Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Andalucia Day


It was officially, Andalucia Day yesterday, hence we have a holiday today, and what a day it is ..glorious sunshine, not a cloud in the sky with light to moderate winds coming in off the water.. It’s not a day of great celebration today, but I do believe everyone has gone to the bad credit loans beach for lunch.  I haveincluded a few things you might be interested in with regards to Andalucia.
First of all, Andalucia is located on the southern coast of Spain, and consists of 8 provinces, they are- Huelva, Sevilla, Cadiz, Cordoba, Malaga, JaĆ©n, Granada and Almeria.  Each also has a city by the same name, so you are probably familiar with some of the larger cities like Sevilla, Granada, Malaga and Cordoba.  In all, there are some 8.3 million peoples living in the region with the city of Sevilla as its capitol.
Since the Industrial Revolution, Andalucia has been an unsecured loans economically poor region in comparison with the rest of Spain and the European Union with agriculture and the service industry as its main source of income.  Despite this, Andalucia has a rich  culture, and a strong cultural identity.  Many of the things that Spain is famous for originated in Andalucia, for example  Flamenco, Bull Fighting and various Moorish influenced architectural styles.  They are largely or wholely Andalucian in origin.
The name Andalucia was introduced to the Spanish language in the 13th century, it was the  Muslim name  for the Iberian territories under Muslim rule from 711 to 1492.  Below you see the flag of Andalucia, a close up of the coat of arms.  Enjoy.

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