Visite de Grenade / Visit of Granada / Besuch von Granada
Granada es una ciudad de Nicaragua, fundada en 1524 por Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. Según muchos eruditos historiadores tanto españoles como centroamericanos, Granada fue la primera ciudad oficial fundada en suelo del continente americano. A diferencia de otras poblaciones que aseveran lo mismo, la ciudad de Granada no sólo fue asentamiento de la conquista, sino también ciudad matriculada en los registros oficiales de la Corona de Aragón y el Reino de Castilla en España.
Granada es también conocida como "la Gran Sultana" por su apariencia morisca y andaluza a diferencia de León su ciudad rival la cual tiene tendencias más castellanistas. La ciudad es la cabecera del departamento homónimo, y está situada en la ribera del Lago Cocibolca. Actualmente cuenta con 110.536 habitantes, en su mayoría descendientes europeos y mestizos.
Está considerada como uno de los 25 lugares del mundo que no se deben dejar de visitar. Su arquitectura colonial y neoclásicas son exquisitas y bien conservadas. Las Isletas de Granada se encuentran contiguas a la ciudad y forman un atractivo obligado y paradisíaco. El parque nacional Volcán Mombacho también al sur es un santuario de belleza, impresionantes paisajes, flora y fauna y un sitio encantador. Navegar por el lago de Granada o Cocibolca, llamado Mar Dulce, sea en yate, barco etc, es otro atractivo que no se debe dejar pasar.
Granada es cuna de los poetas Joaquín Pasos, José Coronel Urtecho, Ernesto Cardenal, y es la ciudad donde creció y se educó Carlos Martínez Rivas.
Granada, with an estimated population of about 116,000 (2005), it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city. It is the oldest city founded by Europeans in Central America and second on the American Continent (after Cumaná in Venezuela, founded in 1515). It is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities. It is situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Cocibolca and was founded by Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba on December 8, 1524. It has a rich colonial heritage, seen in its architecture and layout. Granada is commonly nicknamed the "Gran Sultana del Gran Lago" - the Great Sultan of the Great Lake.
It was named after Spanish Andalucian Granada by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. This was done in honor of the defeat of the last Moorish stronghold, Spanish Granada, by the Catholic King and Queen of Spain. Granada, Nicaragua was historically the sister capital in Central America to Antigua, Guatemala. During the colonial period Granada maintained a flourishing level of commerce with ports on the Atlantic, through Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca) and the San Juan River. The city captured a great deal of attention from many pirates which assaulted the city on three occasions.[1] It was also where William Walker, the American filibuster, took up residence and attempted to take control of Central America as a ruling monarch. Walker set the city ablaze before escaping, destroying much of the ancient city and leaving printed the words "Granada Was Here".[2]
For many years Granada disputed with Léon its hegemony as the major city of Nicaragua. The city of Granada was favored by the Conservatives, while Léon was favored by the Liberals. For many years there was conflict that at times became quite violent between the cities families and political factions. In the mid 1800s a compromise site was agreed on and the capital was finally established in between both cities at Managua.
The city has been witness and victim to many the battles and invasions from English, French and Dutch pirates trying to take control of Nicaragua. For the most part Granada avoided damage during the years of conflict which existed in Nicaragua in the 1980s. Granada has shown to be a city of character and strength, surviving many of the adversities which it suffered.
08.2007
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Hicistes un excelente trabajo en este video ensenando la belleza de Granada.
grekito 4 years ago 3
Me Encanta Granada cada vez que voy a Nicaragua, me doy mi vuletin por Granada, algunos de mis Ancestros son de Granada.
grekito 4 years ago 2