Pikolin is a Spanish mattress manufacturer headquartered in Zaragoza, Aragon. The company was founded by Alfonso Solans Serrano in January 1948. [1] [2] Upon Solans' acquisition of the license for the production of spring mattresses in Spain, the registered brand took off in 1959. [2] It subsequently expanded to Portugal (1988), France (2001), [2] Italy and Malaysia. It had an annual turnover of €183 million in 2005, and employs between 1,500 and 1,600 workers, depending on production needs (about 1,000 people work at its plant in Zaragoza: 900 in production and 100 in administration and other services).
The company was selected as an official sponsor of the Expo Zaragoza 2008.
Zaragoza also known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D., commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La Romareda.
El Sueño de Morfeo was a Spanish band from Asturias. Their musical style is pop rock fused with Celtic, folk rock and indie pop elements. They represented Spain at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Contigo hasta el final ".
Sara Pereyra Baras is a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in San Fernando (Cádiz) who has established her own dance company.
Moisés García León, known simply as Moisés, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Ali ibn Attiya ibn al-Zaqqaq was one of the great poets of Al-Andalus during the reign of the Almoravids. He was a Muslim from Banu Lakhm. His mother was the sister of fellow Andalusian poet, Ibn Khafaja, and there is scholarly dispute regarding his father. He was a disciple under philosopher Ibn Ṣîd de Badajoz.
Los Músicos de Su Alteza is a Spanish early music ensemble founded by the Saragosse harpsichordist Luis Antonio González in 1992. The ensemble has taken a particular lead in recording music from the archives of Zaragoza's two cathedrals, La Seo and El Pilar, and performs regularly at the Música Antigua Aranjuez festival.
The 2012–13 Copa del Rey was the 111th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 29 August 2012 and ended on 17 May 2013 with the final, held at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, in which Atlético Madrid lifted the trophy for the tenth time in their history with a 2–1 victory over hosts Real Madrid in extra time. Barcelona were the defending champions but were eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Going into the competition, the winners were assured of a place in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, but both finalists had already qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League a few weeks before.
The 2013 Segunda División B play-offs were the final playoffs for promotion from 2012–13 Segunda División B to the 2013–14 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda División B groups played the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda División were relegated to Segunda División B. It also decided the three teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2013–14 Tercera División.
Paula Ortiz Álvarez is a Spanish director, screenwriter and producer who works for Get in the Pictures Productions and Amapola Films, teaches Audiovisual Communication at the University of Barcelona, and collaborates with the University of San Jorge in Zaragoza.
Álvaro López Ratón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Wisła Kraków.
Industrias Lácteas Asturianas (Ilas) is a company based in the Asturian parish of Anleo in the council of Navia, Spain.
Iván Azón Monzón is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a forward.
Iván Martínez Puyol is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and the current manager of Deportivo Aragón.
The 1994–95 season was the 60th season in existence for Real Zaragoza competed in La Liga for 17th consecutive year, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the first time since the 1986–87 edition.
The 1992–93 season was the 58th season in existence for Real Zaragoza competed in La Liga for 15th consecutive year, Copa del Rey and in the UEFA Cup for the first time since the 1989-90 edition.
The 1995–96 season was the 61st season in existence for Real Zaragoza. The club competed in La Liga for 18th consecutive year, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The 1996–97 season was the 62nd season for Real Zaragoza in its history. The club competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.
The 1997–98 season was the 63rd season for Real Zaragoza in its history. The club competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Manuel García Portillo is a Spanish businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Tecnidex, Chairman of the MGP Group and leader of the Origen Project. He is President of the AINIA Technological Institute.