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Feria de Jerez, also known as Feria del Caballo (literally Horse Fair), is a celebration in the Spanish municipality Jerez de la Frontera, traditionally held in the first or second week of May. It is the most important fair in the Province of Cádiz and is listed as one of the Fiestas of International Tourist Interest of Spain by the Ministry ...
Día de la Marina: Honors the merchant marines, which began on June 1, 1917 with the Tabasco. The holiday was first celebrated in 1942 to honor the crews of the Potrero del Llano and Faja de Oro, whose ships were sunk by Nazi submarines in May 1942. [4] September 13 Anniversary of the "Boy Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets" Día de los Niños Héroes
In contrast to Independence Day, described above, Cinco de mayo is observed mostly at a local level in Puebla State and is a minor Bank Holiday in the rest of Mexico. Many labor unions have negotiated to have the day off, however, since its proximity to Labor Day (May 1) often allows an extended five-day weekend or two consecutive three-day ...
Its agriculture is known for the designation of origin of its wine, sherry, grown in the triangle formed between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. Jerez de la Frontera is located 6 km (3.7 mi) from El Puerto de Santa Maria, 12 km (7.5 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 85 km (53 mi) from the Strait of ...
Traditional band plays in front of a bar. The town of Jerez serves as the local government for 128 other communities, encompassing an area of 1,521 km 2 (587 sq mi). The municipality, simply referred to as Jerez, shares borders with the municipalities of Fresnillo, Calera de Víctor Rosales, Susticacán, Zacatecas, Villanueva, and Valparaíso.
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1989: Marlboro Gran Premio de España de Motociclismo [5] 1992: Gran Premio Ducados de España; 1993: Gran Premio de España Ducados; 1995: Gran Premio de España MX Onda; 1996–1997: Gran Premio Lucky Strike de España [6] 1998–2005: Gran Premio Marlboro de España [7] 2006: Gran Premio betandwin.com de España [8] 2007–2009: Gran Premio ...
The Yeguada Militar de Jerez de la Frontera (en: Military Stud of Jerez de la Frontera), known outside Spain as the Yeguada Militar, is a military Spanish stud farm headquartered in Andalusia, Spain, dedicated to horse breeding of purebred Andalusian horses and Arabian horses. Founded in 1847, it became the state military stud farm in 1893.