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Originally known as Auso, it was known in Latin as Vicus Ausonae. [4] From Latin vicus (neighborhood or urban population), it became Vich in Old Catalan.. In 1538, Lorenzo de Padilla writes Vic Bique [5] and it appears as Vique in the Memorial of the Bishop of Vic, Antonio Pascual (ca. 1694) [6] In 1715, Spain's Nueva Planta decrees for Catalonia gave the city the Spanish name of Vique; [7] an ...
The Plain of Vic (Catalan Plana de Vic) is a 30 km long depression located at the eastern end of the Catalan Central Depression in the Osona comarca. It is named after the town of Vic, an important and ancient urban center in this natural region that lies in the midst of the plain. Other significant towns in the plain are Manlleu and Tona.
Victoria is a city and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. [4] The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 census. Its elevation is 95 ft (29 m). Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns , or census-designated places .
The following is a list of Texas cities, towns, and census-designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Hispanic or Latino, according to data from the 2010 Census. [citation needed]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 798 square miles (2,070 km 2), of which 791 square miles (2,050 km 2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km 2) (0.8%) is water. [21] Bandera County is a part of the Greater San Antonio area and is located on the Edwards Plateau
Real County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,758. [1] The county seat is Leakey. [2] The county is named for Julius Real (1860–1944), a former member of the Texas State Senate. The Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is located in an isolated area of Real County ...
New Spain viceroy Bernardo de Galvez. After its founding, El Copano was a common port used by pirates and smugglers. [2] In 1785, it was officially opened by New Spain Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez for entry into Texas. Around this time, a customshouse and freshwater tank were all that could be found on land, but the ...