)

  
  Tortosa - LoveToKnow 1911
Tortosa is for the most part an old walled town on the left bank of the river, with narrow, crooked and ill-paved streets, in which the houses are lofty and massively built of granite.
Tortosa, the Dertosa of Strabo and the Colonia Julia Augusta Dertosa of numerous coins, was a city of the Ilercaones in Hispania Tarraconensis.
Tortosa fell into the hands of the duke of Orleans in 1708; during the Peninsular War it surrendered in 1811 to the French under Suchet, who held it till 1814.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tortosa   (490 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - TORTOSA:   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1262 the "bayle" of Tortosa and farmer of the royal taxes was Astruc Jacob Xixen or Xuxen (Shushan).
On its own responsibility the Jewish community in Tortosa ordained that, to be valid, all marriages must be performed before authorized persons of the community and in the presence of ten grown men, and that any woman of Tortosa could contract a new marriage without a previous ritualistic divorce, unless married in this fashion.
Tortosa was either the birthplace or the residence of several Jewish scholars.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=274&letter=T   (405 words)

  
 Nuria Tortosa, MD, FACP
Nuria Tortosa graduated from the Universtiy of Panama in 1969.
She did her internship and residency in internal medicine and nephrology at Santo Tomas Hospital, the largest charity hospital in the Republic of Panama.
Tortosa has been very active in our chapter and has been involved in the organization of more than 12 ACP annual scientific meetings.
www.acponline.org /chapters/centralam/tortosa.htm   (78 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tortosa
For the city in Syria called Tortosa during the crusades, see Tartous.
Tortosa (Latin: Dertusa or Dertosa, Arabic: طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river.
It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1148.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tortosa   (119 words)

  
 Tortosa properties
Delta Valley Properties is a registered company that has a large varied range of tortosa properties in Tortosa (Baix Ebre - Catalonia - Spain), suitable for all tastes like farmhouses for renovation, rustic fincas to restore, orange farms, olive farms, country bungalows ready to move in, coastal villas, etc...,.
Whether it is for rural inland, on the coast, on the river ebro, farmland, or for renovation, we have lots of cheap spanish property in Tortosa and nearby villages.
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 Desaparece una niña de ocho años en el puente Tirant lo Blanc del Ebro en Tortosa / EL MUNDO
La familia de la niña, de etnia gitana, habían acudido a comer a una zona junto al canal, bajo el puente Tirant lo Blanc, que cruza por encima del canal izquierdo del río Ebro.
Los Bomberos recibieron el aviso sobre las 18.18 horas y el canal paró la corriente del agua para facilitar las tareas de búsqueda, en las que también participaba un helicóptero.
Según explicó el responsable de Protección Civil en Tortosa, Francesc Bertomeu, estaban «intentando verificar si una niña que había desaparecido hacia las 17 horas había caído o no al canal».
www.elmundo.es /papel/2003/06/26/catalunya/1426337.html   (301 words)

  
 Lower Ebro Properties
It is now a LEGAL requirement to have an N.I.E. number to purchase/sell a property in Spain.
are a Tortosa based Property Agent for Spanish Property Sales in Tortosa and surrounding areas of the stunning Costa Dorada.
If you think the Ebro Valley is the place you would like to live please have a look at the properties for sale
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 LA VANGUARDIA DIGITAL - Una persona sufre heridas de segundo grado en el incendio de un piso en Tortosa
Una persona sufre heridas de segundo grado en el incendio de un piso en Tortosa
El fuego se ha iniciado, por causas que aún se desconocen, poco antes de las nueve de la mañana en uno de los pisos del inmueble, situado en el número 6 de la calle Rosario de Tortosa, en cuyo interior se encontraba una persona minusválida.
Por el momento se desconoce la identidad de la persona afectada, que ha sido trasladada al Hospital de Tortosa con heridas de segundo grado en parte de los brazos, las manos y la cara.
www.lavanguardia.es /lv24h/20060909/imp_51282457469.html   (200 words)

  
 Fustería i Embalatges Tortosa, S.L.
Fustería i Embalatges Tortosa, S.L. Fustería i Embalatges Tortosa, S.L. Pol.
Embalajes Tortosa, S.L. centra su actividad principal en la fabricación de embalaje técnico industrial de madera.
Otra actividad de Embalajes Tortosa, S.L. es el suministro en obras de premarcos para puertas.
www.kompass.com /hu/ES1159054   (104 words)

  
 Kayak.com: Parador de Tortosa Tortosa Reviews
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