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Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English, [1] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community.
Zaragoza is home to a Spanish Air and Space Force base, which was shared with the U.S. Air Force until 1992. [57] In English, the base was known as Zaragoza Air Base. The Spanish Air Force maintained a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet wing at the base. No American flying wings (with the exception of a few KC-135s) were permanently based there ...
1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed. 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished. 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed. 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication. 1940 – Population: 238,601. [5] 1947 – Balay in business. 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city. [citation needed] 1957 – La Romareda ...
La Seo Cathedral-- part of the World Heritage Site Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon; gothic high altar in polychrome alabaster by Pere Johan (1394/1397 - after 1458) [4]; El Pilar Basilica-- high altar in alabaster by Damián Forment (1515–1518), frescoes by Francisco de Goya [5]
About half of the EU's primary school pupils learn a foreign language. English is the language taught most often at the lower secondary level in the EU. There, 93% of children learn English. At upper secondary level, English is even more widely taught. French is taught at lower secondary level in all EU countries except Slovenia. A total of 33% ...
CITY GUIDES: With two cavernous cathedrals, artworks by native son Goya, and one of Spain’s largest Semana Santa celebrations, Spain’s fifth city demands closer scrutiny, says Paul Stafford
This is a list of famous ... (born 1950), Spanish interior minister and mayor of Zaragoza; ... Jesús Moncada (1941–2005), Aragonese writer in Catalan language;
The University of Zaragoza, sometimes referred to as Saragossa University (Spanish: Universidad de Zaragoza) is a public university with teaching campuses and research centres spread over the three provinces of Aragon (Spain). Founded in 1542, it is one of the oldest universities in Spain, with a history dating back to the Roman period.