The region is home to dozens of other wondrous monuments, structures, castles and cathedrals. Architecture often blends the old with the new, reflecting Spain's history. Some structures show traces of Spain's early Christian roots. Other buildings are from the era of 700 to 1492 A.D., during which time the Moors (Muslims originally from Africa) ruled parts of the region. Other edifices reflect Christianity's re-emergence from the 13th to 15th century onwards, All of which makes for a fascinating mix of bricks, plaster, stucco and tiles. In Spain, it's easy to appreciate the wonders of the country's artistic geniuses and no where is that more apparent than in the southern city of Malaga. It's the perfect place to reflect on the greatness of its most famous son. No, not Antonio Banderas, ...
In traditional Anglo-Saxon accounting historiography the birth of sophisticated management accounting practices was dated at the end of the 19th century. However, some more recent investigations have questioned this idea and demonstrate the existence of sophisticated management accounting and control techniques before the industrial revolution in differing contexts such as the UK, the US and Spain. By examining files concerning 13 large and medium-sized 18th century Spanish companies, this paper corroborates Fleischman and Parker's (1991) thesis. It reveals that knowledge of sophisticated cost accounting methods was fairly widespread in Spain during the 18th century. Interestingly, however, the knowledge and use of these techniques were not connected to economic success and to the indus...
With France, Italy, Holland, and Romania battling for two quarterfinal berths, the bracket has been appropriately nicknamed the Group of Death. But while the three international superpowers -- and a strong Romanian side that cannot be underestimated -- scrap and claw for a place in the knockout round, they will be paving the way for Spain's first appearance in a major international final since 1984. It is an opportunity that The Red Fury cannot afford to miss. Never before in Spanish soccer history have so many elite players come of age at the same time. Goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas, just 27 years old, is one of the seasoned veterans of the squad and arguably the world's finest at his position. Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, 20, is the linchpin of the midfield and 22-year-old right-ba...
Green Spain. It trips off the tongue easily in both languages, but sounds strange. Isn't Spain the land of the dusty, sun-baked plain? As it turns out, a lesser known Spain, the northern provinces that line the country's Atlantic coast and crowd up to the Pyrenees, does indeed live up to the green sobriquet, in more ways than one. It's verdant, yes, but also green as in ecologically advanced. IF it weren't for the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum, who would go to [Bilbao]? We did because it was our port of departure from Spain. And while it's true the largest city in the northern Spain has a gritty, industrial side to it, it also proved to be more visitor-friendly than expected.
Relations have been so strained between the Holy See and Madrid that a meeting between [Benedict] and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was only confirmed a few weeks before the trip. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Valencia this afternoon on Benedict's turf -- the residence of Valencia's archbishop. I don't believe there will be a clash," Bishop Ricardo Blazquez Perez, president of the Spanish bishops' conference, told the Italian religious affairs magazine Famiglia Cristiana. "The Church will say what it thinks and Zapatero will hear directly from the Pope about what the Spanish parliament has approved. Benedict, a German, has made combating a Europe of empty churches and religious apathy a priority of his papacy. Vatican officials have declared that such...
United's superb season would not have been possible without the all-world contribution of Cristiano Ronaldo. The 23-year-old winger scored 42 goals in 2007-08 and picked up six individual honours including the Ballon d'Or, representative of European Footballer of the Year. Ronaldo stayed in the news throughout the summer as he toyed with the idea of moving to Real Madrid. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson finally convinced him to stay at Old Trafford, although the matter resurfaced once again in mid-December. Your comments: "The Montreal Impact's success in the CONCACAF Champions' League should have been the top newsmaker in Canada. However, I think Cristiano Ronaldo got the most publicity in 2008." -- Rod Leschasin Penalty Kicks' experts panel included Bob Iarusci (radio host and for...
The brainchild of France's Nicolas Sarkozy and of America's George W. Bush, the conference will be attended by the G8 economies and 12 large developing countries. Spain belongs to neither group. So Spain has something to say in any discussion about global finance. Its non-invitation may owe something to Bush's puerile sulk at Zapatero over his abrupt withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2004. If Spain is too easily overlooked, it is partly [Zapatero]'s fault. He is one of Europe's few successful politicians of the left. Underestimated by his opponents at home, he was re-elected to a second term earlier this year. But he has shown little interest in the world beyond Spain.
With the record they have they are the favourites," Spain striker Fernando Torres said. "Maybe they didn't have a brilliant group stage but they didn't either in the (2006) World Cup and they ended up winning it. "I don't want to know to about the statistics," Italy coach Roberto Donadoni said. "All I can say is that Spain is in great form. If you don't get a handle on them right away, it risks becoming very complicated. We know what they bring to the table." "A game like that takes a few years off your life," Donadoni said. "I didn't see the first goal from Croatia, but someone told me about it, and then I went upstairs with my wife and I realized that another goal must have been scored because the teams were still on the field. That's football. It's destiny. These things happen."
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