Name | Flores |
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Image name | Flores Topography.png |
Image caption | Topography of Flores |
Locator map | Flores map.png |
Location | South East Asia |
Coordinates | |
Archipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Area km2 | 13,540 |
Area footnotes | |
Rank | 60th |
Highest mount | Poco Mandasawu |
Elevation m | 2,370 |
Country | Indonesia |
Country admin divisions title | Province |
Country admin divisions | East Nusa Tenggara |
Country largest city | Maumere |
Country largest city population | 70,000 |
Population | 1,831,000 |
Population as of | 2010 |
Density km2 | 135 |
Ethnic groups | }} |
Flores is located east of Sumbawa and Komodo and west of Lembata and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba strait, is Sumba and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.
On December 12, 1992, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred, killing 2,500 people in and around Maumere, including islands off the North coast.
Name !! Capital !! Est. | Statute !Area (km²) !! Population 2010 Census | ||||
Manggarai Regency | Ruteng | 1958| | UU 69/1958 | ||
Sikka Regency | Maumere| | 1958 | UU 69/1958 | ||
Ngada Regency | Bajawa| | 1958 | UU 69/1958 | ||
Ende Regency | Ende, IndonesiaEnde || | 1958 | UU 69/1958 | ||
East Flores Regency | Larantuka| | 1958 | UU 69/1958 | ||
West Manggarai Regency | Labuan Bajo| | 2003 | UU 8/2003 | ||
Nagekeo Regency | Mbay| | 2007 | UU 2/2007 | ||
East Manggarai Regency | Borong| | 2007 | UU 36/2007 | ||
Flores | *| |
Flores was also a habitat of an extinct dwarf form of the proboscidean ''Stegodon'' until approximately 18,000 years ago; it also formerly harbored giant rodents such as Verhoeven's Giant Tree Rat. It is speculated by scientists that limited resources and an absence of advanced predators drove the few species that lived upon the island to dwarfism and gigantism, respectively.
Flores is almost entirely Roman Catholic and represents one of the "religious borders" created by the Catholic expansion in the Pacific and the spread of Islam from the west across Indonesia. In other places in Indonesia, such as in the Maluku Islands and Sulawesi, the divide is less rigid and has been the source of bloody sectarian clashes.
Portuguese traders and missionaries came to Flores in the 16th century, mainly to Larantuka and Sikka. Their influence is still discernible in Sikka's language, culture and religion.
The Dominican order was extremely important in this island, as well as in the neighbouring islands of Timor and Solor. When in 1613 the Dutch attacked the Fortres of Solor, the population of this fort, led by the Dominicans, moved to the harbor town of Larantuka, on the eastern coast of Flores. This population was mixed, of Portuguese and local islanders descent and Larantuqueiros, Topasses (people that wear heats) or, as Dutch knew them, the 'Black Portuguese' (Swarte Portugueezen).
The Larantuqueiros or Topasses became the dominant sandalwood trading people of the region for the next 200 years. This group used Portuguese as the language for worship, Malay as the language of trade and a mixed dialect as mother tongue. This was observed by William Dampier, a British Brigadier visiting the Island in 1699:
In 1846, Dutch and Portuguese initiated negotiations towards delimiting the territories but these negotiations led to nowhere. In 1851 the new governor of Timor, Solor and Flores, Lima Lopes, faced with an impoverished administration, agreed to sell eastern Flores and the nearby islands to Dutch in return for a payment of 200000 florin. Lima Lopes did so without the consent of Lisbon and was dismissed in disgrace, but his agreement was not rescinded and in 1854 Portugal ceded all its historical claims on Flores. After this, Flores became part of the territory of Dutch East Indies.
During World War II a Japanese invasion force landed at Reo on 14 May 1942 and occupied Flores.
After the war Flores became part of independent Indonesia
There are snorkelling and diving locations along the north coast of Flores, most notably Maumere and Riung. However, due to the destructive practice of local fishermen using bombs to fish, and locals selling shells to tourists, combined with the after effects of a devastating tsunami in 1992, the reefs have slowly been destroyed.
Labuanbajo (on the western tip of Flores) is a town often used by tourists as a base to visit Komodo and Rinca. Labuanbajo also attracts scuba divers, as whale sharks inhabit the waters around Labuanbajo.
The Luba and Bena villages include traditional houses in Flores. Larantuka, on the isle's eastern end, is known for its Holy Week festivals.
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name | Lolita Flores |
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birth date | May 06, 1958 |
birth place | Madrid, Spain |
occupation | singer and actress. }} |
Lolita Flores (Dolores González Flores) (Madrid, May 6, 1958) is a Spanish actress and singer.
She is the daughter of Lola Flores and Antonio González, sister of Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores. She was married to Guillermo Furiase and they had two children Elena and Guillermo.
Flores started her career in the early 1970s and with the release of the album ''Amor, amor'' (and a single of the same name) in 1975 she achieved success in her native Spain as well as in countries in Latin-America. Her songs "Sarandonga", "Lo voy a dividir", and "Si la vida son dos días" among others, have become staples in Spanish radio.
In 2002 she won a Goya award for her performance in the movie ''Rencor''. Flores has also appeared in several TV programs such as ''Directísimo'' or ''Hostal Royal Manzanares''.
Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:People from Madrid Category:Spanish actors Category:Spanish female singers Category:Spanish musicians Category:Spanish Romani people Category:Spanish singers
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Name | Sergio Flores |
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Fullname | Dustin Sergio Flores |
Birth date | February 22, 1985 |
Countryofbirth | Bolivia |
Position | Left winger, Striker |
years1 | 2005 | years2 2007–2008 |
clubs1 | Real Salt Lake | clubs2 Crystal Palace Baltimore |
caps1 | 0 | goals1 0 | caps2 32 | goals2 5 |
nationalyears1 | | nationalyears2 |
nationalteam1 | USA U-18 | nationalteam2 USA U-20 |
nationalcaps1 | | nationalgoals1 | nationalcaps2 | nationalgoals2 |
Pcupdate | 10 August 2008 |
Ntupdate | 26 May 2008 }} |
Flores has represented the United States at U18 and U20 levels. He has played for Real Salt Lake, Strongest FC of Bolivia and Charcrita Juniors of Argentina. In five pre-season games for Crystal Palace Baltimore in their first ever season, Flores scored eight goals.
He retired from professional soccer at the young age of 23.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||
!Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | ||
rowspan="1" valign="top" | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2007 | 20 | 3| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0||||||
Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2008 | 12 | 2| | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2007–present| | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:USL Second Division players Category:Crystal Palace Baltimore players Category:American soccer players
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Name | Nikki Flores |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Nikki Flores |
Birth date | October 17, 1988 |
Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Genre | R&B;, pop |
Associated acts | Ryan Tedder, Brian Kennedy, Midi Mafia, Danja |
Website | http://www.nikkiflores.com/Nikki_Flores.html }} |
Nikki Flores (born October 17, 1988) is an American R&B; and pop singer, pianist, and songwriter.
! Year | ! Song | ! Album | ! Notes |
2006 | "Strike" | ||
2007 | "Painkiller" | ''Almost Famous / The Sexy Lady - EP'' | Nikki Flores featuring Yung Berg |
2007 | "Yo Gabba Gabba" | ''Dancey Dance'' | |
2011 | "My Shine" | Don Benjamin featuring Nikki Flores | |
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