Villarrobledo
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Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities... |
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| Postal code Postal code A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems... : |
02600 |
| Area code: | 34 (Spain) + 967 (Albacete) |
| Homepage: | www.villarrobledo.com |
| Flag of Villarrobledo | |
| Politics | |
| Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... |
Pedro A. Ruiz Santos |
| Population | |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... : |
26.686 (2010) |
| Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... : |
28,67/km² |
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| Geography | |
| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... : |
861,25 km² |
| Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... : |
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| Altitude Altitude Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context... |
721 m |
Villarrobledo is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
city and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Albacete
Albacete (province)
Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Jaén....
, part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
.
Villarrobledo has the world's largest area covered by vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s (more than 30,000 has.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
, approximately 48,000,000 of vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
s) as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen is part of a regulatory classification system primarily for Spanish wines but also for other foodstuffs like honey, meats and condiments. In wines it parallels the hierarchical system of France and Italy although Rioja and Sherry preceded the full system...
). Also, it is an important center of Manchego cheese
Manchego cheese
Manchego is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed, which is aged for between 60 days and two years....
production and export and has other important industries like metallurgy and transportation.
The city celebrates a number of events, including the Carnival , the ViñaRock Music Festival , the Holy Week
Holy Week
Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter...
and the International Chess Open 'Ciudad de Villarrobledo'.
Geography
Villarrobledo is located in the center of La ManchaLa Mancha
La Mancha is a natural and historical region or greater comarca located on an arid, fertile, elevated plateau of central Spain, south of Madrid, stretching between the Montes de Toledo and the western spurs of the Serrania de Cuenca. It is bounded on the south by the Sierra Morena and on the north...
, a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
region with approximately 26.000 km² of almost perfect plain, on the eastern half of the Submeseta Meridional with elevation between 600 and 800 meters above sea level, and bordered by the Montes de Toledo
Montes de Toledo
The Montes de Toledo are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They divide the drainage basin of the Tagus from the basin of the Guadiana.-Description:...
, Sierra Morena
Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It stretches for 400 kilometres East-West across southern Spain, forming the southern border of the Meseta Central plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the...
, Sierra de Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz is a comarca of the Province of Albacete, Spain....
and Serranía de Cuenca.
- Altitude: 721 MslSea levelMean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. From 713,5 m (Railway Station) to 739 m (Era de Carrasco). - Land area: 861,25 km², the 16th in SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. - Coordinates: 39°16′10"N 02°36′15"W
- Rivers: ZáncaraZáncaraThe Záncara is a 168 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the Cigüela, a tributary of the Guadiana. Its source is near the village Abia de la Obispalía, west of Cuenca, in the Iberian System. The Záncara flows southwest, along the town of Socuéllamos...
(tributaryTributaryA tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the GuadianaGuadianaThe Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...
river), Córcoles and Sotuélamos (both tributaries of Záncara river).
Climate
Villarrobledo has a climateClimate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
that registers extreme temperatures: very low in winter (there have been produced values below -20°) and very high in summer (over 40°). The dominant winds are Solano
Solano (wind)
The Solano is a south to south-easterly wind in the southern sector of Spain. In the spring and summer, from June to September, it carries unbearably hot, dry, suffocating weather over La Mancha and the Andalusian plain with the cities of Sevilla and Cádiz. It causes exhaustion and dizziness....
(from the east) in summer, Cierzo (cold wind from the northwest) in winter and Ábrego
Abrego
Abrego is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
(from the southwest) throughout the year. Regardless of these contrasts, the winter cold and the summer heat are dry. Spring and autumn are agreeable.
| 2005 CLIMATIC DATA (Juanaco place's observatory) | |||||
| MONTH | MAT (date) Maximum absolut temperature Temperature Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot... |
mat (date) Minimal absolut temperature |
MRH % Minimal relative humidity Humidity Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,... average |
P mm Precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... |
WS m/s Wind speed average |
| January | 16'9 °C (21/01) | -13'5 °C (27/01) | 67'50% | 1'20 | 2'10 |
| February | 18'1 °C (13/02) | -8'8 °C (18/02) | 63'37% | 7'60 | 3'11 |
| March | 23'9 °C (20/03) | -8'7 °C (08/03) | 57'90% | 12'40 | 3'25 |
| April | 28'8 °C (30/04) | -2'6 °C (10/04) | 51'94% | 7'80 | 3'54 |
| May | 32'5 °C (27/05) | 2'9 °C (06/05) | 43'40% | 16'00 | 2'72 |
| June | 37'3 °C (22/06) | 11'9 °C (02/06) | 41'18% | 9'40 | 2'61 |
| July | 38'8 °C (16/07) | 12'7 °C (30/07) | 35'48% | 1'20 | 2'90 |
| August | 39'3 °C (08/08) | 7 °C (22/08) | 36'89% | 0'00 | 2'49 |
| September | 34'3 °C (03/09) | 2'1 °C (19/09) | 48'50% | 13'00 | 2'36 |
| October | 29'6 °C (01/10) | 1'4 °C (04/10) | 67'73% | 58'00 | 2'20 |
| November | 21'9 °C (03/11) | -3'1 °C (30/11) | 75'32% | 26'60 | 2'30 |
| December | 12'7 °C (07/12) | -5'2 °C (15/12) | 78'17 % | 14'80 | 2'72 |
Slight rainful takes place during spring and at the end of autumn. The annual rainfall average is 39.02 mm. In the summer, rains appear as large isolated storms. Snowfall is not exceptionally great and occurs in December and January, and occasionally in the spring.
Demographics
- Population: 26,686 inhabitants.
- Demonymes: (In SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) Villarrobletano/a or Villarrobledense. Also correct are Villarrobledano/a and Villarrobletense, though they have minor use. Troyano (trojanTrojanTrojan may refer to:* A person from Troy in present-day Turkey* Trojan language, the language Trojans spoke at the time of the Trojan War* Trojan , a minor planet or moon that shares an orbit with a larger planet or moon...
) is colloquial and Agualubio/a is derogatory.
- Entities: CityCityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Villarrobledo and the minor entities of Casas de Peña (<100 hab.), Moharras (deserted) and Ventas de Alcolea (<100 hab.).
- Neighborhoods: Asturias (Pío XII), Centro, Juan Valero, San Antón, Socuéllamos, Virgen de la Caridad (Casas Baratas) and Pintores.
At present, there is a notable population increase by the massive immigration of citizens of East Europe. A City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
study in 2006 found the number of immigrants to be 3,324 persons, of whom 2,011 (60.50%) are men, and 1,313 (39.50%) women, arriving from 43 different countries. The ten countries that contribute most to immigration are Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Government
| 2003–2007 legislature | |
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| 1. Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos (Alcalde- Presidente Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... ) 2. José Antonio Cabañero Losa 3. Carmen Martínez Parra 4. Antonio Arribas Castillo 5. María José Parra Jareño 6. Juan Luis Íñiguez Perea 7. María Paz Saez Montejano 8. Juan Ramon Martínez Valero 9. María Rosario Herrera Gómez 10. Marco Antonio Blázquez Herreros 11. María Elvira Calero Nueda 12. Andrés Jiménez Collado |
PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
| 1. Bernardo Cabañero González 2. Roman Lacoba Martínez 3. Caridad Martínez Marhuenda 4. Mariano López Ortiz |
AIV |
| 1. Maria Belen Alite Landete 2. Antonio Sánchez Moreno 3. Luis Martínez García |
PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
| 1. Rafael Núñez Paez 2. Teresa Lozano Laguía |
Not assigned |
| Chosen originally under PP | |
Villarrobledo has organizations from all the levels of the Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, from lowest (Local Administration), to highest (General Administration of the State).
The City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
of Villarrobledo, presided by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
, is made up by the Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s listed in the right table.
Also, Villarrobledo is head of #6 Judicial Party of the province of Albacete
Albacete
Albacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009....
, which includes the municipalities of El Bonillo
El Bonillo
El Bonillo is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 3,280....
, Munera
Munera
Munera is a town and municipality in the province of Albacete, Spain; part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha....
, Ossa de Montiel
Ossa de Montiel
Ossa de Montiel is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 2,836 .The Lagunas de Ruidera are located within this town's municipal term....
and Villarrobledo.
History
The present location of Villarrobledo dates from 1292, according to diverse historical sources. In its history, vestiges of almost all the historical cultures that have existed in the Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
have existed in Villarrobledo, all the way from the Paleolithic
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
to the present.
Paleolithic
Between La Jaraba and La Paradica, there are found remains of the first human civilizations in the province of AlbaceteAlbacete (province)
Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Jaén....
corresponding to Upper Acheulean
Acheulean
Acheulean is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with early humans during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia, South Asia and Europe. Acheulean tools are typically found with Homo erectus remains...
(Lower Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 2.5 million years ago when the first evidence of craft and use of stone tools by hominids appears in the current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the...
) people. In this place there have been found diverse stone tool
Stone tool
A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone. Although stone tool-dependent societies and cultures still exist today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric, particularly Stone Age cultures that have become extinct...
s, manufactured on nuclei or stone chips, which can be seen in the archaeological section of the Albacete Provincial Museum
Albacete Provincial Museum
The Albacete Provincial Museum is a museum of archeology and fine art located in Albacete, Spain. The museum has existed in various incarnations since 1927, and settled in its present building in Abelardo Sánchez Park in 1978...
. There are other five archaeological deposits from the Middle Paleolithic
Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is the second subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe, Africa and Asia. The term Middle Stone Age is used as an equivalent or a synonym for the Middle Paleolithic in African archeology. The Middle Paleolithic and the Middle Stone Age...
.
Bronze Age
There are many fortified settlements from the Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
, especially in the south zone of the municipal area, related to the Bronze Culture of La Mancha
Motillas
The motillas were the first attested settlement of La Mancha , which took place in the Middle Bronze Age by people belonging to the culture of Bronze of Levante....
or Motillas Culture
Visigoths
Historically, it is documented in the the existence of the Church of Lila, (also known as Lipa, Liba or Belida) in las Casas de Lipa (place of La Elipa, less than 10 km to the south of the urban center) assigned to the Bishoprics of Mentesa (Villanueva de la Fuente, Ciudad RealVillanueva de la Fuente
Villanueva de la Fuente is a small village in the geographical centre of Spain, in the region of Castile-La Mancha.In the past it was a Roman village called Mentesa which was a typical crossroads in the Roman period....
) (3rd to 7th century) and Ergávica (Santaver near Cañaveruelas, Cuenca
Cañaveruelas
Cañaveruelas is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 223....
) (600 to 693).
Natives
- Alonso OrtizAlonso OrtizAlonso Ortiz , was a Spanish humanist writer....
. RenaissantistRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
humanist and writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.... - Miguel CanoMiguel CanoMiguel Cano Pacheco was a Spanish baroque architect and sculptor born in Almodóvar del Campo, father and first master of Alonso Cano, renowned joiner of altarpieces...
. BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
architect and sculptor, father and first master of Alonso Cano, renowned painter and sculptor. - Diego Morcillo Rubio de AuñónDiego Morcillo Rubio de AuñónFray Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. was a Spanish bishop in Peru and twice viceroy of the colony, from August 15, 1716 to October 5, 1716 and from January 26, 1720 to May 14, 1724.At a young age he entered the Calced branch of the...
. SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
and twice ViceroyViceroyalty of PeruCreated in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish-ruled South America, governed from the capital of Lima...
in PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. - Tomás de Torrejón y VelascoTomás de Torrejón y VelascoTomás de Torrejón y Velasco Sánchez was a Spanish composer, musician and organist based in Peru, associated with the American Baroque.-Life:...
. Baroque musicBaroque musicBaroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
and ÓperaÓperaTodmobile's third studio album, Ópera released in 1991.-Track listing:#Byrjun #Nabli #Sofðu vært #Upp' á þaki #Tilfinning #Stopp ...
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. - Manuel "Champi" HerrerosManuel HerrerosManuel Herreros, also known as "Champi", is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1989 F.I.M. 80cc world champion. He holds the distinction of being the last 80cc world champion, as the class was discontinued after the 1989 season.- References :...
. 80 cc FIMFédération Internationale de MotocyclismeThe Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
World Champion, in 1989.