Farres is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.848 km2. The municipality Farres existed between 1835 and 1912, and again between 1998 and 2011. Its seat of administration was in the town Chalandritsa. Farres is situated in the centre of Achaea, on the upper courses of the rivers Peiros and Parapeiros. Towards the southeast and northeast (Panachaiko) the terrain is increasingly mountainous. It is located about 15 km south of Patras and 30 km west of Kalavryta. The Greek National Road 33 runs through western Farres.
"Quizás, quizás, quizás", sometimes known simply as "Quizás", is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés. Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit for Bobby Capó in 1947.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, was fought on 27 November 1870 between French and Prussian forces during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). It ended in a Prussian victory, forcing the French to retreat and allowing the Prussians to capture Amiens, France.
Eochelone is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the late Eocene. It was first named by Dollo in 1903. Its type species is E. brabantica.
The 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship since it was renamed from the original under-18 event, in 2001. France hosted the championship during July. Ukraine were the title holders, but failed to qualify for the finals. The host country won the tournament. The top six teams qualified for the 2011 Under-20 World Cup.
Arres is a municipality in the comarca of the Aran Valley in Catalonia, Spain, close to the French border. The mayor is Pere Castet i Farré (CDA).
Mariella Farré is a Swiss singer of Italian descent, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1983 and 1985.
The Petroleum Revolution was a libertarian and syndicalist leaning workers' revolution that took place in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1873. The event is called the Petroleum Revolution since the workers, desperate due to living conditions, carried as their standard petroleum-soaked torches. During those days, according to chroniclers, the city stank of petroleum.
Osvaldo Farrés was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acercate Mas", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras."
Arthur Farre FRS was an English obstetric physician.
Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with the song "Piano, piano" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 4 May.
Jean-Joseph Frédéric Albert Farre was a French general and statesman. He served during the Franco-Prussian War and later as the French Minister of War.
Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré, with the song "Io così non ci sto" at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on April 23. Farré was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1983 Contest, held on March 26.
Microplana is a genus of land planarians found in Europe and Africa.
"Acércate Más" is a 1946 hit song by Osvaldo Farrés.
Plays Nat King Cole en Español is an album by saxophonist David Murray's Cuban Ensemble with guest vocalist Daniel Melingo released on the Motéma label. The album was inspired by Nat King Cole's albums Cole Español and More Cole Español.
Cicatrices del alma is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eugenio Cobo for Televisa in 1986. It is an original story by Lindy Giacoman and adapted by Eric Vonn and Liliana Abud. It starred Norma Herrera, Germán Robles, Gregorio Casal, Rebeca Rambal and José Elías Moreno.
The Black Hand was a presumed secret, anarchist organization based in the Andalusian region of Spain and best known as the perpetrators of murders, arson, and crop fires in the early 1880s. The events associated with the Black Hand took place in 1882 and 1883 amidst class struggle in the Andalusian countryside, the spread of anarcho-communism distinct from collectivist anarchism, and differences between legalists and illegalists in the Federación de Trabajadores de la Región Española.
Gerard Farrés i Güell is a Spanish motorcycle racer of enduro and rally raid. In rally raid, he finished in third place in the motorcycle category in the 2017 Dakar Rally and won Baja Aragón in the same category in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
