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"A" is the Galician-Portuguese article equivalent to English the; compare Castilian Spanish la ("the"). One proposed etymology derives Crunia from Cluny, the town in France. [citation needed] During its height (c. 950 – c. 1130) the Cluniac religious movement became very prominent in Europe. There is another town named Coruña in Burgos Province.
A Coruña (La Coruña, Corunna or The Groyne) expanded due to construction between the island where Tower of Hercules is located and the mainland.The oldest part, known popularly as Cidade Vella or Ciudad Vieja (Old City), Cidade Alta or Ciudad Alta (High City) or the Cidade or Ciudad (City), is built on the site of an ancient Celtic hillfort (), which was inhabited from the 3rd century BC to ...
Deportivo de La Coruña. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (lit. 'Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña'), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (pronounced [depoɾˈtiβo la koˈɾuɲa]), is a Spanish professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football ...
10 Jul 2014 – 8 Apr 2015. Víctor Sánchez. Spain. 9 Apr 2015 – 30 May 2016. Gaizka Garitano. Spain. 1 Jul 2016 – 26 Feb 2017. Pepe Mel. Spain.
1563 – A Coruña becomes capital of Galicia, when Philip II granted the city the headquarters of the captaincy and the audience [5] 1588 – Spanish Armada sails from A Coruña with the purpose of invading England. [6] 1589 – The Siege of Coruña by the English Armada. Maria Pita lead defense of the city. 1595 – Castelo de Santo Antón ...
Riazor. / 43.36917°N 8.41583°W / 43.36917; -8.41583. Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor is a multi-purpose sports arena in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Located at Riazor's sports complex, the venue has 4,425 seats and a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The arena is owned by the A Coruña City Hall and faces Estadio Riazor .
The Battle of Corunna (or A Coruña, La Corunna, La Coruña or La Corogne), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. The battle took place amidst the Peninsular War, which was a part of ...
The province of A Coruña (Galician: provincia da Coruña [pɾoˈβinθjɐ ðɐ koˈɾuɲɐ]; Spanish: provincia de La Coruña [la koˈɾuɲa] ⓘ; historical English: Corunna) [2] is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the ...