PALMA

or Palma de Mallorcapälˈmä thā mälyôrˈkä, city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. It is the chief port and commercial center of the Balearic Islands. Picturesquely situated along the bay and into the surrounding hills, it is one of Europe's most renowned resorts. The international airport is one of the three busiest in Spain. Craft industries and the manufacture of furniture and textiles supplement the tourism. Stone Age remains have been found. The imposing Gothic cathedral, founded after James I of Aragón wrested (1229) Palma from the Moors, was finished only in the 17th cent. Nearby are the Castillo della Almudaina (once a Moorish palace), and the 15th-century Lonja [exchange]. There are several ancient churches, notably that of San Francisco (13th cent.), and fine private homes. The former royal palace of Bellver, c.2 mi (3.2 km) W of Palma, is a good example of 14th-century military architecture. During the civil war of 1936–39, Palma was an important naval and air base of the Insurgents.

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Peasants and Religion: A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Movement in the Dominican Republic
Book by Jan Lundius, Mats Lundahl; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Cults--Dominican Republic--History--20th Century, Cults--Dominican Republic--Palma Sola (San Juan)--History--20th Century, Dominican Republic--Religion--20th Century, Mateo, Olivorio--1908-1922, Religion And Sociology--Dominican Republic--History--20th Century, Religion And Sociology--Dominican Republic--Palma Sola (San Juan)--History--20th Century
...socioeconomic study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Movement in the Dominican Republic...socioeconomic study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola movement in the Dominican Republic...Dominican Republic History 20th century. 5. Palma Sola San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican...
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Peruvian Traditions
Book by Ricardo Palma, Helen Lane, Christopher Conway; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Legends--Peru, Peru--History
Peruvian Traditions RICARDO PALMA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PERUVIAN TRADITIONS...OXFORD PERUVIAN TRADITIONS By RICARDO PALMA Translated from the Spanish by HELEN...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palma, Ricardo, 1833-1919. Tradiciones peruanas...
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On World History: An Anthology
Book by Johann Gottfried Herder, Hans Adler, Ernest A. Menze, Michael Palma; M.E. Sharpe, 1997
Subjects: Herder, Johann Gottfried--1744-1803--Contributions In Philosophy Of History, History--Philosophy
...Ernest A. Menze Translated by Ernest A. Menze with Michael Palma M. E. Sharpe Armonk, New York London, England Copyright...Menze, editors; translated by Ernest A. Menze with Michael Palma. p. cm. -- Sources and studies in world history Includes...
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Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews
Book by David M. Gitlitz; Jewish Publication Society, 1996
Subjects: Jews--Spain--History, Marranos--Religious Life, Spain--Ethnic Relations
...4 Burgos 17 Santarem 30 Huete 43 Palma 5 Caminha 18 Lisboa 31 Ciudad Rodrigo...Condes, Soria, Tudela, Pamplona, and Palma de Majorca. Jewish-related royal documents...As a result four Jews were burned in Palma, even though the bishops investigation...
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The Myth of Jose Marti: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba
Book by Lillian Guerra; University of North Carolina Press, 2005
Subjects: Cuba--Politics And Government--20th Century, Martai, Josae--1853-1895--Influence, Nationalism--Cuba--History--20th Century
...in Havanas Central Park, Tomas Estrada Palma, the first president of the Republic...keynote address in honor of Marti, Estrada Palma noted his govern- ments active support...to compete with foreign firms, Estrada Palma promised greater advantages to the very...
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Rubyn Daryo Visits Ricardo Palma: Tradition, Cosmopolitanism, and the Development of an Independent Latin American Literature
Journal article by Juan E. De Castro; Chasqui, Vol. 36, 2007
Subjects: Daryo, Rubyn--Viajes, Literatura latinoamericana--Evaluaciyn, Literatura latinoamericana--Historia, Literatura latinoamericana--Informes, Palma, Ricardo--Viajes, Poetas
Rubyn Daryo Visits Ricardo Palma: Tradition, Cosmopolitanism, and the...the great Nicaraguan poet, and Ricardo Palma, the author of the Tradiciones peruanas...Although, surprisingly, he does not mention Palma by name, this encounter has been singled...
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Holguin Callo, Oswaldo. Paginas Sobre Ricardo Palma
Journal article by Roy L. Tanner; Chasqui, Vol. 32, 2003
Subjects: Paginas sobre Ricardo Palma (Libro)
...Holguin Callo, Oswaldo. Paginas Sobre Ricardo Palma. by Roy L. Tanner Lima: Editorial Universitaria, Universidad Ricardo Palma, 2001. 259 pp. ISBN 9972-885-03-08 "Este...conjunto de articulos en tomo de Ricardo Palma escritos entre 1978 y 2000, publicados...
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Las Anotaciones Marginales De Ricardo Palma En La Biblioteca Nacional
Journal article by Roy L. Tanner; Romance Quarterly, Vol. 37, 1990
Subjects: Romance Philology
Las anotaciones marginales de Ricardo Palma en la Biblioteca Nacional Roy L. Tanner...se confirmo el nombramiento de Ricardo Palma como sub-director de la Biblioteca, siendo...contra la Biblioteca misma, el 10 de marzo Palma redacto una carta-protesta firmada por...
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Literatura Y Tecnologia En Dario, Oquendo De Amat Y Palma
Journal article by Valeria De Los Rios; Romance Notes, Vol. 48, 2007
...Tecnologia En Dario, Oquendo De Amat Y Palma. by Valeria De Los Rios EL cuento...ansiedad. En 1918 otro peruano, Clemente Palma, publico Mors ex vita, una novela breve...doppelgangers. La imagen en la novela de Palma es, ademas, en blanco y negro, tal como...
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Sex, Lies and Audiotape: Politics and Heuristics in Dressed to Kill and Blow out
Journal article by Ronald Librach; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 26, 1998
Subjects: De Palma, Brian, Motion picture criticism
...critics, however, are loath to grant De Palma his long-standing inclination to borrow...particular. Suggesting, for example, that De Palma practices "a particularly insidious and...Brown 33). In other words, although De Palma acknowledges that Kate Millers inordinately...
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Miguel Palma: Culturgest
Magazine article by Miguel Amado; Artforum International, Vol. 46, December 2007
Subjects: Palma, Miguel--Exhibitions, Sculpture--Exhibitions, Sculpture--Portugal
Miguel Palma: Culturgest. by Miguel Amado...recent show by Portuguese artist Miguel Palma, brought together eleven of his most important...evolution and their impact on daily life. To Palma, cars symbolize the relationship between...
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Sandro de Palma at the Wigmore
Magazine article by Geoffery Crankshaw; Musical Opinion, 1998
Sandro de Palma at the Wigmore by Geoffery Crankshaw...16 February the Italian pianist Sandro de Palma made an indelible impression of deeply based...where we met the composer face to face, de Palma using his huge technical armoury to ward...
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The Haunting Gaze of Guatemala
Magazine article by K. Mitchell Snow; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 48, May-June 1996
Subjects: Gonzalez Palma, Luis--Practice, Guatemala--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Photography--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...striking portraits, photographer Luis Gonzales Palma captures the soul of his countrymen and...contemporary Guatemalan photographer Luis Gonzalez Palma has returned to the roots of photography...in a solution of lavender oil, Gonzalez Palma uses asphaltum to create his images. Its...
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Hijackers I Have Known
Magazine article by Christopher Hitchens; The Nation, Vol. 275, September 16, 2002
Subjects: Abu Nidal--Behavior, Aircraft hijacking--Personal narratives, Brent, William Lee--Behavior, Hijacking of aircraft--Personal narratives, Inacio, Herminio de Palma--Behavior
...aviation to make a political point. His name was Herminio da Palma Inacio, and he was a Portuguese resistance leader in the days...one of that regimes rigged "plebiscites" in the early 1960s, Palma boarded a plane in Casablanca, caused its pilot and crew to...
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Forced to Bowl Alone?
Magazine article by Palma J. Strand; The Nation, Vol. 276, February 10, 2003
Subjects: Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public (Book)
Forced to Bowl Alone? by Palma J. Strand Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its...issues that arise in structuring--and practicing--our democracy. Palma J. Strand is a fellow and teaches at the Georgetown University Law...
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Comic Start for a Scary Duo; De Palma, De Niro Films
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 28, 2003
Subjects: De Niro, Robert, De Palma, Brian
Comic start for a scary duo; De Palma, De Niro films. Byline: Gary Arnold...aspiring young writer-director named Brian De Palma and an unknown young actor named Robert...Greetings" appeared at the end of 1968, Mr. De Palma was 28 and Mr. De Niro 25. Its companion...
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Latest De Palma Effort Comes Up 'Snake Eyes'
Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, August 7, 1998
Subjects: De Palma, Brian
Latest De Palma effort comes up Snake Eyes by Gary...exercise in suspense from director Brian De Palma and screenwriter David Koepp, who collaborated...apparent that somewhere along the line, Mr. De Palma was obliged to downsize a finale that aspired...
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1986 Con-Com Chief Cecilia MuA[+ or -]Oz Palma Laid to Rest Today
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2006
...1986 Con-Com Chief Cecilia MuA+ or -Oz Palma Laid to Rest Today. The late Supreme Court Justice Cecilia MuA+ or -oz Palma, also President of the 1986 Constitutional...Broadway, New Manila, Quezon City. Palma, head of the commission that drafted...
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Holiday Hotspots: Palma Karma; RELAX IN GLAMOROUS MAJORCAN CAPITAL Make Sure You Don't Miss Hidden Gem When You Next Fly to Balearic Isle's Beaches
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), May 6, 2007
Holiday Hotspots: Palma Karma; RELAX IN GLAMOROUS MAJORCAN CAPITAL...By JON WISE MANY tourists whizz through Palma on their way to the beaches of Majorca...There really is something for everyone in Palma - from sun worshippers to shoppers, foodies...
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Palma Reading
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), May 16, 2004
Palma Reading. Byline: By Ken Bennett Ken bennett sets...and suggests 10 ideas to get the very best out of a day in Palma, Majorcas capital city... IWOULD like to thank the tourist...was so badly drawn that whichever direction you follow in Palma was sure to be a surprise. But, if you want to wring every...
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encyclopedia articles on: Palma  - 33 results

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Palma
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALMA or Palma de Mallorca pal ma tha malyor ka, city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. It is the chief port and commercial center of the Balearic Islands...
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Palma, Jacopo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALMA, JACOPO ya kopo pal ma, c.1480 1528, Venetian painter, called Palma Vecchio. He formed his style under the influence of Giovanni...completed by his numerous pupils. Among the most important of Palma Vecchios works are many of his favorite subject, Sacra Conversazione...
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De Palma, Brian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DE PALMA, BRIAN 1940 , American film director...Sometimes accused of voyeurism and misogyny, De Palma has also been praised for his visual stylishness...1998), and Mission to Mars (2000). De Palma also wrote and directed Raising Cain (1992...
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Palma, Ricardo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALMA, RICARDO rekar tho pal ma, 1833 1919, Peruvian scholar and author. Palma abandoned an active early career as a naval officer, journalist...South America and served as its director for many years. Palma, however, won enduring fame and a unique place in Spanish...
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Palma, TomÁs Estrada
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALMA, TOMAS ESTRADA see Estrada Palma, Tomas . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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