Morphology and distribution of volcanic bombs in Caldera Quemada de Arriba (Lanzarote, Canary Islands): implications for volcanic hazard analysis

Análisis del riesgo volcánico. We show the preliminary results of the study of 561 volcanic bombs ejected from a pyroclastic cone during the 1730-1736 Timanfaya eruption (Lanzarote, Canary Islands). This cone displays the highest concentration of big bombs (major axis higher than 1 m) of Timanfaya. More than 560 bombs have been studied to calculate their reach. The results suggest that bombs of 1t have a reach of 409 m, while bombs up to 28 t have a reach of 248 m. These data may be used to define a security area once a vent has been opened, but also to calculate other data such the initial velocity of ejection. The geomorphological analysis and the study of the deposits also contribute to better understand an undocumented episode of the Timanfaya eruption and also provide important data for volcanic bombs modeling for volcanic hazard analysis.

Dendrogeomorphological research applied to flood hazard analysis in the Caldera de Taburiente National Park (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain).

Se ha realizado un estudio dendrogeomorfológico utilizando las heridas de los árboles como indicadores de paleoinundaciones.

Constituciones de la S. y Venerada Celda de el glorioso padre S.Luis Bertran, en el Real Convento de Predicadores de la Ciudad de Valencia ..

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Panegyrico que en honor del glorioso martyr San Fermin, hijo de Pamplona, su apostol y primer obispo

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Nueua y curiosa relacion, en que se da cuenta y declara la tentacion mas fuerte que tuvo en el desierto el glorioso y bienaventurado San Antonio Abad : y como supo librarse de ella : primera [-segunda] parte

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Nueua y curiosa relacion, en que se da cuenta y declara la tentacion mas fuerte que tuvo en el desierto el glorioso y bienaventurado San Antonio Abad : y como supo librarse de ella : segunda parte

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Primera parte [de la] nueva relacion y curioso romance en que se da cuenta, y declara el admirable, portentoso, y maravilloso nacimiento del glorioso San Albano ... : de San Albano

Según Serrano Morales, Agustín Laborda y Campo imprimió entre 1746 y 1775

Nueuo romance, en el qual se da cuenta de los prodigiosos milagros, que ha obrado Dios Nuestro Señor en la ciudad de Lisboa, por intercession del glorioso San Antonio de Padua, y la Virgen de Belen, con un cavallero, y una señora devotos suyos ... : sucedio este año de 1745 : Juan de Lara

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Nueuo y curioso romance de un portentoso milagro, que ha obrado Maria Santisima del Carmen, y el glorioso Señor San Antonio de Padua con dos devotos suyos, llamados don Juan de Torres Cabrera, y doña Maria Teresa, sacandolos de cautiverio : sucedio a 30 de abril de este presente año : primera [-segunda] parte

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Primera [-segunda] parte nueua relacion, y curioso romance, en que se da cuenta, y declara el admirable, portentoso, y maravilloso nacimiento del glorioso san Albano ...

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Villancicos para los solemnes maytines del glorioso S. Martin ... que se han de cantar en su Parroquial Iglesia de Valencia en ... 1758 [Texto impreso]

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Villancicos para los solemnes maytines del glorioso san Martin Obispo que se han de cantar en su Parroquial Iglesia de Valencia en el ... presente año 1759 [Texto impreso]

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Assessing forest response-type diversity to natural disturbances in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands = Evaluación de la diversidad de tipos de respuesta a perturbaciones naturales en la España peninsular e Islas Baleares

Disturbances shape forest ecosystems by influencing their composition, structure, and processes. In the Mediterranean Basin, changes in the disturbance regimes have been predicted to occur in the next future with a higher occurrence of extreme events of drought, wildfire, and – to a lesser extent – windstorm. Woody species are the main elements defining the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems. Recently, response-type diversity has been pointed out as an appropriate indicator of ecosystems resilience. For this, we have elaborated a complete response-trait database for the tree and shrubby species considered in the Third Spanish National Forest Inventory (3SNFI). In the database, the presence or absence of nine response traits associated to drought, fire, and wind were assigned to each species. The database reflected the lack of information about some important traits (in particular for shrubby species) and allowed to determine those traits most widely distributed. The information contained in the database was then used to assess a relative index of forest resilience to these disturbances calculated from the abundance of response traits and the species redundancy for each plot of the 3SNFI; considering both tree and shrubby species. In general, few plots showed high values of the resilience index, probably because some traits were scarcely presented in the species and also because most plots presented very few species. The cartographic representation of the index showed low values for the stands located in mountainous ranges, which are mostly composed by species typical from central Europe. In the other side, Eucalyptus plantations in Galicia appeared as one thee the most resilient ecosystems, due to its higher adaptive capacity to persist after the occurrence of drought, fire, and windstorm events. We conclude that the response traits database can constitute a useful tool for forest management and planning and for future research to enhance the forest resilience.

An Overview of Geodetic Volcano Research in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are mostly characterized by diffuse and scattered volcanism affecting a large area, with only one active stratovolcano, the Teide?Pico Viejo complex (Tenerife). More than 2 million people live and work in the 7,447 km2 of the archipelago, resulting in an average population density three times greater than the rest of Spain. This fact, together with the growth of exposure during the past 40 years, increases volcanic risk with respect previous eruptions, as witnessed during the recent 2011?2012 El Hierro submarine eruption. Therefore, in addition to purely scientific reasons there are economic and population-security reasons for developing and maintaining an efficient volcano monitoring system. In this scenario geodetic monitoring represents an important part of the monitoring system. We describe volcano geodetic monitoring research carried out in the Canary Islands and the results obtained. We consider for each epoch the two main existing constraints: the level of volcanic activity in the archipelago, and the limitations of the techniques available at the time. Theoretical and observational aspects are considered, as well as the implications for operational volcano surveillance. Current challenges of and future perspectives in geodetic volcano monitoring in the Canaries are also presented.

Analysis and Potential of Use of Biomass Energy in Canary Islands, Spain

Biomass has always been associated with the development of the population in the Canary Islands as the first source of elemental energy that was in the archipelago and the main cause of deforestation of forests, which over the years has been replaced by forest fossil fuels. The Canary Islands store a large amount of energy in the form of biomass. This may be important on a small scale for the design of small power plants with similar fuels from agricultural activities, and these plants could supply rural areas that could have self-sufficiency energy. The problem with the Canary Islands for a boost in this achievement is to ensure the supply to the consumer centers or power plants for greater efficiency that must operate continuously, allowing them to have a resource with regularity, quality and at an acceptable cost. In the Canary Islands converge also a unique topography with a very rugged terrain that makes it greater difficult to use and significantly more expensive. In this work all these aspects are studied, giving conclusions, action paths and theoretical potentials.