Today, Monday, is the 73rd anniversary of the death of Blas Infante, regarded as the father of Andalucian autonomy.
Prisons in Andalucía
There are 14 prisons in the autonomous region of Andalucía and within these institutions, there are currently 3,709 foreigners serving sentences.
María Luisa Infante dies at the age of 81 years
María Luisa Infante, eldest daughter of Blas Infante, regarded as the father of Andalucian autonomy, has died at her home in La Puebla del Río, Sevilla, at the age of 81 years.
Galicia and Andalucía lead the way for Black Flags
The Blue Flag is a presigious award denoting quality of beaches, the Black Flag awarded by the environmental group Ecologistas en Acción is at the opposite end of the scale, denoting areas with high environmental degradation and serious threats to their ecosystems.
High temperatures in Andalucia
Temperatures of around 40 degrees are expected in many parts of Granada and Almería provinces today and along the Málaga coastline, temperatures in the region of 36 degrees can be expected.
More Guardia Civil officers for Andalucía
The Guardia Civil in Andalucía has been augmented by 466 additional officers, making a total of 963 new officers so far this year.
Thirteen medals for Cueva de Nerja-UMA
At the Andalucían athletics championships for juniors held at the stadio Iberoamericano in Huelva, local athletes from the Club Nerja de Atletismo,Cueva de Nerja-UMA, came back with thirteen medals including three gold.
CPI
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4% in Andalucía in June with the interannual rate now standing at -1.2%. Nationally, the CPI also rose by 0.4% but the interannual rate fell by one tenth to -1.0%.
Fall in passenger numbers to Andalucían airports
Airports in Andalucía recorded a total of 6,873,363 passengers during the first five months of 2009 according to AENA, the Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, a drop of 17.4% compared to the same period in 2008.
Holiday traffic
Early weekend traffic problems seem to have eased after initial delays and congestion caused by the start of the summer holiday season.