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Alicante (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k æ n t i /, also UK: /-t eɪ /, [3] US: / ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k ɑː n t i, ˌ ɑː l-/; [4] Spanish:; Valencian: Alacant; officially: Alicante / Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port.
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 ...
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.
1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays. 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas. [1] [2] 1331 – Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces. [1]
1 Mayors after the establishment of the statutes of Alicante in 1669 [1] 2 Mayors during the Bourbon Restoration [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 3 Mayors during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1931) [ 4 ]
Alicante (Alacant in Valencian) is a province in the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain, that is divided into 141 municipalities. As of the 2023 [update] Spanish census, the province is the 5th largest by population , with 1,952,291 inhabitants, [ 1 ] and the 41st largest by land area, spanning 5,817 km 2 (2,246 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election.The Statute provided for the three provinces in the Valencian Community—Alicante, Castellón and Valencia—to be established as multi-member districts in the Corts Valencianes, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional ...
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