Albacete in english
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Albacete
For the surname, see Albacete (surname).
Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
Albacete (AL-bə-SAY-tee,[2][3]AHL-bah-SAY-tay,[4][5]Spanish:[alβaˈθete]ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llanos. Halfway between Madrid and the Mediterranean coast, it enjoys connections by motorway, railway (including AVE), and air (Albacete Airport). With a population of 174,336 (2020), it is the largest municipality of Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality of Albacete is also the seventh-largest in Spain by total area, being 1,125.91 km2 (434.72 sq mi). Albacete is the seat to the regional High Court of Justice.
The origins of the city are uncertain, with the earliest proof of settlement dating to the time of Al-Andalus, when the settlement was originally named البسيط (Al-Basīṭ), meaning "The Flat" in Arabic, referring to
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Albacete is located to the Southeast of the Central Meseta, in the La Mancha de Montearagón region. It is a modern capital and one of the most important hubs of communication, commerce and industry in the country.
The image that the traveler who decides to pause in its streets could take with him or her is that of a modern capital: a happy and bustling city with large spaces for the passer-by, with many pedestrian streets, as well as innumerable parks and gardens. Albacete finds itself among the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants with the lowest presence of contamination in all of Europe. Being flat and the elimination of architectural barriers has made it one of the most accessible urbanizations.
As evidence of the industrial and commercial importance in the city we see the Barrio de la Industria (industrial neighborhood), born as a consequence of the growth of the city. As well as the Pasaje Lodares, a commercial and residential arcade, an example of the modernist architecture from the beginning of the 2
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The Life of Lorenzo Albacete
Shortly after moving to New York in 1997, Albacete met a handful of secular media personalities. The friendships that arose in this circle led to Albacete’s 1998 cover story for The New Yorker, along with numerous columns for The New York Times, Slate and The New Republic. He also began a continuing collaboration with Helen Whitney, a producer of documentaries for PBS. After the production of one Frontline episode about Pope John Paul II, Albacete attended an event at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena, California, where he was surrounded by critics and journalists curious about his views on the Pope, modernity, the problem of suffering, etc. This incident gave rise to the book God at the Ritz: Attraction to Infinity, published by Crossroad in 2002.
Over the years, Albacete was also a frequent guest on network news programs, particularly during papal conclaves or when a controversy arose regarding the Church. In addition, he wrote hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines, and online journa
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