with Amazon's procurement team investing heavily in wind and solar projects in more than 600 locations globally
Iberdrola
Europe's largest provider of renewable power two years running
has provided Amazon with access to clean energy for several years
the two corporate giants have signed a series of new PPAs which will see Iberdrola supply Amazon with an additional 476MW of energy
Amazon's first PPA in Portugal will see the technology giant purchase 219 MW from the Tâmega Wind Complex
The project is part of Iberdrola's wider green hybridisation initiative
which seeks to maximise existing grid infrastructure
Iberdrola has committed approximately €350m (US$359m) to the Tâmega development
which will supply power equivalent to the annual consumption of 128,000 homes and create more than 700 jobs at peak construction
Amazon has contracted 212 MW from the Ciudad Rodrigo solar PV plant in Salamanca and 45 MW from the Valdemoro wind farm in Burgos
These projects will contribute to Amazon's goal of matching its electricity consumption with 100% renewable energy
a key milestone in its net zero commitment
with an Iberdrola investment of nearly €200m (US$205m)
will generate enough clean energy for 150,000 homes while providing more than 800 jobs during peak construction
Iberdrola has pledged to help restore the Plaza Amayuelas town square in Ciudad Rodrigo
Executive Vice President Customer Business at Iberdrola
highlights the importance of the collaboration
“With Amazon we have a partnership that truly matches our own commitment to develop sustainable energy and drive the energy transition forward around the world,” Aitor explains
“With Iberdrola’s extensive global portfolio of renewables
we are continually seeking to expand such partnerships to accelerate decarbonisation and support businesses in reaching their climate goals.”
Iberdrola has been increasing its reliance on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve operational efficiency
the company designated AWS as its preferred cloud provider for Gen AI
This move has allowed Iberdrola to enhance its wind farm design process by simulating wake effects and optimising turbine layouts using high-performance computing
AWS's cloud solutions are also helping Iberdrola improve weather forecasting for its 400 wind farms worldwide
The company is deploying a Virtual Desktop as a Service platform
to streamline employee access to critical applications
Iberdrola's transition to AWS extends to the AWS Spain Region
enabling the migration of further workloads and increasing the company's operational agility
“Amazon is committed to driving the carbon-free energy transition forward
both to advance our Climate Pledge goals and support Europe's transition to more sustainable energy sources,” says Lindsay McQuade
“We are excited to further support Iberdrola in its growth plans
leveraging the scalability and services of AWS in data and AI.”
The Iberdrola-Amazon partnership is a shining example of how corporate alliances can help to kickstart major progress in renewable energy development
whilst also harnessing digital technologies to optimise energy consumption
With Iberdrola continuing to scale its renewable portfolio and Amazon advancing its cloud and AI capabilities
both companies are set to benefit from one another's expertise for the foreseeable future.
As Iberdrola expands its footprint across Europe and beyond
further agreements with corporate buyers are likely to follow
Amazon's energy procurement strategy suggests it will continue to set the pace for corporate sustainability initiatives
pushing its suppliers and partners towards a greener future
“Iberdrola and AWS believe that innovation is key to achieving our sustainability goals and accelerating the world’s energy transition,” says Matt Garman
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A gallery view of the “Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo” art exhibit at the UA Museum of Art
This art exhibit has been on permanent display since the 1960s after it was donated by Samuel H
On the second floor of the UA Museum of Art stands a fragile piece of Spanish history that has survived war
of Ciudad Rodrigo consists of several panels depicting religious Catholic artwork created from oil paint on wood
The retablo was created in Ciudad Rodrigo in the province of Salamanca
Fernando Gallego and Maestro Bartolomé created the retablo in their workshops
the Spanish expelled Muslim and Jewish people from the country
The retablo was seen as a representation of Catholicism
according to UAMA curator Olivia Miller.
The Hispano-Flemish style paintings tell the story of Jesus
starting with the creation of the universe and ending with the last judgment
Miller said the retablo originally would have been framed with panels stacking together
The rest of the panels’ whereabouts remain a mystery
Miller believes there could have been at least 30 or more panels total with the altarpiece that would have only been displayed on special occasions
RELATED: UA’s Special Collections: History at your fingertips
“In the 19th century when the Napoleonic wars were happening
and so it was bombed a lot,” Miller said
one of our panels actually does still have a hole in it from one of those artillery.”
The retablo was donated as part of the Samuel H
Kress Collection in the early 1960s and it has lived in the museum since then
Kress was a teacher who decided to open a unique “five and dime” store where all items cost five or ten cents
With his newfound wealth he collected artwork.
When Kress’ health began to decline he decided to give away his entire collection; most of it went to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
the UAMA has a large portion of Kress’ collection because his sister-in-law was a UA alumna
Miller was told that the UA received the retablo because of Arizona’s connections to Mexico and Spain
“What I think is always really interesting is to come to the museum and look at our altarpiece
and then go to San Xavier Mission and look at their altarpiece and kind of compare it and see how these cultures have blended,” Miller said
Although it derives from religious significance
being Catholic is not a requirement to appreciate the artistic merits of the retablo.
“Even if you’re not interested in the subject matter
you can look at fifteenth century fashion,” Miller said
“All the figures are dressed in the clothes that people would have worn when the artists were making the paintings.”
There are two infrared reflector graphs on display at the UAMA
They are similar to x-rays and their function is to allow people to see the drawings underneath the painting
Miller said people can see where the artist changed their mind
carpenters and painters also contributed to the creation of the retablo
people can see Gallego’s handwriting underneath the painting where he left color notations for his assistants.
RELATED: UA museum highlights pharmacy history
These important pieces of artwork are preserved in a 72-degree
A lot of visitors come to see the altarpiece after watching “Secrets of the Divine: The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo”
an Arizona Public Media documentary about the retablo
Although most artwork cycles through the museum
The UAMA is located next to the Marroney Theatre on Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue
$8 for general admission and $6.50 for seniors 65 and over.
The museum is open everyday of the week. For museum hours and parking information visit their website
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La cantante californiana de 22 años tuvo su primer encuentro con sus seguidores de la capital mexicana que iban con su color favorito y les compartió su emoción por lograr su foro más grande.
“¡¿Cómo están esta noche Ciudad de México?!”, dijo recibiendo una ovación. “Diablos, saben que este es el concierto más grande que he tocado en mi maldita vida, literalmente no puedo creer lo que ven mis ojos, muchas gracias por estar aquí, esta noche será tan condenadamente divertida”.
Rodrigo compartió su gusto por estar en la capital y contó que había realizado algunas actividades como turista antes de su concierto.
La velada incluyó temas como “vampire”, “drivers license”, “traitor”, “happier” y “pretty isn’t pretty”.
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El tour ‘Sin llorar’ aterrizó en el YouTube Theater de Inglewood e hizo vibrar a una de las ciudades que más quiere y aprecia a la cantante de Hermosillo, Sonora
Rodrigo lució un minishort de cuero con un enorme cinturón con estoperoles y un corsé plateado que combinó con unas medias negras de red y botas de suela gruesa hasta la rodilla. Tenía varias pasarelas de cristal sobre las que cantó y bailó mientras una cámara la filmaba creativamente desde debajo. También estuvo acompañada por bailarinas en ropa interior vintage de color blanco.
Tocó el piano y la guitarra, pero sobre todo se dejó llevar hasta las lágrimas cuando interpretó “enough for you” y sus fans mostraron carteles que decían en inglés “you’re enough for us” (eres suficientemente buena para nosotros) en referencia a la letra de la canción que habla sobre un amor para el cual Rodrigo no fue suficiente.
“La escribí cuando era una chica triste, un periodo en mi vida en el que tenía el corazón muy roto y era muy insegura”, contó Rodrigo. “Parece una locura, pero si pudiera regresar en el tiempo y decirle a esa chica de 17 años con el corazón roto que un día estaría cantándola en un estadio lleno de gente en la Ciudad de México, creo que ella se habría emocionado, así que muchas gracias a ustedes por ayudarme a cumplir mi sueño”.
“teenage dream”, “deja vu”, “brutal”, “get him back!” y “good four u” fueron otras de las canciones que interpretó para un total de hora y media de concierto.
Rodrigo, quien en sus fechas en el Estadio GNP tuvo como abridora a la rockera estadounidense St. Vincent, se presentará nuevamente en la Ciudad de México el jueves y después viajará al festival Tecate Pa’l Norte de Monterrey de este fin de semana.
Olivia Rodrigo celebró su gira mundial Guts en la Ciudad de México. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP) Sus conciertos forman parte de su gira mundial Guts iniciada en 2024 y con la que ha visitado Chile, Argentina, Brasil, buena parte de Europa, Canadá y también ha recorrido Estados Unidos. Los fans, que son muy vigilantes de la lista de sus canciones, sabían que había posibilidades de que su debut en México no fuera una de sus presentaciones más largas.
Al salir con un grupo de amigos, la empleada de logística Camila Nieto, de 27 años, tenían sentimientos encontrados.
“Está hermosa, canta increíble, yo estaba llorando, tenía una energía muy cool, nos transmitía su energía, pero a mí me faltaron canciones o más outfits (vestuarios)”, dijo. “Que regrese y cante más… pero aún así la amo, disfruté mucho del concierto”.
‘Huevos Revueltos Tour’ arrancará en Nueva York, recorrerá las ciudades importantes de Texas, así como Georgia, Miami, Chicago y culminará en Los Ángeles
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Surgeon Enrique Crespo said he was called to operate on 20-year-old Benjamin Miller, from Georgia
who had been gored and tossed by a large fighting bull on Saturday
the first day of nearby Ciudad Rodrigo’s Carnaval del Toro
but it’s the biggest goring wound I’ve ever had to operate on,” Crespo said
Miller underwent a three-hour operation to repair damage to thighs
Town councilor Pedro Munoz said two unidentified men had sustained less serious goring injuries during Saturday’s events
“One man from Scotland and a Spaniard from Salamanca were also injured,” Munoz said
Fiestas featuring bulls are common in Spain, and critics and aficionados alike agree that the events, which attract international audiences, are dangerous.
“Dr Crespo is a world-renowned expert and we have a medically-equipped helicopter on standby every day of our annual fiesta,” Munoz said.
He said somewhere between 45,000 and 50,000 people had been attracted over the weekend to this year’s four-day fiesta, that included afternoon bullfights and bull-running events.
Ciudad Rodrigo – population 14,000 – is a small cathedral city close to the Portuguese border. It retains its ancient defensive walls and was the site of key battles between Napoleon’s army and British forces under the Duke of Wellington from 1810 to 1812.
20221:09 PM UTCScorching heatwave sparks wildfires in EuropeOver 20 wildfires raged across Portugal and several burned in western Spain
menacing villages and disrupting tourists' holidays amid a heatwave that meteorologists expect to push temperatures into the high 40s Celsius
[1/34]Sheep graze as a wildfire rages on during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Guadapero
[2/34]A helicopter works on containing a wildfire during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Guadapero
[3/34]Smoke from a wildfire billows during the second heatwave of the year behind Ciudad Rodrigo
[5/34]A helicopter works on containing a wildfire during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Guadapero
[6/34]Sheep graze as a wildfire rages on during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Guadapero
[8/34]Firefighters watch a wildfire in Ourem
[9/34]A fire fighting aircraft works to contain a forest fire in Leiria
[10/34]Local women help firefighters after they controlled the fire near their homes
[11/34]A fire fighting helicopter works to contain a wildfire during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Riomalo de Arriba
[12/34]Firefighters from Extremadura work to contain a wildfire in the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Riomalo de Arriba
[13/34]A plane flies over a wildfire in Ourem
[14/34]People carry their dogs while they evacuate after a wildfire
[15/34]A view shows smoke rising from the Gironde forest fires as seen from Landiras
[16/34]A person stands as a wildfire continues
[18/34]A firefighter walks on burned ground after a wildfire in Ourem
[19/34]A fire fighting helicopter works to contain a wildfire in Leiria
[20/34]A helicopter works on containing a wildfire during the second heatwave of the year in the vicinity of Guadapero
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was out of danger and not likely to have to undergo any further operations
He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with hospital rules
including a 40-cm (16-inch) goring in the thigh
when he was caught by a fighting bull during a festival in the nearby town of Ciudad Rodrigo on Saturday
Images showed Miller being repeatedly tossed by the bull and in obvious pain at being gored and pushed along the ground
Helpers eventually managed to pull him up from the street to safety
Fiestas featuring bulls are common in Spain and many people are injured each year
Spain's most famous bull-running event is in the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
Towns normally have special medical units ready to attend those injured in the festivals
Ciudad Rodrigo town councilor Pedro Munoz said two other unidentified men — a man from Scotland and a Spaniard — had sustained less serious goring injuries during Saturday's events
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SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has agreed to supply Amazon with an additional 476 MW of clean power for its global operations
boosting their contracted supply to more than 66,000 GWh
Amazon’s new power purchase agreements (PPAs) include taking 219 MW of power from Iberdrola’s Tâmega Wind Complex in Portugal
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Additional PPAs in Spain include 212 MW of solar energy from the Ciudad Rodrigo solar PV plant in the west of the country
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Aiming to reach net zero emissions across its operations by 2040
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All the action from the road to Ciudad Rodrigo
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 16 of the Vuelta a España
We're around 30 minutes from the riders starting their day with a roll-out in the neutralised zone in Salamanca – just three days of racing left in the 2020 season
Astana rider and Spanish champion Luis León Sánchez will not make it to the end of his 11th Vuelta
Unfortunately, due to personal reasons @LLEONSANCHEZ is forced to quit the race. He won’t start on stage 16 of @lavuelta today.#LaVuelta20 #AstanaProTeamNovember 6, 2020
It's hard to say exactly what could happen on today's stage
There's a chance that crosswinds affect the race
and it looks like a good day for a breakaway
The GC men might try some moves over those climbs in the second half of the stage
though with the final (unclassified) hill 18km from the line
it might be better to save themselves for the La Covatilla summit finish tomorrow
With 2,600 metres of climbing on the road to Ciudad Rodrigo
the stage is tougher than the originally planned flat run from Portual
"I wouldn't be at all surprised if somebody tried to make a move on Friday's stage 16
The last first category ascent is a fair way from the finish
and there are some draggy unclassified climbs straight afterwards
but one to test the water a bit and see how the other GC rivals are going."
Race leader Primož Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma team look ready for the stage
🔥 ¡Calentando motores!Warming up 🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼@JumboVismaRoad #LaVuelta20 pic.twitter.com/aXj2tZqYJ7November 6, 2020
The Vuelta's NTT predictor puts Roglič
Pascal Ackermann and yesterday's winner Jasper Philipsenas the favourites today
It is possible that the sprinters might prevail if the climbs aren't raced hard..
The riders will take the neutralised start in just over five minutes
Chris Froome on minus UCI ranking points after missing sign-on at Vuelta a España
Carapaz and Amador also fined for failing to register for stage 15
There's around 20km to go at the opening stage of the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
We'll get you the results as soon as we know them
Back to the men's race and the riders have set off in the neutralised zone now
Roglič holds the red and green jersey
35 seconds and 65 point up on Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers)
Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) has a 55-point lead in the mountain classification with just 54 up for grabs in the remaining stages
Enric Mas (Movistar) leads the youth classification
The riders have passed through the neutralised zone and racing is underway
Crosswinds and climbs. Let's see what today brings us at #LaVuelta20. #FuerzaRichie!!! pic.twitter.com/pKYBooEj9cNovember 6, 2020
Deceuninck-QuickStep report that the wind isn't that strong out on the road of the early kilometres of the stage
Here's what Roglič had to say before the start..
There aren’t many days left and we need to do our best."
Stage 1 of the Madrid Challenge has just finished. Click here to find out who won
Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) is among the men to attack the peloton early on
Juan Felipe Osorio has joined his teammate Madrazo out front
The two Burgos-BH men have a gap of a minute at the moment
Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-QuickStep) has attacked from the peloton now
They're 1:55 down on the leaders as the Frenchman goes 20 seconds clear
Now more riders try to get away behind Cavagna
Julen Amezqueta (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) are all on the move
They won a stage last year and this looks like their last chance to do so again
2:40 from the two leaders back to the peloton with the chase group 1:40 down
That's three Burgos-BH men in the lead group of six
Amezqueta and Smit chase a minute down on the leaders
who are now five minutes up on the peloton
🚴♂️ Comienza la 16ª etapa de #lavuelta20 con @AngelMadrazo, @juanpipe340, @Jesusezquerra y @williesmurfy junto a otros 4 corredores en cabeza.👉🏻 Todos ellos trabajan para formar la fuga del día, con el pelotón a 5min30seg.📸 @AlvaroCycling pic.twitter.com/FbOXHh3VtzNovember 6, 2020
Bora-Hansgrohe and UAE Team Emirates lead the peloton
The riders have covered 40kph in the first hour of racing
Amezqueta and Smit are caught by the peloton
Here's what Pascal Ackermann had to say about today's stage..
We don’t have so many opportunities to sprint
Yesterday we saw one and we said: ‘We have to take the chance’
The team gave me an amazing support with an amazing effort
The way the team raced was really impressive
I think today will be completely different because of the crosswinds
🏁 Km 56 | Etapa 16 - Stage 16 | #LaVuelta20🇪🇸 El pelotón rueda a 5 minutos de los seis corredores escapados🇬🇧 6 riders in the break, the peloton is 5 minutes behind!📸: @charlylopezph 👉https://t.co/zqaO4Bw62K pic.twitter.com/AS3SP7X36eNovember 6, 2020
Bora-Hansgrohe and UAE Team Emirates control the break's advantage as they approach the first climb of the day – El Portillo (13.8km at 4.4 per cent)
UAE Team Emirates continue to control the front of the peloton
They're confident that Philipsen will survive over the climbs today
A number of riders are tailing off the rear of the peloton on the climb
Transfer Mechanics: 10 riders still looking for a contract
Osorio is dropped from the break on the climb
Burgos-BH have Smit and Madrazo left in the move now
UAE and Bora don't want to go too hard on the climbs but also don't want the break to take too much time
The break have five minutes again with Osorio chasing 45 seconds down
Stannard leads the break over the top of the climb
Chris Froome takes to the front of the peloton for Ineos Grenadiers towards the top of the climb
the peloton brings the gap from 4:40 to 3:45 at the top
Amador now takes it up for Carapaz as the riders reach the valley
Ineos Grenadiers lead the way ahead of Jumbo-Visma and EF Pro Cycling
The break have begun the climb of El Robledo
It's 11.7km long at an average of 3.8 per cent
The final 5.7km of the climb is mostly above 6 per cent with a steep kilometre at over 10 per cent
Spots of rain as the riders tackle the climb
The riders have already tackled the easier first section and are now on the short descent
The peloton has really thinned down here as Ineos push the pace
4km from the top of the climb and the peloton is just 40 seconds behind the break
leaving just Cavagna and Stannard up front
Attack from Cofidis rider Luis Angel Maté towards the top of the climb
Maté is caught as the peloton go over the top 20 seconds later
Movistar move to the front of the peloton as the riders head down the descent
The two breakaway men have just 10 seconds of an advantage now
Up and over the first of the two unclassified hills
Stannard and Cavagna are still hanging on to a slim advantage up front
They're almost caught but then Cavagna pushes on once again
Stannard is brought back on the final unclassified hill
Cavagna won a stage from the break at last year's Vuelta after going solo late on
He's motoring along this downhill section at speeds nearing 80kph
21 seconds with 7km to go for the French time trial champion
It's going to be extremely tough to hang on
Under the 5km to go mark on this flat run-in
Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) launches an attack
Armirail is caught as Movistar cede control of the peloton
Various teams represented at the front as they hit the finale
Valverde launches the sprint with Rui Costa and Roglič on his wheel while Cort also goes
Magnus Cort (EF Pro Cycling) wins stage 16
It looked like Roglič took second to extend his GC lead
Rui Costa was third ahead of Dion Smith and Carapaz
Roglič extends his overall lead by six seconds ahead of tomorrow's penultimate stage to La Covatilla
Here's what Cort had to say after the stage:
I came through the last corner with about 500-600m to go in a decent position
I was looking and found an opening with about 200m to go, maybe a little bit less
from there I just went with everything I had
"I think it has been difficult for everyone this year
It means a lot that I can come back and win
I was coming into good form when we started back up again after the long break but then I caught corona myself and was out
I've only now been training for three weeks before coming to this race
"I always want to be as complete a rider as possible
I already said from the start of this Vuelta that I would try every day to do my best
I was a little bit short at the end but it was a nice day for the whole team
some fast guys were dropped and then as the man wearing the green jersey I can also do a sprint
"I think definitely today six seconds – and for example there was the Angliru - there is still a big day coming tomorrow
We just need to maintain focus and do our best and see what it means."
Here's our short report on the stage
which will soon be updated with full report and results
Rui Costa has reportedly been relegated from third place for dangerous sprinting
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This exhibition takes the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum’s collection as its starting point
with more than one hundred works being temporarily displaced and developed upon at Tabakalera
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the gallery says the prints were acquired in Los Angeles in the 1960s
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Cricket was first played in Spain in 1809 by the soldiers of General Lord Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington)
It was during the Peninsular war that the soldiers played the game in and around Ciudad Rodrigo
From that date there are many recordings of the game being played by visiting British land and sea forces
either between themselves or against local British expatriate communities
the game really started a new era in Spain with the founding of Madrid Cricket Club in 1975
It was based on British and Indian players
but soon crossed other national lines when West Indians and eventually Spanish members joined
Most of its growth in the country has taken place since Spain joined the International Cricket Council in the mid-1990s
One of Cricket España's long-term aims has been to secure the sport federation status
which would entail governmental funding for the 80+ clubs throughout Spain
"This is a major goal for us as it gives us access into the school curriculums
where we can have cricket as part of the Physical Education programme," John Howden
The Andalusian government has already expressed interest in this and has said it will look into putting together a programme for state schools
"What they said is they want the programme in English
because they want the Spanish kids to learn some more practical English
The Minister of Education in Andalucía is all for that."
Applying for federation status has been a tiring
but Cricket España is nearly there at last
we will have some good news and can pop the champagne," said Juan Carlos Rodriguez Martinez
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Angus “The Scottish Rocket” Ritchie is giving me advice
We are standing on Calle Madrid in Ciudad Rodrigo
looking down towards the town’s makeshift bullring
But then people who come to Ciudad Rodrigo don’t exactly come for art
This initially comes as a shock to those whose understanding of Spanish bullfighting is based solely on the modern corrida
with its emphasis on stillness and its sense of tragedy
But this is a relatively recent phenomenon and was born in Seville and Ronda in the heart of Andalusia
The north is where one comes for a glimpse of a cruder
more primeval iteration of Spain’s relationship with the bulls
One of its oldest elements is the encierro
which translates literally as the corralling of bulls
though we know it better as “the running” of them
My first desencierro – a bull run leading the animals away from the bullring at the conclusion of a capea – is about to begin
I am trying not to look at the place on Angus’s neck where
a bull’s horn grazed the skin along his jugular after he slipped while leading the bull through the ring
I am trying not to think about the 21-year-old Puerto Rican – dressed
in a cow costume – who received 25- and 40-centimetre horn wounds when he was gored by a bull moments later
The bell above the town hall begins to ring
get out as quickly as you can,” Angus says in his thick Glaswegian accent
He has run more than 75 encierros in towns and villages all over Spain and is the one who invited me here
“I’m going to get out before the arch,” I say
Before we have time to discuss it any further
the ringing of the bell speeds up and three steers appear at the bottom of the street
These enormous animals are used to help herd the fighting bulls and are not usually dangerous themselves
though they have already knocked someone unconscious during the course of this year’s festivities
attempting to get around them on their right side – three smaller
faster and much angrier fighting bulls suddenly come into view
Pamplona’s eight encierros during the yearly fiesta of San Fermín remain the most famous in the world
where hundreds of horsemen drive a herd of fighting bulls across the plain every morning before runners pick them up at the edge of town
Tafalla and countless other tiny pueblos that Hemingway never wrote about and that remain virtually unspoiled by tourism as a result
Saint-Sever in France holds its own yearly bull run as well
89 kilometres south-west of Salamanca and 25 kilometres from the Portuguese border
no fewer than 11 runs take place over the course of a mere four days
We arrived in town on the first evening of the Carnaval del Toro and made our way up into the old city
The long rectangular bullring that the council sets up in Plaza Mayor
was already a hive of activity in anticipation of the midnight capea that kicks off the festivities
Harking back to the days when bullfights were held in such plazas
Constructed out of what appear to be random planks and wooden poles
it looks as if it could come tumbling down were one to remove a single piece
We joined the hundreds of people skirting about in the half-light beneath the bleachers
ducking in and out of bars and cafés with entry ways lit by fluorescent tubing rigged up hastily on the underside of the seats
Eventually we climbed up one of the various stepladders
The carnaval’s schedule includes two corridas
two novilladas (bullfights for aspiring bullfighters who have not yet achieved the full rank of matador)
one performance by professional recortadores (athletes who dodge and leap over bulls without using capes or swords) and seemingly countless capeas
are among the most popular at the carnaval
They are also free-for-alls: amateur bullfights in which locals
While one occasionally sees flashes of brilliance in the capeas – a beautiful pass here
another one there – this brilliance is never sustained
Either the man runs away before attempting a second pass
or else one of the other hundred people in the ring distracts the bull and prevents the amateur from generating any sort of rhythm
For those who believe that only beauty can redeem the Spanish bullfight of its inherent cruelty
the sense that the bull is vastly outnumbered and is simply being teased quickly becomes tiring
Which is not to say that respect for the bull was nowhere to be seen during the carnaval
The most moving experience of the week revealed true afición
They said it had died of a heart attack during the morning’s encierro
They said the sound its head made when it hit the cobblestones was dull and terrible
A young man came up and grabbed one of the bull’s horns
An older man slapped the young man’s hand away and chastised him
People with cameras and iPhones were similarly reprimanded
We followed a tractor up along the street to the old walls of the city centre and watched as it lowered its hydraulic backhoe to pass beneath the too-low arch that led to Calle Madrid and the bull
Someone had covered the animal’s body with a tarp by the time the tractor arrived
made sure the bull’s tail was safely tucked into the tractor’s loader before everyone backed away
The tractor made a three-point turn and began to return up the street
as though making a kind of offering to some god
in a strange but reverential funeral procession
Now I am running in that procession’s wake
Plaza Conde comes up alongside me on the left
people crowding the barriers but with enough room for me to squeeze through
I aim for a gap in the railings and begin to veer towards it
I cannot hear my blood thumping in my ears like they say you’re supposed to in a moment like this
their horns – are closer to me than they’ve ever been
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Spain - October 2021 - The Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day which will take place in Lisbon in 2023 has brought the symbols of the Youth Cross and the Icon of Our Lady Salus Populi Romani to Spain
The symbols have received a special welcome from young people from the various Salesian presences since their arrival in September in the parish of "Mary Help of Christians" in Fuentes de Oñoro
Of special importance was the welcome accorded at the Salesian House of "Trinidad" in Seville
Delegate for Youth Ministry of the "Spain-Mary Help of Christians" (SMX) Province
A large number of young people took part at the reception in Huesca
Replicas of the Cross and Icon were welcomed in other Spanish Salesian presences such as in Madrid
the local Salesian Family accompanied the WYD Cross in the welcome celebration in the city's Cathedral
October 29 was the last day of the pilgrimage of the symbols of WYD before their return to Portugal
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The city of Tortona has been selected to have a team represent Italy in the upcoming EuroGames on Canale 5
Twelve people from the city of Tortona have been selected to participate in the EuroGames
The city is set to be one of five teams that will represent Italy over the course of the competition
The cost of the city being selected to have a team is € 10,000
The team of twelve was selected from 60 men aged between 18 and 50 years
who took part in a casting process at the end of July
The names of the team members will be revealed closer to the air date of the competition
EuroGames is one of two shows this summer to be launched as a reboot of Jeux Sans Frontières which was last broadcast in 1999
France Télévisions first announced at the end of June that it’s version of the show would take place under the name Jeux Sans Frontières
The show features teams from each of the participating nations taking part in a series of sporting challenges
Each of the teams received a score for each game
with an overall winner at the end of each series
The format was previously owned by the European Broadcasting Union who produced the contest annually between 1965 and 1999
The show featured teams from EBU member countries competing in odd tasks during a series of games
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Astorga has been named as the fifth and final city that will competing in the EuroGames for Spain
Astorga in Castile and León is the last city to be revealed as competing in the upcoming series of the Euro Games
The city is home to just over 11,000 people and is currently looking for individuals capable of representing it at the competition next month
The council in Astorga is contacting different associations
members of bodies and security forces to find suitable members for its team
The full list of cities representing Spain on the show are:
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the British army will take up garrison duty in Tilbury Fort
for the first time since the fort was de-commissioned in the 1950s
The difference is that this time the army will be the redcoats of George III
one of the country’s foremost Napoleonic re-enactment groups
will be setting up a 19th Century tented camp within the walls of the fort
which is run and maintained by English Heritage
Visitor’s to this historic site will see the troops drilling and firing the famous Brown Bess Musket
finding out how the King’s soldiers lived and played
how they were disciplined at courts martial and how the officers settled their dispute by duelling
will shortly be “taking ship” to celebrate the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in Spain and expel the forces of the Corsican Ogre
This is your chance to see the preparations the regiment will be making before they embark for Spain and experience the smell of the powder and rattle of the cannonball at first hand
The flag will be raised at 10:00am and lowered at 16:00 on Sunday)
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La época medieval ha dejado en nuestro país un legado arquitectónico cargado de historia
Prueba de ello son las diferentes murallas que podemos encontrarnos por todo el territorio que servían para proteger los pueblos y controlar la entrada y salida de personas
son auténticos tesoros que merece la pena visitar
De origen medieval y construida en el siglo XII
la muralla de Ciudad Rodrigo servía para guardar la frontera entre España y Portugal
Tras los asedios de los siglos XVII y XVIII las murallas fueron restauradas y modernizadas
y actualmente cuenta con 2 kms de extensión.
A pesar de haber estado ocupado por romanos y visigodos
no fue hasta la llegada de los árabes que se construyó la fortaleza en este pueblo a orillas del río Júcar
En la actualidad tanto la muralla como las puertas y torres se conserva casi en su totalidad.
Se trata de uno de los destinos más perseguidos de la sierra madrileña
y es que este pueblo rodeado por una muralla construida en el sigo XI completada por un castillo gótico-mudéjar del siglo XV guarda uno de los complejos arquitectónicos medievales mejor conservados de la Comunidad de Madrid.
Construida en 1458 con mampostería
la muralla de este pueblo de Soria es una de las mejores conservadas del país
Fue mandada construir por el obispo Pedro García de Montoya para proteger el grupo urbano.
En La Rioja alavesa encontramos este pueblo recogido dentro de una muralla de 2 metros que fue construida por el rey Sancho el Fuerte de Navarra
La muralla de Laguardia conserva intactas las cinco puertas que se construyeron para controlar la entrada y salida de gente de pueblo
Construida en el siglo XII a base de sillares y tierra compactada
es la mejor conservada de la época construida con dichos materiales
4 puertas y nada menos que 40 torreones.
Con el objetivo de proteger el reino taifas de Algeciras
Actualmente el castillo que completa la muralla es un hotel y a mediados del siglo pasado
con la llegada de turistas extranjeros se habitaron las casa vacías que tenía el pueblo
por lo que Castellar de la Frontera se conserva en perfecto estado.
A pesar de que los romanos conquistaron este pequeño pueblo hacia el año I a.C.
sus defensas no fueron construidas hasta el siglo XIII
Aún se conservan dos de las entradas de la muralla: la puerta de la Villa y la puerta del Azogue
En el Valle de Alagón se encuentra Galisteo
un pequeño pueblo amurallado desde el siglo XIII
además de la muralla se conservan las tres puertas originales de entrada al pueblo y la Torre de la Picota.
Casi mojado por el embalse de Gabriel y Galán se encuentra Granadilla
un pueblo de la provincia de Cáceres cuyo casco urbano está rodeado por una muralla
el pueblo fue expropiado por la construcción del pantano
aunque finalmente este no llegó a inundar el pueblo.
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A 20-year-old man from the United States was gored during a running of the bulls event this weekend
Seems as good a time as any to ask the question
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leaving his face permanent paralysed and blinding his left eye
As for the bulls involved in these incidents
Unsurprisingly for such a controversial practice
The Castillian Spanish term is la corrida de toros or
Corrida translates strictly as ‘bullfight’
Spanish defenders of the corrida object to the English translation as ‘bullfighting’ because they perceive it not as a sport but as an artform. (Writeups of corridas appear in the arts section of the Spanish national daily El País
not the sports section.) Certainly it is true that there’s more to a bullfight than a dude with a red cape fighting a bull to the death – the corrida goes through a number of delineated phases
Strictly speaking, Benjamin Miller wasn’t injured in a bullfight but in the preliminary encierro, or “running of the bulls”. In Ciudad Rodrigo’s annual carnival
the bulls are run between pens and the bullfighting ring erected beforehand in the town’s main square
and foolhardy locals and tourists can attempt to outrun them
A similar and more famous running of the bulls occurs in Pamplona
Bullfighting isn’t just a Spanish activity – bullfights also occur throughout the Spanish-speaking world
Famous Matadors form part of an international circuit
and frequently travel around South and Central America in order to take part in flights
there are other forms of bullfighting practiced around the world: there are local variants in both Portugal and the south of France
as well as a number of bullfighting-like events in the Middle East and South-East Asia
Bullfighting is banned in several areas of the world: in Spain’s Catalonia and Canary Islands regions
if you can stomach the pictures of his injuries.)
Bullfighting aficionados also like to charge its attackers with hypocrisy: given the terrible conditions of life and death for factory-farmed animals
why do animal rights activists concern themselves with the relatively small number of animals who die in bullfighting
But perhaps the staunchest defence is cultural. Humans fighting bulls is a long tradition, dating back to Roman times (although the current practice is much more recent
dating back to the middle of the 18th century)
it’s an integral part of Spanish national identity
While bullfighting is legal in much of Spain, it isn’t legal everywhere. The Canary Islands banned the practice in 1991, and Catalonia followed suit much more recently
How this happened itself reveals a great deal about the fraught politics of culture and regionalism in Spain
Spain is not technically speaking a nation but a kingdom under the rule of the Spanish royal family; the kingdom bundles together a group of disparate ‘nations’ and regions into one official entity spanning two continents (parts of Spain, such as Ceuta and Melilla and the Canaries
Like a lot of other countries in the European Union
Spain is highly regional: each separate region has its own distinct culture
and sometimes even its own officially-recognised language
(There are even more officially unrecognised languages.) And there are
conflicts within and between regions – for example
Valencians believe they speak a separate language called Valencian
while their Catalan neighbours to the north insist that Valencian is merely a dialect of Catalan
The Catalan ban on bullfighting thus has to be understood in the context of an increasing cultural and political autonomy for the region in post-Franco Spain: by banning bullfighting
the Catalan government is asserting not only its relatively recent autonomy from the central Madrid government
but is also repudiating non-Catalan cultural traditions
The idea that the Catalan government might be using animal welfare as a fig-leaf to cover less pure motives is supported by the fact that the non-fatal but arguably cruel Catalan tradition of bou embolat – a running of the bulls where flaming balls or fireworks are attached to the bulls’ horns – has not been banned
the 1991 ban on bullfighting in the Canaries barely registered at the time; the movement for Canarian independence is much less developed than the Catalan one
and bullfighting had never really taken off there.)
Broadcasts of bullfights on state television
Polling in Spain seems to indicate that bullfighting will be around for a while yet: a 2010 survey by El País indicated that 60% of Spaniards do not enjoy bullfighting compared to 37% who do
The prevailing attitude in Spain seems to be a laissez-faire one: let the minority who enjoy it watch it
If that doesn’t sit well with you, there’s much you can do: you can give a donation to the Spanish Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos del Animal (Association for the Defense of Animal Rights)
and you can endeavour to avoid supporting seemingly harmless festivals with bullfighting at their core
One of the great things about the diversity of Spanish cultures
is that there’s more than enough to go around without tourists having to see a bullfight
Feature image by Paul Arboleda, for AFP/Getty
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