The Canarian Coalition is a regionalist,Canarian nationalist political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence. It has been labeled as centrist and liberal. The party governed the Canary Islands from 1993 to 2019;and currently since 2023 under Fernando Clavijo Batlle's leadership.
The European Democratic Party,also known as the European Democrats,is a centrist European political party in favour of European integration. François Bayrou is the party's president.
Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrés was a Uruguayan-American soccer defender and former head coach of the New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League,two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned 61 caps with the United States men's national soccer team and eight with the U.S. national futsal team. He later coached both indoor and outdoor teams as well as at the national team level with Nigeria and Haiti. He was a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and is a 2014 inductee into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.
The St. Louis Storm was a soccer team based out of St. Louis that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). They played from 1989 to 1992. Their home arena was the St. Louis Arena. The mascot for the St. Louis Storm was named "Colt Flash" (1990).
Maldonado is the capital city of Maldonado Department,in eastern Uruguay. According to the 2023 Census,it is the fourth most populated city in the country,with about 90 thousand inhabitants. However,together with the cities of Punta del Este and San Carlos it makes up a conurbation with a population of over 135 thousand inhabitants.
The Battle of Clavijo is a mythical battle,believed for centuries to be historical,which became a popular theme of Spanish traditions regarding the Christian expulsion of the Muslims. Stories about the battle first arose centuries after it allegedly occurred;according to these stories,it was fought near Clavijo between Christians led by Ramiro I of Asturias and Muslims led by the Emir of Córdoba.The Diccionario de historia de España (1968) says:"To a serious historian,the existence of the Battle of Clavijo is not even a topic of discussion."
The president of the Canary Islands is the head of government of the Canary Islands,one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain,while the monarch Felipe VI remains the head of state as king of Spain.
Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo is the full name of the botanical garden on Gran Canaria,one of the Canary Islands. "Jardín Botánico Canario" means "Botanical Garden of the Canaries",while the additional words "Viera y Clavijo" honor the pioneering Spanish cleric and scholar JoséViera y Clavijo (1731–1813),who attempted to found a botanical garden in the Canary Islands in the late eighteenth century.
Timurid relations with Europe developed in the early 15th century,as the Persianate Turco-Mongol ruler Timur and European monarchs attempted to operate a rapprochement against the expansionist Ottoman Empire. A strong hostility remained between the Timurds and the Ottoman Turks as well as the Egyptian Mamluks.
Holmes &Watson. Madrid days is a 2012 Spanish thriller film written,produced and directed by JoséLuis Garci. It stars Gary Piquer as Sherlock Holmes and JoséLuis García Pérez as Dr. Watson. The plot brings the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Madrid in order to investigate crimes similar to those of Jack the Ripper.
The Black Siren is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez,Isabel de Pomés and María Asquerino. A man falls in love with a dying young woman. It was based on a novel by Emilia Pardo Bazán.
The following lists events in the year 2017 in Spain.
Blanca Delia Pérez is a politician and minister of the Environment of the autonomous Spanish overseas territory of the Canary Islands.
The Clavijo government was the regional government of the Canary Islands led by President Fernando Clavijo. It was formed in July 2015 after the regional election and ended in July 2019 following the regional election.
Asier Antona Gómez is a Spanish politician and senator. He is the current senator representing the Canary Islands in the Senate of Spain. Gomez was appointed senator as a representative from the Canary Islands by the Parliament of the Canary Islands.
Cristina Valido García is a member of Canarian Coalition who serves as the party's deputy in the Spanish Congress of Deputies since July 2023. In 2017,Valido served as the counselor of employment and politics in the government of the Canary Islands under President Fernando Clavijo Batlle.
The Second government of Fernando Clavijo was formed on 15 July 2023,following the latter's election as President of the government of Canary Islands by the Parliament of the Canary Islands on 12 July and his swearing-in on 14 July,as a result of Canarian Coalition (CCa),the People's Party (PP),the Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) and Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament following the 2023 Canarian regional election. It succeeded the government of Ángel Víctor Torres and has been the incumbent Government of the Canary Islands since 21 July 2023,a total of 316 days,or 10 months and 11 days.
