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The Compañía de Ferrocarril del Noroeste de España began building the line, but went bankrupt before completing it in 1878. Prior to the bankruptcy, the company finished the line between León and Busdongo in the province of León , as well as between Pola de Lena and Gijón on the Asturian side.
The León–A Coruña railway is an Iberian-gauge railway in Spain, providing the main route from Madrid to Galicia. The Adif designation for the line is Line 800 . [ 1 ]
This line is constructed for trains running at up to 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). ERTMS type II signaling and ASFA digital diversion clearance of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and a reduction of over 70 kilometres (43 mi) (28%) compared to the general layout of the Northern or Imperial Line, due to the tunnels of San Pedro and Guadarrama through Sierra de Guadarrama, 9 and 28.4 km (5 ...
León (Spanish pronunciation:), officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal seat of the municipality of León in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2020 Intercensal Survey, INEGI reported 1,721,626 people living in the municipality of León, [ 1 ] making it the fourth-most populous municipality in Mexico . [ 5 ]
'The Line') derives its name from the 'Line of Contravallation' (La Línea de Contravalación) defence structure built after the 1727 siege on Gibraltar. [6] In 1883, it was first recorded under the official name of 'La Línea de la Concepción' (a reference to the Immaculate Conception, the then patron of the Spanish Army). [7] [5]
The airport was inaugurated in 1991 by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, replacing the former San Carlos International Airport located in León. [3] The growing industrial activity in the Bajío region and the massive migration of Mexicans to the United States in recent decades has been reflected in a substantial increase in international air transport demand.
The Governorate of the Río de la Plata (1549−1776) (Spanish: Gobernación del Río de la Plata, pronounced [ɡoβeɾnaˈsjon del ˈri.o ðe la ˈplata]) was one of the governorates of the Spanish Empire. It was created in 1549 by Spain in the area around the Río de la Plata.
The city of León, Nicaragua in 1857. León (Spanish pronunciation:) is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. As of 2022, the municipality of León has an estimated population of 213,718. [1]