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  JewishEncyclopedia.com - TUDELA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Feb., 1235, Tudela was the scene of a rebellion against the government, when many Jews were wounded and several were sacrificed to the rage of the populace.
As in the other cities of Spain, in Tudela the Jews lived in a separate quarter ("Juderia"), which was located in the fortified part of the city, where were also the large synagogue (repaired in 1401) and several smaller ones.
Tudela was the birthplace or residence of several Jewish scholars, the most famous of whom was the traveler known as
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 Benjamin of Tudela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin of Tudela (flourished 12th century) was a medieval Spanish Jewish Rabbi, traveler and explorer.
With his broad education and vast knowledge of languages, Benjamin of Tudela was a major figure in the history of geography and Jewish history.
The town of Tudela is near the city of Saragossa where his journey began, going north through southern France, then setting sail from the port of Marseilles.
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 Tudela
Tudela was taken from the Moors by Alfonso el Batallador (the Fighter) in March, 1115, and in 1117 he obtained the Fuero de Sobrarbe.
In 1121 the king gave the mosque and the tithes of several towns to the prior and ecclesiastical chapter of Tudela and built the Church of Santa MarÌa, where a community of Canons Regular of St. Augustine was established, the ecclesiastical authority of Tudela being vested in its abbot and prior.
In the sixteenth century the deans of Tudela obtained the use of "pontificalia", a favour granted by Julius II to the dean D. Pedro VillalÛn de Calcena who had been his chamberlain and who held the deanship for twenty-seven years.
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 Saipan Tribune
In an interview with the Saipan Tribune, Tudela disclosed that he has been working for the promotion of these 20 more officers to further boost the morale of the personnel in the department.
Tudela refused to provide details about the "new batch" as processing of papers are still ongoing.
Tudela rose from the ranks and the Babauta administration appointed him as commissioner when Edward Camacho quit last year.
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 Tudela, Munroe Lead Hoosier Sweep of Big Ten Honors ::
Junior midfielder Josh Tudela was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore goalkeeper Chris Munroe earned the Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Tudela and Munroe are the fourth and fifth Hoosiers to earn the Big Ten Players of the Week this season.
With his two goals, Tudela moved into a tie with junior forward Jacob Peterson for the team lead with five tallies on the season.
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 HOTEL TUDELA BARDENAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tudela is undoubtedly one of the most unusual towns in Spain.
It is a city where its entire rich, age-old historical legacy lives in perfect harmony with the recent growth from which Tudela has emerged as a modern and functional city.
This is the privileged setting for the Tudela Bardenas Hotel, a centre for business and commerce during the week and for leisure and enjoyment at the weekend.
www.tudelabardenas.com /2002/inicio.asp?D=2100&Idioma=en   (113 words)

  
 World Chess Federation Election Campaign for 1990 Underway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tudela has no known liabilities, except possibly for the fact that he was essentially appointed by Campomanes to be the Senior Deputy President of FIDE.
Tudela has shown himself to be a capable administrator in the Venezuelan Chess Federation.
Finally, Tudela states that he will run for president in 1990 regardless of whether Campomanes runs or not, whereas the candidacy of others may possibly depend upon whether Campomanes keeps his promise not to run.
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 Maria Tudela   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ms Tudela earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the University of South Florida and a Masters Degree in Administration and Supervision from Nova University.
Tudela began her career in Hillsborough County in 1975 as an Instructor of the Emotionally Handicapped and has been a school administrator since 1991.
Tudela is a member of HASA and has been the recipient of many awards.
apps.sdhc.k12.fl.us /Public/Schools/youth_services/maria_tudela.htm   (132 words)

  
 Tudela in Navarre
The ancient city of Tudela with a population of around 30,000 is the second largest city in Navarre.
King Sancho VIII who defeated the Sarecens chose Tudela as his favourite residence in 1251.
Within Tudela, you must visit the cathedral de Santa Ana, located in Plaza Vieja.
www.idealspain.com /Pages/Places/Tudela.htm   (128 words)

  
 Hostal Pichorradicas in Tudela, Navarra, Spain - Inns of Spain
Hostal Pichorradicas in Tudela, Navarra, Spain - Inns of Spain
The Hostal Pichorradicas (also known as Casa Ignacio) is located in the heart of the old town of Tudela, in a quiet, pleasant area close to the Plaza Mayor.
It is an ideal location from which to visit the old town of Tudela and the surrounding countryside.
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 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Itinerary Of Benjamin Of Tudela
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela throws a flashlight upon one of the most interesting stages in the development of nations.
In every place which he entered, he made a record of all that he saw, or was told of by trustworthy persons—matters not previously heard of in the land of Sepharad[1].
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 AllRefer.com - Tudela, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The surrounding fertile region produces vegetables, fruit, grapes, and olives.
In a battle nearby, also called the battle of the Ebro, the French won a major victory (1808) in the Peninsular War.
The Ebro is crossed at Tudela by an old Roman bridge.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - BENJAMIN OF TUDELA:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Beyond his journey, no facts of his life are known.
In the preface to his itinerary, entitled "Massa'ot shel Rabbi Binyamin" (Travels of Rabbi Benjamin), the information is furnished that he came from Tudela in Navarre, and that his father's name was Jonah.
This descriptive work, written in an easy, fluent Hebrew, is compiled, as the preface states, from notes made by the traveler on the spot and brought back by him in 1173 to Castile.
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 Tudela on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Iu's Tudela Steps into the Spotlight North Graduate Says Best Way to Get Noticed is to Score More
Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. Announces the Addition of Dr. Rafael Tudela to its Board of Directors.
Tudela nets 2 goals in Hoosiers' 2-1 win against Louisville
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 Benjamin of Tudela
He left Tudela, Spain between 1159 and 1163, and he returned in 1172.
There is no general account of the Mediterranean world or of the Middle East in the mid-twelfth century which approaches that of Benjamin of Tudela in importance, whether for Jewish or for general history.
He indicates the distances between the various towns he visited, tells who stood at the head of the Jewish communities, and who were the most notable scholars.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/BenjaminTudelo.html   (836 words)

  
 Tudela - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tudela - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research
Tudela flourished under the Moors and was later the second city of the kingdom of Navarre and a notable fortress.
Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
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 Battle of Tudela : Peninsular War : Napoleonic Wars : Napoleon Bonaparte
With Spanish armies lurking too close to his flanks on his march towards Madrid, Napoleon Bonaparte sent his trusted friend Marshal Jean Lannes with 31,000 men to end their threat
Under the command of General Francisco Castanos, one Spanish army was caught at Tudela and found itself in trouble from the outset.
Poorly deployed, the 19,000 Spanish could not hold off Lannes' well executed attacks that took advantage of the major gaps in the enemy lines and quickly defeated the defenders.
www.napoleonguide.com /battle_tudela.htm   (140 words)

  
 Numerics of Hebrews - Binyamin of Tudela   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The data show about half of the Hebrews living in the Yemen region, in agreement with the recent thesis of Kamal Salibi that the original land of the Hebrews was the western-southern Arabian peninsula.
In this paper we look at very interesting information on the distribution of the Hebrews in the world given in the book Itinerary by Binyamin of Tudela, a little known important source that is not quoted by Salibi.
The rabbi Binyamin of Tudela lived in the 12-th century in the city of Tudela in Aragona, not far from Saragosse.
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 Tudela hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Navarra, by All-Hotels(tm)
Tudela hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Navarra, by All-Hotels(tm)
Making a last minute travel reservation with all-hotels is easy: simply choose your lodging for your Navarra vacation and book a room rate that suits your budget.
The NH Delta is a central and funstional 3 star...
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 BookLoons Reviews - Travels of Benjamin of Tudela by Uri Shulevitz
Having heard of Benjamin of Tudela, I was fascinated by this book on his travels, of interest to young and old, and enhanced by exciting pictures that bring the text to life.
It opens in 1173 as a traveler fails to reach Tudela in northern Spain before the town gates close.
The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela is a fascinating account.
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 Tudela : Introduction | Frommers.com
In the center of the food belt of the Ribera or Ebro Valley, with a population of only 30,000, the ancient city of Tudela is the second largest in Navarre.
The city had a large Moorish quarter, the morería, and many old brick houses are in the Mudéjar style.
King Sancho VII ("the Strong"), who defeated the Saracens, chose Tudela as his favorite residence in 1251.
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 Benjamin of Tudela, Itinerary - Travels in the Middle Ages, Italica Press
Benjamin of Tudela, Itinerary - Travels in the Middle Ages, Italica Press
Benjamin of Tudela journeyed from his native Navarre through the greater part of the then-known world.
The editions available through Italica were originally published by Joseph Simon/Pangloss Press in 1993.
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 Tudela Hotel Reservations – Discount Tudela Hotels
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 Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (Part5)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Grunhut, in his introduction, Die Reisebeschreibungen des R. Benjamin Von Tudela, Jerusalem, 1903, p.
We could find no ancient remains near it, as the Tigris is constantly changing its course, and was still eating away the bank of alluvial soil, upon the edge of which the building stood.
It is highly probable that the tomb seen by Benjamin of Tudela had long before been carried away by the river." Layard's Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia, vol.
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 U.S. Mayor Article | Saipan Mayor Tudela Accepts USCM/Dupont CUSP Lead-Safe...For Kids' Sake Best Practice Award ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In his proposal to CUSP's Lead-Safe...For Kids' Sake Grant Program, Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela acknowledged the absence of regulations and enforcement procedures governing the importation of lead-based products from China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Thailand and many other Asian and foreign countries.
Tudela cited the example of lead-based products from the Philippines currently being imported locally and sold at a discount.
To combat this problem, Tudela would like to see legislation banning the importation of lead-based products and fixtures from third world countries, and to continue lead poisoning testing for one-year-old children in partnership with the Saipan Department of Public Health.
www.usmayors.org /uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/10_20_03/cusp_saipan.asp   (246 words)

  
 Nh Delta - Tudela Hotels - Navarra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Modern city-centre hotel located in northern Spain’s Navarra wine region, 600 metres from Tudela’s gothic cathedral.
The 43 guestrooms have modern decor with parquet flooring and feature satellite television and wireless Internet access.
Plus sign (+) means taxes and fees are additional.
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 Tudela Hotels: Cheap hotels in Tudela, Navarra
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 Tudela Bardenas Hotel - Reviews & Official Contact Details
Tudela Bardenas Hotel - Reviews & Official Contact Details
Home > Hotels > Spain > Tudela > Tudela Bardenas
Avda Zaragoza, 60 - Tudela 31500 - Spain
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 Hotels in Tudela, Spain
Placed in the old building of the charitable organization of Tudela (XIX Century Casona Solariega), this hotel offers most comfort and services of the highest level.
Located in the centre of the city, with easy access to the Zaragoza-Pamplona motorway.
We highly recommend these hotels based on the mentioned criteria and feedback from previous guests
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 Travelling to Jerusalem--Benjamin of Tudela--   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"The Itinerary of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela," prepared and published by A. Asher, is the best edition of the diary of that traveller.
THIS is the book of travels, which was compiled by Rabbi Benjamin, the son of Jonah, of the land of Navarre--his repose be in Paradise.
In every place which he entered, he made a record of all that he saw, or was told of by trustworthy persons--matters not previously heard of in the land of Sepharad
chass.colostate-pueblo.edu /history/seminar/benjamin/benjamin1.htm   (20341 words)

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