Extremadura

Mexican Middle Class Fuels Ascendance of ‘Greater Mexico’

freerepublic.com     17 hrs ago   4 related          

For a generation, Mexican intellectuals have pondered the possibility of a “Greater Mexico” – the idea that Mexican immigration to the United States was so persistent and sustainable, that Mexican culture could “re-settle”...                

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Portuguese man arrested after stolen church bell found in boot

thinkspain.com     Jul 23, 2008          

A 40 year old Portuguese man has been arrested in Extremadura by National Police officers after a 17th century bronze bell stolen in Galicia was found inside the boot of his grey Alfa Romeo. Manufactured in 1669, the 120kg bell...                

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Olive farmers killed in lightning strike

thinkspain.com     Jul 16, 2008          

A married couple from Peñalsordo (Badajoz) were killed this morning by a lightning strike in an olive grove in nearby Zarza Capilla. Francisco Paz Rodríguez (35) and Herminia Díaz García (36) were struck between 9.30-10am as...                

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ADGEO: The flood event that affected Badajoz in November 1997

sref.org     Apr 9, 2008   1 related          

The flood event that affected Badajoz in November 1997, P. Lorente, E. Hernández, S. Queralt, and P. Ribera, Advances in Geosciences, 73-80, 2008, SRef-ID: 1680-7359/adgeo/2008-16-73. ... under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. The flood event that affected...                

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Father and son escape lynching but sent to jail on gun charges

expatica.com     Mar 21, 2008   1 related          

Two members of a family that has reportedly terrorised inhabitants of the Badajoz town of Mirandilla for 10 years have been sent to jail. ... Two members of a family that has reportedly terrorised inhabitants of the Badajoz town of Mirandilla for 10 years have been sent...                

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Cut a slice through Spain along a line of latitude that takes in some hidden gems

independent.co.uk     Mar 15, 2008          

Gridlines on maps, being human constructs, rarely conform with the patterns of nature. And being the work of mathematicians and cartographers, they interest the rest of us only when we lose our way. But an atlas can also be used to make connections we might otherwise miss.                

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Retired police officers among car crash dead

thinkspain.com     Feb 22, 2008          

Two of the five fatal victims of a traffic accident in Alcanar (Tarragona) yesterday were retired police officers from Badajoz. The other male victim was a semi-retired officer while the two women were married to two of the fatal... ... Two of the five fatal victims of a...                

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Two new LORENTZ solar parks in Spain

openpr.com     Feb 21, 2008          

LORENTZ has managed to upvalue its position in the Spanish solar market. The company supplies solar tracking systems for two middle-sized solar parks, once near the city of Badajoz in the region of ... read more ... (openPR) - The company supplies solar tracking systems...                

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