Andalusia


Comunidad Autónoma de
Andalucía
140px  
(In Detail)  
Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad
(Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity)''
image:ccaa-andalusia.png
Capital Seville
Area
 - total
 - % of Spain 		Ranked 2nd
87 268 km²
17,2%
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - % of Spain
 - Density 		Ranked 1st
7 478 432
17,9%
85,70/km²
Demonym
 - English
 - Spanish
Andalusian
andaluz, andaluza
Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982
ISO 3166-2 AN
Parliamentary
representation
 Congress seats
 Senate seats 		 

62
8
President Manuel Chaves González (PSOE)
Junta de Andalucía
Andalusia (''Andalucía'' in Spanish) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Its capital is Sevilla. Located in the south of the country, Andalusia is bounded on the north by Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha, on the east by Murcia, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar, and on the west by Portugal. Tartessos, the capitol of a once great power, was located in Andalusia. The early history of Andalusia can be found in the entry Hispania Baetica, the name of the Roman province that corresponds to the region. The Islamic history can be found in the entry al-Andalus; "Andalusia" derives from this name the Moors gave to this land. The Spanish spoken in the Americas is largely descended from the Andalusian dialect of Castilian Spanish due to the role played by Seville as the gateway to Spain's American colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries. A lot of Moorish architecture is found in Andalusia, because it was the last stronghold of the Moors before the conquer by the Catholic Monarchs completed in 1492. The most famous are The Alhambra in Granada, the Mezquita in Córdoba and the Torre del Oro and Giralda towers in Sevilla. Archaeological remains include Medina Azahara, near Córdoba. Andalusia is divided in 8 provinces: Major cities in Andalusia are: Andalusia is the home of flamenco music. Andalusia has an anthem written by Blas Infante: : La bandera blanca y verde, : vuelve tras siglos de guerra. : A decir Paz y Esperanza, : bajo el sol de nuestra tierra. : ¡Andaluces, levantáos! : ¡Pedid tierra y libertad! : Sea por Andalucia libre, : España y la Humanidad. : Los andaluces queremos : volver a ser lo que fuimos. : Hombres de luz que a los hombres, : Alma de hombres les dimos. : ¡Andaluces, levantáos! : ¡Pedid tierra y libertad! : Sea por Andalucia libre, : España y la Humanidad. The Macarena is an aspect of the Virgin Mary recognized in Andalusia, Spain. It is the title given to Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Our Lady of Hope), in Seville. It is also the name of a neighbourhood in Seville and a common first name for Andalusian women.
 
Autonomous Communities of Spain		 Flag of Spain
AndalusiaAragon > AsturiasBalearic Islands > Basque CountryCanary Islands > CantabriaCastile-La Mancha > Castile-LeonCatalonia > ExtremaduraGalicia > La RiojaMadrid > MurciaNavarre > ValenciaCeuta > Melilla | Plaza de soberanía
Category:Andalusia Category:Autonomous communities of Spain ast:Andalucía ca:Andalusia de:Andalusien es:Andalucía eo:Andaluzio fr:Andalousie it:Andalusia nl:Andalusië ja:アンダルシア州 pl:Andaluzja ro:Andalusia fi:Andalusia sv:Andalusien zh:安達魯西亞

Search box

More info