Vitoria, Spain — Spanish city native name = Vitoria Gasteiz spanish name = Vitoria Gasteiz nickname = city motto = Haec est Victoria quae vincit city motto means = This is Victoria which triumphed image flag size = 115px image coat of arms = Vitoria coa.png image … Wikipedia
Vitoria-Gasteiz — Gemeinde Vitoria Gasteiz Wappen Karte von Spanien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vitoria — • Diocese; suffragan of Burgos, in Spain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vitoria Vitoria † … Catholic encyclopedia
Vitoria-Gasteiz — ▪ Spain Spanish Vitoria , Basque Gasteiz capital of Álava provincia (province), in Basque Country comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northeastern Spain. It is located north of the Vitoria Hills on the Zadorra River, southwest of… … Universalium
Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions … Catholic encyclopedia
Vitoria (disambiguation) — Vitoria (Spanish), or Vitória (Portuguese) may refer to one of the following: * A Vitória ( The Victory ), the name of the 4th Symphony by Heitor Villa Lobos *Esporte Clube Vitória, a football club in the Brazilian city of Salvador in the state… … Wikipedia
VITORIA — VITORIA, town in N. Spain, S.E. of Bilbao. Vitoria was founded in 1181 by King Sancho I of Portugal, the City Builder (1185–1211), and destroyed by fire in 1202. The town recovered in the days of alfonso x (1252–84) of Castile, and it appears… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Vitoria — [vē tō̂′ryä] city in The Basque Country, N Spain: pop. 215,000 … English World dictionary
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
Vitoria, Francisco de — ▪ Spanish theologian Introduction born probably 1486, Vitoria, Álava, Castile died August 12, 1546 Spanish theologian best remembered for his defense of the rights of the Indians of the New World against Spanish colonists (colonialism,… … Universalium
