Iglesias
Iglesias is a Spanish word meaning "churches", and also a Spanish surname. It appears in these proper names:
- Iglesias, a town of Sardinia, Italy
- Iglesias, a town of Burgos, Spain
- The Iglesias family of Spain
- Julio Iglesias, Sr. (also known as Papuchi), doctor, father of Julio
- Julio Iglesias (b. 1943), singer, son of Dr. Iglesias, father of Chabeli, Julio José and Enrique
- Chabeli Iglesias (b. 1971), journalist, sister of Enrique and Julio José
- Julio José Iglesias (b. 1973)
- Enrique Iglesias (b. 1975), musician
- Enrique V. Iglesias, Uruguayan economist
- Gabriel Iglesias, American comedian
- Gerardo Iglesias, Spanish Communist
- Miguel Iglesias, Peru president
- Pablo Iglesias (1850-1925), Spanish Socialist politician
- Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (1889-2004), supercentenarian
- Santiago Iglesias, Puerto Rican leader
- David Cobeño Iglesias is a Spanish football (soccer) goalkeeper.
- David Iglesias (attorney) is a former U.S. attorney.
- David Iglesias, Spanish guitarist, student at Berklee College of Music
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Extended Definition: Iglesias
Iglesias
Iglesias (Sardinian: Igrèsias) (pop. 29,075) is a comune of Carbonia-Iglesias province in Sardinia, Italy. Situated at 620 ft in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a centre of a mining district, with lead, zinc, and silver being extracted, as well as for the distillation of sulfuric acid. Today 48 % of the population of Iglesias is unemployed.
Iglesias' cathedral dates from 1288, the castle from 1325; the Church of San Francesco is from the 15th century and a fine example of Gothic architecture.
The municipality had a population of 28,170 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 207.63 km² (80.166 sq mi). It is the co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.
Points of interest
- Giardino Montano Linasia, a nature preserve and botanical garden
External links
- Official website (Italian)
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