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The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election.The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies, [2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. [3]
In its 2007 International Good Practice Guidance, "Defining and Developing an Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations", provided the following working definition: "Principles, values, standards, or rules of behaviour that guide the decisions, procedures, and systems of an organization in a way that (a) contributes to the welfare of its key stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights of all ...
Baroque Casa de La Asegurada (1685), the most ancient civil building in the city. (c. XVII). Today it is home to the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante. Casa consistorial de Alicante (18th century), also in Baroque style. Convent of the Canónigas de San Agustín (18th century). Gravina Palace (1748–1808), nowadays hosting Gravina Museum ...
The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined in a local government law (Spanish: Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local; transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration) passed on 2 April 1985 [6] and finalised by an 18 April 1986 royal decree. [7]
Alicante (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k æ n t i /, also UK: /-t eɪ /, [2] US: / ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k ɑː n t i, ˌ ɑː l-/; [3] Spanish:; Valencian: Alacant; officially: Alicante / Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province.
By the last years of the 6th century BC, the rival armies of Carthage and Rome began to invade and fight for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca carried out his Iberian conquests in 237–228 BC, and established the fortified settlement of Ákra Leukḗ, or Akra Leuce, [10] (Greek: Ἀκρα Λευκή, meaning "White Citadel" or "White Promontory"), [11 ...
The localities along the Costa Blanca are Alicante (Alicante/Alacant), Altea, Benidorm, Benissa (Benisa), Calpe (Calp), Dénia (Denia), Elche (Elche/Elx), El Campello (Campello), Finestrat, Guardamar del Segura, L'Alfàs del Pi (Alfaz del Pi), Orihuela Costa, Pilar de la Horadada, Santa Pola, Teulada–Moraira, Torrevieja, Villajoyosa ...
Sant Joan d'Alacant (Valencian: [ˈsaɲ dʒuˈan dalaˈkant]; Spanish: San Juan de Alicante [saŋ xwan de aliˈkante]), or simply Sant Joan (or San Juan), is a municipality belonging to Alicante metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain. It is the geographic center of the Old Garden of Alicante.