Malaga's Guide (English)

Plants of the Malaga's parc

Phoenixdactylifera (Date palm)
Origin: West Asia and North Africa.
Description: The “Date palm” has a slender trunk of 30 cm in diameter. The bluish-green leaves form a crown. 
The fruit has sweet edible flesh, and it's an important food of several Arab.

Strelitzia reginae (Bird of paradise)
Origin: South Africa.
Description: Herbaceous plant that reaches one meter high. This plant produces beautiful flowers in which the brilliant orange petals contrast with its blue tongue.
It can be ground from seeds but is usually propagated by division

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Statue "Marqués de Larios"

This monument is dedicated to Manuel Domingo Larios. His major work for the social and urban protection of the city was the street that has his name.The Town Hall built a monument in his honor in 1899.
The statue represent the Marquis of Larios, the figure of a man with a apickaxe and a shavel, representing labour, and that of a half-naked woman who is offering a child to the Marquis of Larios.

The Larios Street is dedicated to Manuel Domingo Larios too. It is the most important street of Málaga.

Constitution Square

Is the most important square in Málaga. Since before Christianity, it had been the heart of the city and since the 15th century to the present day, it has been the city's public and political Space, par excellence. Until 1869, the Town Hall was located in this square, as were other official buildings such as the house of the Justice of the Peace, the prision, the Courthouse and the Jasuits school.

Alcazaba of Málaga

The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification.  It was built by the Hammudid dynasty in the 11th century.
Alcazaba are ruins of a Roman theatre dating to the 1st century BC, which are undergoing restoration. Some of the Roman era materials were reused in the Moorish construction of the Alcazaba.

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Biography of Fernando de los Rios

Fernando de los Ríos was born in Ronda, Málaga, of 8th of December in 1879.

He was the first son of José del Río Pizón and Fernanda Urruti Rodríguez. Later, his brothers José (1883) and Concha (1881) were born.

Fernando de los Ríos was an orphan of father when he was 4 years old. Their mother, Fernanda, was taking care of his three sons. In Ronda, Cádiz and Córdoba to passed his infancy and his youth. He made the studies of high school and then, his family moved to Madrid, where Fernando finished his studies.

In Madrid, he made the studies of law. He hot a degree in law. In 1901, he worked as a teacher at the University of Granada. Fernando and Federico García Lorca were very good friends.

Fernando de los Ríos was a political, leader and Spanish socialist. He was a very important socialist.

Fernando de los Ríos died in New York, on 31st of May in 1949

Laura Ruiz  2ºA