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28-673: Linares may refer to: People [ edit ] Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares (1641–1717), Spanish nobleman and military officer; viceroy of New Spain from 1711 to 1716 Andreu Linares (born 1975), Spanish futsal player Art Linares , American politician from Connecticut Arsenio Linares y Pombo (1848–1914), Spanish military officer and government official Asunción Linares (1921–2005), Spanish paleontologist Carmen Linares , stage name of Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez (born 1951). Spanish flamenco singer Emilio Herrera Linares (1879–1967), Spanish military engineer; president of

56-729: A city in the Maule Region Linares Airport , a public use airport located near Linares, Chile Estación Linares , a railway station in Linares, Chile Linares Province , a province in the Maule Region Colombia [ edit ] Linares, Nariño , a city in the Nariño Department Mexico [ edit ] Linares, Nuevo León , a city in the state of Nuevo León Spain [ edit ] Linares, Jaén ,

84-751: A city in the province of Jaén, Andalusia Linares (Allande) , a parish in Allande, Asturias Linares (Proaza) , a parish in Proaz, Asturias Linares (San Martín) , a parish in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Asturias Linares (Salas) , a parish in Salas, Asturias Linares (Ribadesella) , a parish in Ribadesella, Asturias Linares del Acebo , a parish in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias Linares de Mora ,

112-409: A mild Mediterranean climate . The summers are hot and mainly dry (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 32 degrees Celsius on the hottest days. The winters (late May to mid September) tend to be rather humid and rainy, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius, and minimum just above freezing. The rainfall is more abundant in the eastern as well as the southern part of

140-567: A population density of 25.3/km (66/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.1% (7,699 persons). Forty five percent of the population of the province live in rural areas, as compared with 33% in the Maule Region and 13% in Chile as a whole. This characteristic gives Linares a special cultural and socioeconomic profile among the Chilean provinces. Linares has

168-443: A severe famine resulted. The streets were filled with people begging for bread. Perhaps as a result of the famine, a severe plague broke out, continuing into the following year. Many sick people were abandoned on the streets. Many people died and were buried in common graves. Both the viceroy and the archbishop of Mexico, José Lanziego , reportedly paid from their own funds to help the poor during these catastrophes. Alencastre ordered

196-875: A town in the province of Teruel, Aragón Linares de Riofrío , a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León Other uses [ edit ] CD Linares , a football team in Linares, Jaén, Spain Linares Deportivo , a football team in Linares, Jaén, Spain Linares CF , a football club in Linares, Jaén, Spain Deportes Linares , a football team in Linares, Chile Linares International Chess Tournament , Linares, Jaén, Spain Palace of Linares , Madrid, Spain See also [ edit ] Diocese of Linares (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

224-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares Alencastre Noroña y Silva was a descendant of Fernando de Noroña, Duke of Linares, and thus from a distinguished Spanish family with origins in the Portuguese nobility . In addition to the two titles he inherited, he was knight commander of the Order of Santiago, lord of

252-403: Is the city of Linares . As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president . The provincial delegate is Priscila González Carrillo , a Communist. The province comprises eight communes , each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council . The province is located at

280-732: The Kingdom of Great Britain for 30 years. The British government subsequently transferred the Asiento de Negros to the South Sea Company . As British merchants began to sell slaves in Spanish America, they also started secretly trading in unauthorised goods and merchandise with Spanish colonists eager to circumvent Spain's mercantilist policies, which worsened Anglo-Spanish relations . Another foreign policy issue between Spain and Britain during Alencastre's tenure as viceroy

308-944: The Spanish Texas territory after its abandonment in 1690, and establish missions and a settlement there. The pueblo of San Antonio was founded in 1718. He also authorized establishing missions in Nuevo Mexico , present day New Mexico . The indigenous and sophisticated Pueblo peoples continued in revolt against the occupation of their homeland, taken by the Spanish in 1598 as the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México . In 1711 Father Eusebio Kino , renowned explorer and missionary in Sonora , Baja California and Alta California , died in Magdelena, Sonora. Alencastre constructed

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336-565: The Viceroyalty of New Spain , and president of the Audiencia Real . On August 16, 1711 there was a strong earthquake that damaged many buildings and resulted in significant loss of life. The earthquake was said to last half an hour. The viceroy is said to have paid from his own funds to help the poor and to restore some of the buildings. In 1713, Mexico City experienced a snowfall unlike any earlier recorded. The harvest failed, and

364-530: The Viceroyalty of Peru between their Pacific Ocean ports. Spain had supplied Peru by bringing goods by government fleet to the Atlantic port of Portobelo in Panama , from whence they were carted to Lima overland. There was no direct trade allowed between the Spanish colonies. However, the Spanish government fleet did not arrive for eleven years between 1696 and 1707, nor between 1708 and 1711. The problem

392-642: The Americas from trading between Acapulco (New Spain) and Callao (Peru) was simply making French merchants wealthy. The Council of the Indies rejected the idea, hinting that Viceroy Alencastre himself might be profiting from Pacific trade: Under the terms of the Peace of Utrecht , Spain granted the Asiento de Negros , a monopoly contract granting the recipient the right to sell African slaves in Spanish America, to

420-606: The Asian goods for silver and/or cacao, and then returning to France. Viceroy Alencastre suggested that Spain permit private Spanish merchant ships to sail between the Pacific ports of Acapulco and Callao. In Acapulco, they could pick up Asian goods shipped on the Spanish government's Manila galleons , and they could also purchase European goods shipped on the Spanish government's Atlantic fleet to Veracruz and brought across Mexico. Alencastre pointed out that banning Spanish merchants in

448-1882: The Spanish government-in-exile from 1960 to 1962 Francisco Linares Alcántara (1825–1878), Venezuelan politician; president of Venezuela in 1877 and 1878 François de Linares (1897–1956), French general Guillermo Linares (born 1951), U.S. politician from New York Jaime Miguel Linares (born 1982), Angolan footballer Joan Linares (born 1975), Spanish futsal player Jorge Linares (born 1985), Venezuelan boxer José Antonio González Linares (born 1946), Spanish road cyclist José María Linares (1808–1861), Bolivian politician; president of Bolivia, 1857–1861 Jose L. Linares (born 1953), U.S. federal judge Julio Linares (1930–1993), Panamanian-U.S. jurist, politician, and historian Luisa-Maria Linares (1915–1986), Spanish writer Marta Linares (disambiguation) , several people Miguel Linares (born 1982), Spanish footballer Nicolás Linares (born 1996), Argentine footballer Olga F. Linares (1936–2014), Panamanian–U.S. anthropologist and archaeologist Omar Linares (born 1967), Cuban baseball player Pastor Linares (born 1971), Venezuelan road cyclist Pedro Linares (1906–1992), Mexican artist Roberto Linares (born 1986), Cuban footballer Rodrigo Linares (born 1995), Argentine footballer Fernando Borrego Linares, birth name of Polo Montañez (1955–2002), Cuban singer and songwriter Rebeca Linares (born 1983), Spanish pornographic actress Rodney Linares (born 1977), Dominican-American baseball coach Rogelio Linares (1909–?), Cuban baseball player Rufino Linares (1951–1998), Dominican MLB baseball player Steven Linares , Gibraltarian teacher, trade unionist, barrister and politician Places [ edit ] Bolivia [ edit ] José María Linares Province , Potosí Department Chile [ edit ] Linares, Chile ,

476-460: The aqueduct of Arcos de Belén to Salto de Agua in Mexico City. He continued and expanded La Acordada, a special tribunal dedicated to fighting robbery in the cities and on the highways. He prohibited the manufacture of the alcoholic beverage aguardiente from sugar cane, and made attempts to suppress immorality among the regular clergy . The Crown fixed the annual contribution of New Spain to

504-583: The bedchamber of the king, and lieutenant general in the army. He was also knight commander of the royal arms in the Kingdom of Naples, honorary viceroy of Sardinia, and vicar general of La Toscana. Alencastre was an early donor to the Jesuit missions in Baja California , providing 5,000 reales as seed money in 1697. In 1711 Fernando de Alencastre became the colonial viceroy and captain general of

532-690: The construction of four well-armed, light warships at Coatzacoalcos to reinforce the Armada de Barlovento (coast guard). He bought 600 new muskets in Cantabria for the militia, and sent money for the repair of fortifications at Cumaná. Around 1711 Alencastre authored a proposal to the Council of the Indies ( Consejo de Indias ) in Spain to legitimize private trade between the Viceroyalty of New Spain and

560-539: The first public library and the first natural history museum in New Spain. King Philip V of Spain directed that the museum send to Spain samples of rocks, plants, fruits, animals and other things found in Mexico but unknown in Spain. The viceroy complied, copiously. In 1716 he turned over the office to his successor, Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Arión . He left for Zúñiga a written Instrucción , in which he detailed

588-399: The mother country at one million pesos. To raise this money required some ingenuity on the part of the viceroy. On October 28, 1715 an insurrection broke out among the garrison at San Juan de Ulúa , near Veracruz . For two years the soldiers had received only partial pay. The rebels were tried, convicted, and pardoned. Afterwards they continued to press their grievances. Alencastre founded

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616-803: The province ( Parral ), and the effects of this are seen in the good conditions for rice cultivation in the latter area. Irrigation is used to a large extent. Thanks to favorable climatic conditions and good natural irrigation, the province of Linares has been able to diversify its agriculture . Also, the wine making industry has been making inroads in both national and international markets. The province's major and more profitable crops include cereals ( rice , wheat , and maize among them), vegetables ( tomatoes , cauliflower, lettuce, onions, and artichokes ), legumes (lentils and beans), fruit (especially kiwi fruit, pears, apples , berries , table grapes , melons, watermelons, peaches, and nectarines ), and sugar beets . Several varieties of wine are produced in

644-643: The province, which is part of the Maule Valley, a sub-region of the viticultural region of the Chilean Central Valley . Linares produces 74% of the Chilean rice crop, particularly in the area around Parral . The province exports wines , table grapes , kiwi fruit, berries , and several other agricultural products. The city of Linares is an important center of the Chilean sugar-beet industry. A remarkable number of writers, poets and, in general, intellectuals (see below) have been born in

672-613: The sad social and economic conditions of the colony. He died the following year in Mexico City, and was interred in the church of the Discalced Carmelites . He left many charitable donations in his will, including an addition 5,000 for the Jesuit missions of Baja California. Linares Province Linares ( Spanish : Provincia de Linares ) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center

700-502: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Linares . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linares&oldid=1222438505 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

728-528: The very center of mainland Chile , and its capital lies 303 km south of Santiago and 50 km south of Talca, the regional capital, in the middle of a rich agricultural and wine-growing area. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute ( INE ), the province spans an area of 10,041.2 km (3,877 sq mi) and had a population of 270,990 inhabitants (127,063 men and 126,927 women), giving it

756-731: Was caused by the War of the Spanish Succession , making it difficult for the Spanish fleet to cross the Atlantic. In their place, the French were sailing from Saint Malo in France, around South America's Cape Horn , to the seaport of Callao in Peru. At Callao, the French sold European merchandise for Peruvian silver, and then sailed to Asia trading the silver for Asian products (spices and especially textiles), and then returning to Callao to sell

784-589: Was the existence of a British colony at Laguna de Términos , whose colonists harvested tropical timber , in particular logwood trees , and exported them to American and European markets in violation of Spanish law. The pueblo of San Felipe de Linares was founded by Sebastián Villegas Cumplido in September 1711, and named in honor of the Viceroy. It is located in present-day state of Nuevo León . Alencastre authorized expeditions in 1716 and in 1718, to reoccupy

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