EXTREMADURA

ĕstrəmədooˈrə, autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,102,319), W central Spain, on the border with Portugal. It was established as an autonomous region in 1983 by the statute of autonomy. A tableland crossed by mountains and by the Tagus (Tajo) and Guadiana rivers, it comprises the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres. Much of it is poverty-ridden, with poor communications, absentee landlordism, and steady emigration. Wine, olive oil, and cereals are produced through dry farming. Elsewhere, the more rugged terrain serves as winter grazing land for sheep from Castile and León; hogs are also raised in large numbers. Reconquered from the Moors in the 12th and 13th cent., the region was frequently a battlefield in the Spanish wars with Portugal and again in the Peninsular War. Most of Extremadura fell to the Nationalists early in the Spanish civil war. The conquistadors Pizarro and Cortés were born there.

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Women and Authority in Early Modern Spain: The Peasants of Galicia
Book by Allyson M. Poska; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Galicia (Spain : Region)--Rural Conditions, Peasantry--Spain--Galicia (Region)--Economic Conditions, Peasantry--Spain--Galicia (Region)--Social Conditions, Women Peasants--Spain--Galicia (Region)--History
...norms also seems to have been greater in Extremadura. As Extremenos followed proscriptions...extramarital sexuality were unknown in Extremadura; however, sexually active women like...peasant life. Along with Andalusia, Extremadura had the highest rates of emigration...
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North American Cattle-Ranching Frontiers: Origins, Diffusion, and Differentiation
Book by Terry G. Jordan; University of New Mexico Press, 1993
Subjects: Cattle--History, Cattle--North America--History, Human Geography--North America, North America--Historical Geography, Ranchers--North America--History, Ranching--North America--History
...plains of the Guadiana and Tajo rivers in Extremadura are fringed by east-west oriented...which encompass the greater part of Extremadura, reinforcing its upland character...abundance of precipitation. Much of Extremadura and Salamanca, even today, is covered...
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Landownership and Power in Modern Europe
Book by Ralph Gibson, Martin Blinkhorn; HarperCollins Academic, 1991
Subjects: Land Tenure--Europe--History--19th Century, Land Tenure--Europe--History--20th Century, Landowners--Europe
...J. G. Carapeto, El siglo XIX en Extremadura: los grandes cambios, Revista Alminar...jerarquica, in M. Gaviria (ed. ), Extremadura saqueada (Paris: 1978), pp. 13...Benito, El problema social del campo en Extremadura (Salamanca: 1919), p. 62. 5 On...
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The Regions of Spain: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Robert W. Kern, Chuck Smith; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: Regionalism--Spain, Spain--Civilization, Spain--History, Local
Chapter 10 EXTREMADURA REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. Pop...km. Regional capital: Badajoz. Extremadura is a name which may have come from...Regionalism was never an acute issue in Extremadura until 1925, when the Diputacion Provincial...
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The Literature of Jealousy in the Age of Cervantes
Book by Steven Wagschal; University of Missouri Press, 2006
Subjects: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De--1547-1616--Criticism And Interpretation, Gaongora Y Argote, Luis De--1561-1627--Criticism And Interpretation, Jealousy In Literature, Literature And Society--Spain, Spanish Literature--Classical Period, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, Vega, Lope De--1562-1635--Criticism And Interpretation
...Ethnicity in Cervantess jealous old man from Extremadura For jealousy arouses a husbands fury...including The Jealous Old Man from Extremadura, El viejo celoso (The Old Jealous...jeal- ousy in The Jealous Old Man from Extremadura as they pertain to questions of religion...
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Research, Development, and Innovation in Extremadura: a Gnu/linex Case Study
Journal article by Andoni Alonso, Luis Casas, Carlos Castro, Fernando Solís; Philosophy Today, Vol. 48, 2004
Subjects: Community development, Economics, Extremadura Spain, Information technology, Open source software, Politics, Social impact
...Research, Development, and Innovation in Extremadura: a Gnu/linex Case Study by Andoni...example-as does the autonomous region of Extremadura in western Spain, which is one of the...unexpected place: the autonomous region of Extremadura in western Spain. Extremadura, with...
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Forecasting in a Small and Unstable Regional Economy Using Regime Shifting Models: The Case of Extremadura
Journal article by Miguel Angel Marquez, Julian Ramajo, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings; Geographical Analysis, Vol. 35, 2003
Subjects: Econometric models--Evaluation, Econometric models--Usage, Economic forecasting--Models, Economic forecasting--Technique, Extremadura, Spain--Economic aspects
...regime shifting models: the case of Extremadura by Miguel Angel Marquez , Julian Ramajo...estimating an econometric model for Extremadura, a small and unstable region in southwestern...development of the block production in Extremadura of a satellite single region econometric...
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Enterprising Vocation in Europe: the Spanish Case
Journal article by María Ángeles López Cabarcos, Paula Vázquez Rodríguez; International Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 10, 2006
Subjects: Business failures, Entrepreneurs, Growth rate, Small business, Spain, Startups, Studies
...CV) Valencian Community, (EX) Extremadura, (GA) Galicia, (MT) Madrid...tables 5 and 6). Only Asturias and Extremadura show data worthy of note in the year...50% compared with 1998. As far as Extremadura is concerned, the total number of births...
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Runoff Production and Erosion Processes on a Dehesa in Western Spain *
Journal article by Antonio Ceballos, Artemi Cerda, Susanne Schnabel; The Geographical Review, Vol. 92, 2002
Subjects: Erosion--Research, Erosion--Statistics, Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects, Forests and forestry--Research, Land use--Environmental aspects, Land use--Research
...processes studied in the oak woodlands of Extremadura are representative of the dehesas on...Funding was also provided by the Junta de Extremadura and the Fondo Social Europeo. We appreciate...erosion. Caceres, Spain: Universidad de Extremadura. Blackburn, W. H., F. B. Pierson...
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Quiet Fronts in the Spanish Civil War
Journal article by Michael Seidman; The Historian, Vol. 61, 1999
Subjects: Soldiers--Psychology and mental health, Spain--History, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939--Analysis
...unguarded lines throughout Andalusia, Extremadura, Aragon, and even Castile (see map...base for the Republic, Andalusia and Extremadura became a locus of quiet and even friendly...leaving the country.(35) The Army of Extremadura provides the best--or the worst...
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The Illumination of an Hidalgo: A Sixteenth-Century Document Reveals a Portrait of a New World Nobleman While Reflecting Conditions in the Old World
Magazine article by Anne W. Tennant; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 49, May-June 1997
Subjects: Extremadura, Spain--History, Monarchy--Spain, Quintano de Villalobos, Francisco--Conduct of life, Titles of honor and nobility--Spain
...that prevailed in sixteenth-century Extremadura, the westernmost province of Spain...just south of the Tagus River in rural Extremadura. The lot of most inhabitants of sixteenth-century Extremadura was not an easy one. Its craggy plateaus...
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A Curvaceous Youth Centre and a Sober Addition to Roman Ruins Explore the Duality of Merida's Urban Identity - Both Colourfully Kinetic and Quietly Contemplative
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 230, October 2011
Subjects: Architectural firms--Management, Architectural practice--Management, Architectural services--Management
...57,000, it is the capital of the Extremadura in western Spain, a poor and isolated...Sobejano. Sanchez Garcia, who grew up in Extremadura, won the competition for the Temple...Activities in Guijo de Granadilla, also in Extremadura (AR December 2009). There his building...
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Municipal Assurance
Magazine article by Penny Mcguire; The Architectural Review, Vol. 201, March 1997
Subjects: Architects--Works, Baldeweg, Juan Navarro--Works, Merida, Spain--Buildings, facilities, etc.
...inserted into a historical city fabric. Extremadura is the huge region of heathland and...to the Sierra Morena. The capital of Extremadura is Merida on the Guadiana River. It...that make up the regional government of Extremadura. At the same time, it had to respond...
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Mad Men? Hugh Thomas Tells Paul Lay about His Unparalleled Research into the Lives of the Extraordinary Generation of Men Who Conquered the New World for Golden Age Spain
Magazine article by Paul Lay; History Today, Vol. 61, March 2011
Subjects: Conquerors--Interviews, Conquerors--Research, Historians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Historians--Interviews, Historians--Works, Spanish history--Research, Thomas, Hugh Swynnerton--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Thomas, Hugh Swynnerton--Interviews, Thomas, Hugh Swynnerton--Works
...replies. Especially when you are talking about people from Extremadura, which is a very poor part of Spain, even now. But they...1500-54, the conqueror of Chile, like them came from Extremadura, as did Nunez de Balboa c. 1475-1519, who reached the...
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Fierce Voices, Ancient Stones: Greeks and Romans Live Again at the Festival Teatro Clasico De Merida
Magazine article by Amlin Gray; American Theatre, Vol. 18, November 2001
Subjects: Drama festivals--Spain, Merida, Spain--Art
...000. Was Euripides here tonight? Merida is the capital of Extremadura, a southwestern province of Spain near Portugal. This theatre...battles, it now housed the augmented Samarkanda Teatro of Extremadura in a movement-theatre treatment of mythical themes. The...
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SPAIN'S WILD WEST; There Is a Feast of Food and History to Explore in Undiscovered Extremadura
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), May 24, 2009
...and History to Explore in Undiscovered Extremadura. Byline: SHARON VAN GEUNS "I WANT...remote yet largely undiscovered region of Extremadura. Otherwise known as Spains wild west...Spanish word "to go to extremes", Extremadura can get blistering hot in the summer...
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Ancient Rome's Spanish Outpost; the Extremadura Region Is off the Beaten Track Yet Is Full of Conquistador Riches and Also Home to Merida, the Best-Preserved Roman City in Spain, Discovers Charlotte Eagar
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 8, 2009
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization
Ancient Romes Spanish Outpost; the Extremadura Region Is off the Beaten Track Yet Is...in coffee while we took it all in. Extremadura, where I was staying with a friend...whod found the climate so unforgiving (Extremadura means extremely hard and the climate...
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Splendid Isolation in Spain's Rural Delight; It's a Far Cry from the Costas, and British Buyers Are Heading Westwards to Extremadura
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 15, 2007
...British Buyers Are Heading Westwards to Extremadura. Byline: ZOE DARE HALL The Costa del...band of British buyers northwest into Extremadura. This vast, rural region on Spains...has a third of Londons population. Extremadura is one of Spains poorest regions, and...
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SPAIN'S WILD WEST; Undiscovered Is a Feast of Food and History
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), May 24, 2009
...breathtaking yet largely undiscovered region of Extremadura. Otherwise known as Spains "wild west...hilltop villages. Bordering Portugal, Extremadura takes its name from the Spanish for...the neighbouring regions before we hit Extremadura itself. Flying to Seville meant we...
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At Home in the Land of the Conquistadors; Living Is Cheap in the Medieval Province That All but a Few Had Forgotten
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 26, 2004
...Had Forgotten. Byline: JON CLARKE Extremadura, the rugged westernmost province of...historic and wellpreserved towns of Extremadura such as Barcarrota, Plasencia and Jerez...to write, they eventually settled on Extremadura, after spending time in Catalonia...
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encyclopedia articles on: Extremadura  - 9 results

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Extremadura
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EXTREMADURA estr m doo r , autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,102,319), W central...Spanish wars with Portugal and again in the Peninsular War. Most of Extremadura fell to the Nationalists early in the Spanish civil war. The conquistadors...
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Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Castile-Leon; Toledo in Castile La Mancha; and Badajoz in Extremadura. The center of Spain forms a vast plateau (Span. Meseta...Mancha , and Madrid, which form the heart of Spain, and Extremadura , which is in the west. To the northeast of the central...
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MÉrida , City, Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MERIDA , city, Spain city (1990 pop. 53,732), Badajoz prov., SW Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River. It is a rail hub and agricultural center producing textiles, leather, and cork. The colony Emerita...
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Guadalupe, Sierra De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GUADALUPE, SIERRA DE syar ra tha gwathaloo pa, mountain range, W Spain, in Extremadura, between the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The highest elevation is 4,734 ft (1,443 m...
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Guadalupe , Town, Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...GUADALUPE , town, Spain gwa d loop , Span. gwathaloo pa, town (1990 pop. 2,652), Caceres prov., W central Spain, in Extremadura. It is noted for its monastery (formerly Hieronymite, now Franciscan) and the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose...
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