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Candela, Felix

(Encyclopedia)Candela, Felix (Félix Candela Outeriño) fāˈlēks kändāˈlä [key], 1910–97, Mexican-American architect, b. Madrid. Candela studied in Madrid but was forced to flee Spain after his participatio...

Barcelona

(Encyclopedia)Barcelona bärˌsəlōˈnə, Catalan bärˌsəlōˈnə, Span. bärˌthālōˈn...

Torremolinos

(Encyclopedia)Torremolinos tôrāmōlēˈnōs [key], town, Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very popular resort on the Costa del Sol. ...

Bourbon-Parma

(Encyclopedia)Bourbon-Parma, Bourbon-Sicily, and Bourbon-Spain: see Bourbon, royal family. ...

Sephardim

(Encyclopedia)Sephardim səfärˈdəm [key], one of the two major geographic divisions of the Jewish people, consisting of those Jews whose forebears in the Middle Ages resided in the Iberian Peninsula, as distingu...

Montilla

(Encyclopedia)Montilla mōntēˈlyä [key], town (1990 pop. 22,699), Córdoba prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. It is the center of an agricultural district famous for wines, which resemble sherry. ...

Badalona

(Encyclopedia)Badalona bäˌᵺəlōˈnə [key], city, Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. It is a Med...

Marbella

(Encyclopedia)Marbella märbāˈlyä [key], city (1990 pop. 81,876), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a noted resort for wealthy tourists. Many of its permanent residents ...

Sabadell

(Encyclopedia)Sabadell säbəᵺĕlˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 192,142), Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. Since medieval times, it has been a leading textile center. Chemicals, engines, electrical equipme...

Amadeus

(Encyclopedia)Amadeus, 1845–90, king of Spain (1870–73), duke of Aosta, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. After the expulsion (1868) of Queen Isabella II, Juan Prim urged the Cortes to elect Amadeus as king. ...