The Granada War (Spanish: Guerra de Granada) was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (los Reyes Católicos) Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada. It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile, ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula (al-Andalus).
The ten-year war was not a continuous effort, but a series of seasonal campaigns launched in spring and broken off in winter. The Granadans were crippled by internal conflict and civil war, while the Christians were generally unified. The war also saw the effective use of artillery by the Christians to rapidly conquer towns that would otherwise have required a long siege. On January 2, 1492 Muhammad XII of Granada (King Boabdil) surrendered the Emirate of Granada, the city of Granada, and the Alhambra palace to the Castilian forces.
Granada (/ɡrəˈnɑːdə/, Spanish: [ɡɾaˈnaða], locally: [ɡɾaˈnaː, -ˈnaða]) is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Beiro, the Darro, the Genil and the Monachil. It sits at an average elevation of 738 metres above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held.
In the 2005 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 236,982, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 472,638, ranking as the 13th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these people (31%; or 1% of the total population) coming from South America. Its nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport.
Coordinates: 37°15′N 3°15′W / 37.250°N 3.250°W / 37.250; -3.250 Granada is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies – the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The method of election is the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3%.
It is one of eight districts which correspond to the provinces of Andalusia. The largest municipalities are Granada, with a population of over 200,000, and Motril, with a population of over 60,000.
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Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). Its capital city is also called Granada.
The province covers an area of 12,635 km2 (4,878 sq mi). Its population was 876,184 as of 2006, of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its average population density is 64.82/km2 (167.9/sq mi). It contains 170 municipalities.
The tallest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula, Mulhacén, is located in Granada. It measures 3,479 m (11,414 ft). The next highest mountains in the province are Veleta (3,396 m or 11,142 ft) and Alcazaba (3,371 m or 11,060 ft).
The river Genil, which rises in Granada, is one of the main tributaries of the Guadalquivir. Other important rivers include the Fardes, Monachil, Guadalfeo, Dílar, Ízbor, Verde and Darro.
Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province. Another important range is the Sierra de Baza.
Listen people what can I say?
I'm a really fucked up personality
You know I'm hangin' around all day and night
With my body pretty busy though my mind is tired
Picking up the phone to give my friends a call
But I didn't pay the bill so it won't work at all
I've got the muddiest burgers and the cheapest booze
A bunch of pills but nothin' else to consume...
[Chorus:]
Reeling on the edge, reeling on the edge
I'm full time stoned and I'm half time dead,
Reeling on the edge, reeling on the edge
How should I dare another step?
... I'm afraid someone's gonna push me just a little too far...
... can't get rid of the fear they won't open the door for me...
I'm not used to stuff to read
What should I learn from books or stupid magazines?
Walkin' through the park watchin' open air TV
Witness violation entertainment for free
Children rob their mother's robbers keep on robbin' joggers
Thank God no one's gonna rob me cause I've got a lot of brothers
But maybe I just need another try...
[Chorus]
Fuck!
Listen to me!
Kicked in the teeth again
But I won't lose my head
If I could only have the chance...
I don't need no charity
But I can't cope with enmity
As long as I'm sitting in the pit!
I'm ALONE
Fighting a 1000 feet trying to kick me down
I CAN'T TAKE
People being all the time so sorry 'bout my fate
I'm NOT A FOOL
As long as I'm me and do not have to think like you
I'm ALIVE
I'm a living personality that cannot be denied
I'm ALIVE
I'm ALIVE
I'm ALIVE