Granada (English spelling)

Japanese: グラナダ（英語表記）Granada

Ancient name: Illiberis. Capital of Granada province, Andalusia, southern Spain. Located on the northwestern slope of the Nevada mountain range, at an altitude of 685m. Prospered as the capital of the Moorish Kingdom of Granada from 1238 to 1492. The name is said to be derived from the pomegranate trees (Granada in Spanish) that grow in abundance in the area. It overlooks the fertile Granada plain to the west and is bounded to the south by the rapids of the Genil River. In addition to being a bustling distribution center for agricultural products from the Granada plain, the city also produces liqueurs, soap, paper, textiles, etc. Many historical buildings remain, including Granada Cathedral (16th to 18th centuries), famous for its many paintings and sculptures, the tombs of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the founders of unified Spain, a monastery built in the 16th century, and the University of Granada. The famous Alhambra Palace, the Generalife Palace built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and the Albaicin district were registered as cultural heritage of the World in 1984. Population: 254,034 (estimated 1991).

Granada
Granada

A city in southwestern Nicaragua. Capital of the department of the same name. It is located about 40 km east-southeast of the capital Managua, on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua, overlooking Mombacho Volcano to the south. Founded in 1523, it developed while competing with Leon to the northwest in politics and trade. Because it was a wealthy town, it was often attacked by pirates from the Caribbean in the 17th century. It is now one of the country's major cities and an industrial center, with industries such as furniture, soap, sewing, cottonseed oil, and rum. It is a typical Spanish-style town, and although the city center was burned down by American W. Walker in 1857, many old mansions and churches have been preserved and rebuilt. It is the terminus of the main railway line that runs from the capital to Corinto, the main port on the Pacific coast, and a road that branches off from the Pan-American Highway passes through it. It is also the departure and arrival point for ships on Lake Nicaragua. Population 88,636 (1985 estimate).

Granada
Granada, Luis de

Born: Around 1504, Granada
[Died] December 31, 1588. Lisbon. Spanish author and Dominican friar. His religious work Guía de pecadores (1556), which encouraged personal piety, was the source material for the Amakusa edition of Guía de pecadores, said to be the first Japanese translation of a Western book.

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Japanese:

古代名イリベリス Illiberis。スペイン南部，アンダルシア州，グラナダ県の県都。ネバダ山脈の北西斜面，標高 685mに位置する。 1238～1492年ムーア人のグラナダ王国の首都として繁栄。地名は付近に多く産するザクロの木 (スペイン語でグラナダ) に由来するともいわれる。西に肥沃なグラナダ平原を見おろし，南は急流ヘニル川で限られる。グラナダ平原の農産物の集散地としてにぎわうほか，リキュール，石鹸，紙，繊維などを産する。多くの絵画や彫刻で著名なグラナダ大聖堂 (16～18世紀) ，統一スペインの祖，フェルナンド2世とイサベル1世の墓所，16世紀に建てられた修道院やグラナダ大学など多くの歴史的建造物が現存。有名なアルハンブラ宮殿をはじめ 13～14世紀に建てられたヘネラリーフェ離宮，アルバイシン地区は 1984年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された。人口 25万 4034 (1991推計) 。

グラナダ
Granada

ニカラグア南西部の都市。同名県の県都。首都マナグアの東南東約 40km，ニカラグア湖北西岸にあり，南にモンバチョ火山を望む。 1523年に建設された古い町で，北西のレオン市と政治，交易で競合しながら発展。豊かな町であったため，17世紀にはしばしばカリブ海からの海賊に襲撃された。現在同国主要都市の一つで，工業中心地となっており，家具，石鹸，縫製，綿実油，ラム酒などの工業が立地。典型的なスペイン風の町で，市街中心部は 1857年アメリカ人 W.ウォーカーにより焼かれたが，古い邸宅や聖堂なども多数保存，再建されている。太平洋岸の主要港コリントから首都を経て通じる幹線鉄道の終点で，パンアメリカン・ハイウェーから分岐する道路が通る。またニカラグア湖の船便の発着地。人口8万 8636 (1985推計) 。