Al-Andalus
Territories of the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule
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| 2023 |
Lubna of Córdoba
Spanish historian and novelist Jorge Lorente Pérez included a story about Lubna of Córdoba in his book '101 relatos de la enseñanza', specifically in the story 'The Infinite Multiplication Table'.
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| 2022 |
Isidore the Laborer
A team from the Complutense University conducted a forensic study of Isidore's remains, finding dental abscesses and estimating his age at death between 35-45 years old.
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| 2021 |
The Sigh of the Moor
The painting was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC).
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| 2020 |
El Cid
Amazon Prime Video premieres a Spanish TV series about El Cid, starring Jaime Lorente.
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| 2020 |
Albacete
Population of Albacete recorded at 174,336, making it the largest municipality in Castilla–La Mancha.
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| 2019 |
El Cid
Arturo Pérez-Reverte publishes the novel Sidi: Un relato de frontera about El Cid.
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| 2019 |
Lubna of Córdoba
A street in Cordoba was named 'Avenida Escriba Lubna' in commemoration of her work as a copyist, as part of the 'Women in the Streets of Cordoba' project by professor Inmaculada Serrano Hernández.
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| 2018 |
The Sigh of the Moor
The Sigh of the Moor painting was sold at auction for €240,000.
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| 2014 |
Albacete
Total population surveyed was 172,487, with 10,851 foreign nationals representing 6.3% of the total population.
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