A Day in the Life of Mieres

Autumn 2009

A Day in the Life of Mieres!

Created by the outstanding students of 2°ESO

I.E.S. SĂĄnchez Lastra Mieres, Asturias, Spain

Features Welcome to our school!

by Guzmán Álvarez and Diego Rodríguez

Manuel Llaneza Street

by Aitor Borrás and Jaime Rodríguez

Mieres Market

by Lidia Álvarez and Darío Ardisana

The Town Hall

by Laura Alonso and Paula Robles

Who is Jovellano?

by Iwona Cierczek and Silvia Pello

Jovellano’s Park

by Silvia García and Nazaret Vertedor

University Campus

by Helena Iglesias and Sara Noriega

Teodoro Cuesta

by Javier Baizán and Damián Fernández

The Church of San Juan

by Jorge del Cuadro and Adrián Mirón

More of San Juan!

by María Díaz and Lucía García

Requejo Square

by Mariela Martín and Alicia Monsalve

McCharly’s Tavern

by Pelayo Gutiérrez and Pablo Roncero

Las Novedades!

by Marta Álvarez and Carla Martínez

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Mieres is a small town in Asturias, Spain. Here there are some important places, like San Juan's church, one of the three churches in Mieres.

Another place is the Jovellanos park. It is the biggest park in our town.

Another place is Requejo square. People usually go there to drink or to eat.

They drink cider, the most popular drink in Asturias.

We are students from the IES Sánchez Lastra,one of the best high schools of Mieres.

Here you can see Cauldal's football stadium, named after the river Caudal, that goes next to Mieres. One of the best bars in Mieres is McCharly,at the begining of the town. There is also a hospital, Murias, that is very famous(in Asturias).

HOLIDAYS -24of. june , San Juan Bautista.

Patron saints of Mieres. It’s the most important public holiday of Mieres.

-27 of Semptember.

Festivity of San Cosme and San Damián (Martyrs of Cuna) This holiday was named a holiday of interest for national tourists, in 1969. “Martyrs of Cuna” is the most popular holiday of the council’s processions.

-Antroxu.

This is a very popular and important holiday.

-Folixia na Primavera We celebrate it in April,with Easter.It is one of the most important holidays in Mieres.

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Manuel Llaneza Street

At the beginning of the century its name was Marques de Camposagrado, until it was renamed Manuel Llaneza in 1931. After the civil war its name was changed by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of “La Falange”. In 1982 the name was changed to the current denomination.

Manuel Llaneza Street is the most important street in Mieres and it’s located in the middle of our village. It’s one of the longest streets.

Many important buildings of Mieres are situated on this street, like Liceo Mierense School, Aniceto Sela School and the Dominicas School, one of the oldest schools in Mieres.

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THE MIERES MARKET The market is one of the most important buildings here in Mieres.

Before supermarkets existed people bought the food here.

9ow people continue shopping here every day.

History The town market was designed in 1934 by Miguel de la Carrera. It was designed in the center of Mieres, near the Llaneza’s swimming pool.Two years ago, more or less, it was reformed and painted outside and inside.

9ow it is very beautiful!!

Special things Every year, people sell palm branches on the first Sunday of Easter.

By Lidia and DarĂ­o

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The Town Hall The town hall is in the middle of Mieres. It is located in the square with the police station and the court house. It keeps the town’s information, laws, and statistics. All the people know where it is.

BY:PAULA. AND LAURA 2ºB

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Jovellanos was born in Gijﾃｳn in Asturias, Spain. Selecting law as his profession, he studied at The University of Oviedo, ﾃ」ila, and the University of Alcalﾃ｡ before becoming a criminal judge in Seville in 1767. He was a very important author and philosopher in Mieres.

And we have a park in Mieres with the name of this person!!!!!

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It’s located in the center of Mieres, more or less on Numa Gilou street.

On the 8th of October 2009 we went to Jovellano´s park and we took photos of the central square and the stage.

This place is important to Mieres because all of the people go there with their children to practise some activities like football, running, skating… and more things.

Around the park there are a lot of bars and benches to sit down.

It´s a very beautiful place for people to meet.

By: Silvia García and Nazaret Vertedor.

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This building was inaugurated on the 10th of June 2002 by Prince Philip. It was made possible by the trade unions thanks to the mining funds.

For this first building, which is called The Science and Technology Building, they used fields of Barredo Well that wasn’t working since 1995.

You can study Mining Engineering here besides Topography and Forest Studies.

We think you can study Geology here but only for a short period of time because, we think it’s going to end soon.

It is an important place for the developing of the culture in Mieres and its surroundings.

Besides, the University is very important for Mieres because attracts students to this beautiful town which is suffering a great loss in population.

SARA NORIEGA OREIRO HELENA IGLESIAS DÍAZ

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TEODORO CUESTA

This monument represents the most important poet in Asturias who wrote in bable, the Asturian language. He was Teodoro Cuesta.

The statue is located in Pasera’s square, which is next to San Juan’s church.

It’s made of bronze.

Its opening was in 1931.

The monument suffered two shipments before its final destination in Mieres.

This poet is important to Mieres because he was the best poet in bable in Asturias.

This photo was taken on the 8th of October 2009.

Javier Baizán Fdez.

Damián Fdez. Fdez.

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Do you like it? It’s one of the most famous buildings in Mieres and part of our History.

It was built in 857. Christians go there to pray.

In Mieres we usually celebrate a holiday called St. Juan (24 June). This holiday and the church are in honour of St. Juan.

San Juan’s Church is near Requejo Square at the end of Carreño Miranda St.

Jorge and Adrián

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Requejo Square is one of the oldest places in Mieres.

It’s located next to San Juan’s Church in front of Teodoro Cuesta Street.

A long time ago, this square was a cattle market where you could buy all types of animals, especially pigs. It was a social place in those years.

Today this place is known for its tradition in Asturian gastronomy because it’s full of “sidrerías” or “chigres,” the Asturian name. In these pubs, they sell “sidra” or cider, and the typical dish “fabada” or beans.

By: Mariela and Alicia

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MC CHARLY & COMPANY

MC Charly & Company is a hamburger restaurant.

It’s situated on 30, Mejico Avenue. Mc Charly & Company is a family restaurant where you can eat very good pizzas, hamburgers and sandwiches and you can drink a refreshing beer. It’s a very good restaurant for everyone.

You can go with your parents or with your friends. When there is a football match you can go there and watch it as if you were in the stadium especially if you are a Real Madrid football team supporter. They have a back dining room with lots of photos of football players of Real Madrid football team.  13

Las Novedades Las Novedades is a wine bar that is located on a corner in Jeronimo Ibran Street, in Mieres. This wine bar opened months ago but it’s one of the most famous wine bars here. At weekends, from 7 o’ clock to midnight, lots of people gather there to have a drink, have dinner, meet friends, have fun...

It’s divided in two parts: On the left of the entrance there are tables and chairs to have dinner or lunch and then it’s the bar. At the top of it you can see glasses hanging from the ceiling. There you can eat tapas and meat and fish too, but we don´t think that you can eat hamburgers, hotdogs or things like that.

Outside the wine bar there are two big barrels that you can use as a table. In this street there are more wine bars and bars like: La solana, El loco de la calle, Peñiscola, La vinoteca, and a lot more.

By: Marta Alvarez López and Carla Martínez Alvarez 2B

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