JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA

hārāth dā lä frōntāˈrä, city (1990 pop. 186,812), Cádiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. Jerez is an important commercial center noted for its sherry and brandy. Its horses of mixed Spanish, Arab, and English blood are world famous. Captured by the Moors in 711, the city was recovered by Alfonso X of Castile in 1264. Of interest are its Gothic churches and an 11th-century Arab alcazar.

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-24563-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Jerez De La Frontera
We found: 229 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

176  

 

Journal articles:

 

7  

 

Magazine articles:

 

4  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

39  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

3  
 

books on: Jerez De La Frontera  - 176 results

       More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
The History of That Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quijote de la Mancha
Book by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Burton Raffel; W. W. Norton, 1995
Subjects: Fiction
...THAT INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA translated from the Spanish...that ingenious gentleman, Don Quijote de la Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra...me Sebastian de Covarrubias Tesoro de la lengua castellana o espanola , originally...
2.
The Florida of the Inca: A History of the Adelantado, Hernando de Soto, Governor and Captain General of the Kingdom of Florida, and of Other Heroic Spanish and Indian Cavaliers
Book by John Grier Varner, Jeannette Johnson Varner, Garcilaso de la Vega; University of Texas Press, 1951
Subjects: Soto, Hernando De--Ca. 1500-1542
...cavaliers, written by The Inca, Garcilaso de la Vega, an officer of His Majesty, and...AT JUST what date the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega first became obsessed with the...Governador y capitan general del Reyno de la Florida, y de otros heroicos cavalleros...
3.
The Account: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Relacion
Book by Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Martin A. Favata, José B. Fernández; Arte Publico Press, 1993
Subjects: America--Discovery And Exploration--Spanish, America--Early Accounts To 1600, Explorers--America--Biography, Explorers--Spain--Biography, Indians Of North America--Southwestern States, Nauanez Cabeza De Vaca, Alvar--16th Cent
...Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was born around 1490 in Jerez de la Frontera, the Andalusian town now famous for its sherry wine...Vaca Bishop 4 . After spending his youth in Jerez de la Frontera, Cabeza de Vaca entered military service and was...
4.
Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America
Book by Cyclone Covey, Alvar Cabeza de Vaca Nunez; University of New Mexico Press, 1983
Subjects: America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, America--Early accounts to 1600, Explorers--America--Biography, Explorers--Spain--Biography, Indians of North America--Southwestern States, Narvaez, Panfilo de--d. 1528, Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar--16th cent, Southwestern States--Description and travel
...South American provinces of the Rio de la Plata, to which Cabeza de Vaca sailed...twelve horsemen under Captain Alvaro de la Cerda. The second day after the Governor...proceed to Havana, find the ship Alvaro de la Cerda commanded, get them both provisioned...
5.
Conquistador in Chains: Cabeza de Vaca and the Indians of the Americas
Book by David A. Howard; University of Alabama Press, 1997
Subjects: America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Explorers--America--Biography, Explorers--Spain--Biography, Indians of North America--First contact with Europeans, Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar--16th cent
...Gandia determined that Cabeza de Vaca was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in 1500. That date is found in testimony...guess that some time was spent at his home town of Jerez de la Frontera. In November he told the officials of the Casa...
More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

journal articles on: Jerez De La Frontera  - 7 results

       More journal Results: 1-7 >>  
 
1.
The Merchant of Venice (El Mercader De Venecia)
Journal article by Susan L. Fischer; Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol. 26, 2008
Subjects: The Merchant of Venice (Play)--Theater reviews, The Merchant of Venice: El mercader de Venecia (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
...Sagunto, Granada, Murcia, Toledo, and Jerez de la Frontera). Directed by Denis Rafter. Spanish...odio--y no importa ni la raza ni la religion." Love begets love and hatred...and the devil; and "Maimonides-Edad de Oro de Sefarad en A1-Andalus" (Musica Antigua-Sefarad...
2.
La Comparsa Y El Concurso: Andalusian Carnival On-stage
Journal article by Robert W. Schrauf; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 71, 1998
Subjects: Andalusia Spain, Ethnology, Festivals
...another. Many other municipalities in the area have also reinstituted carnival contests, for example, San Fernando, Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, and others.3 The result is that the majority of murgas in El Puerto (as elsewhere) have...
3.
The Ecological Origins and Consequences of Cattle Ranching in Sixteenth-Century New Spain
Journal article by Andrew Sluyter; The Geographical Review, Vol. 86, 1996
Subjects: Livestock industry--History, New Spain--Agriculture, Ranches--History
...margin of Las Marismas. His parents had come from Jerez de la Frontera, to the south. The shipping lists of Seville record...of Diego de Padilla and Teresa de Villalobos of Jerez de la Frontera (Icaza 1923, 1: 223). No document clearly refers...
4.
A 'Different' Body? Desire and Virginity among Gitanos
Journal article by Paloma Gay-Y-Blasco; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 3, 1997
Subjects: Romanies--Sexual behavior, Sex differences--Analysis
...Sexual meanings. Cambridge: Univ. Press. Pasqualino, C. 1995. Dire le chant: anthropologie sociale des gitans de Jerez de la Frontera, Andalousie. Thesis, Ecole des Hautes Erodes en Sciences Sociales. Salo, M. (ed.) 1982. Special issue of Urban...
5.
Pulchra Ut Luna: Some Reflections on the Marian Theme in Muslim-Catholic Dialogue
Journal article by Tim Winter; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1999
Subjects: Catholicity--Philosophy, Ecumenical movement--Research, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Rites and ceremonies, Muslims--Philosophy
...Zurbaran, whose greatest work was the altarpiece for the Carthusian monastery of Santa Maria de la Defensi6n at Jerez de la Frontera, which portrayed the Virgins miraculous appearance to rout the local Moors in 1370 (see Jonathan Brown, "Patronage...
More journal Results: 1-7 >>

Top...
 

magazine articles on: Jerez De La Frontera  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Flamenco Flair: Herzog De Meuron Reinterpret the Southern Spanish Tradition of Flamenco in a New Contribution to Jerez
Magazine article by Carla Bertolucci; The Architectural Review, Vol. 215, June 2004
Subjects: Andalusian culture--Appreciation, Architecture--Appreciation, Architecture--History, Architecture--Remodeling and renovation, Jerez, Spain--Buildings and facilities, Jerez, Spain--Description and travel
...Andalucian culture, and the city of Jerez de la Frontera is widely regarded as its birthplace...have always been integrated into Jerez. amp;#91;ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...and one from Switzerland, Herzog de Meuron, who were eventually awarded...
2.
Flamenco's Brave New World
Magazine article by Sara Wolf; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, December 2001
Subjects: Dancing--Reviews, New World Flamenco Festival (Dance)--Reviews
...high-spirited bulerias of Ortegas hometown, Jerez de la Frontera, one of the cradles of flamenco in...exquisite impression: vocalist Manuel de la Malenas rough-hewn lament searing...poignant "Contratiempo ... a la luz de la luna" ("Counterpoint ... to the light...
3.
God Walks among the Cooking Pots - Spain's Rich Religious Tradition Has Produced Hundreds of Convents, Which Are Repositories of the Country's Many-Faceted Cuisine
Magazine article by Laura Kumin; World and I, Vol. 15, November 2000
Subjects: Convents--Services, Cookbooks--Religious aspects, Cookery, Spanish--Recipes and menus, Spanish cooking--Recipes and menus
...them to open a second branch in the Jerez de la Frontera train station and recently another...dessert recipe is from Los dulces de las monjas. Torrijas is a Spanish...Reading:Sor Mara Isabel Lora, Recetario de Sor Mara Isabel: Los dulces de las...
4.
Mexican Musicians in California and the United States, 1910-50
Magazine article by John Koegel; California History, Vol. 84, Fall 2006
Subjects: Mexican musicians--Criticism and interpretation, Mexican musicians--Forecasts and trends, Mexican musicians--Works, Musicians, Mexican--Criticism and interpretation, Musicians, Mexican--Forecasts and trends, Musicians, Mexican--Works
...and "El jaleo de Jerez." (67) These...The plot of Las fronteras del amor (alternate...Flight, En alas de amor, El vuelo...El Portico de la Gloria (The Portico...available on the Frontera Collection website...compact disc La voz y; guitarra de Guty Cardenas...


Top...
 

newspaper articles on: Jerez De La Frontera  - 39 results

       More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-39 >>  
 
1.
Vote for the Best-Value Restaurant in London; Help Us Find the Winner of the Evening Standard London Tonight Award, and You Could Win a Holiday for Two in Jerez De la Frontera
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 9, 2005
...Tonight Award, and You Could Win a Holiday for Two in Jerez De la Frontera. Byline: FAY MASCHLER HAPPILY there is some...enter a free prize draw to win a week for two in Jerez de la Frontera, home of Tio Pepe, staying in the luxurious Royal...
2.
Tapas and Tio Pepe; Andalusian Delights: The Pale Sherry Tio Pepe and Tapas (Left and Right) and the Moorish Hilltop Town of Arcos De la Frontera (Right)
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 9, 2008
Subjects: Restaurants
...Town of Arcos De la Frontera (Right...THE city of Jerez in southern...anevening. La Condessa...trip from Jerez. Based around...design. Arcos de la Frontera and Vejer de la Frontera are two examples...trips from Jerez..
3.
Holiday Home? See the Light and Try This Costa; Property Mail: Overseas Is the Costa De la Luz Spain's Last Unspoilt Holiday Property Destination ? Cheryl Markosky Went to Find Out
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 22, 2005
...there look up Faro in Portugal or Jerez de la Frontera and Seville in Spain. Flights are...BRITISH people are going to the Costa de la Luz to retire, invest, start a new...budgeting for a home on the Costa de la Luz, add on 7 per cent EVA (Spanish...
4.
Travel: Joy of Undiscovered Spain; Noreen Barr and Her Family Find Tranquillity on the Costa De la Luz
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 18, 2007
...hill: Vejer de la Frontera. Its alleyways...in Conil, Costa de la Luz, where a seven-night...Manchester into Jerez. Thomas Cook reservations...accommodation, visits to Jerez and Seville, a tour...square of Vejer de la Frontera; The cathedral in...
5.
We Saw the Light in the'real'S Pain; Why the British Are Following in Halle Berry's Footprints to the Stunning Costa De la Luz
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 31, 2005
...over Cadiz and the coast, Vejer de la Frontera is a prime example. Set back six...sea, it is just 45 minutes from Jerez and Gibraltar airports. Barry Stacey...three-bedroom townhouse in Vejer de la Frontera. They like: Rural Spain,the friendly...
More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-39 >>

Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Jerez De La Frontera  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Jerez De La Frontera
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA harath da la fronta ra, city (1990 pop. 186,812), Cadiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. Jerez is an important commercial center noted for its sherry and brandy...
2.
Sherry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the fortified wines from S Spain and is also applied to similar...
3.
Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ebro valley, and of Malaga and Jerez de la Frontera , in Andalusia. Cattle, pigs, and...Berber dynasty. In the battle of Navas de Tolosa (1212), a turning point in...Spanish Inquisition, organized by Tomas de Torquemada in the late 15th cent...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact