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A bronze bust of Abd al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, was unveiled in June 2016 in the small Spanish town of Cadrete near Zaragoza in Aragon. Three years later, it was removed by the right-wing new local government. The removal prompted debate on how Spain should interpret the legacy of Al-Andalus, the Muslim realms of the Middle Ages.
1976 Stone and marble Statues Damascus – Al Shaab Gallery; 1979 Big Stone Statues expo – Aleppo Al Sabil public garden; 1979 Exhibiting 6 huge statues of stone – Damascus National Museum garden; 1980 Collection of small bronze statues – Damascus Al Shaab Gallery; 1981 Collection of small bronze statues – Rome Potico di Guadri Gallery
Abd al-Rahman was the son of Mu'awiya, son of Hisham, son of Abd al-Malik, according to Abd el-Wahid Merrakechi when reciting his ancestry. [34] Abd al-Rahman's mother was a member of the Nafza Berbers with whom he found refuge after the murder of his family in 750. [35] Abd al-Rahman married a Spanish Sephardi woman named Hulal.
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The 36th president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, graduated from the institution in 1930; [12] Texas State University is the only college or university in Texas to have a U.S. president as an alumnus. Texas State's main campus consists of 259 buildings on 517 acres (2.09 km 2) of hilly land along the San Marcos River.