Rason 라선
—  Directly Governed City  —
Rason Directly Governed City
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	라선특별시
• Hancha	羅先特別市
• McCune-Reischauer	Rasŏn/Nasŏn T'ŭkpyŏlsi
• Revised Romanization	Raseon/Naseon Teukbyeolsi
From top left: Bipaseom Island, Emperor Hotel and Casino, & Rason Hotel
Country	North Korea
Region	Kwanbuk
Area
• Total	746 km2 (288 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	205,000
• Density	275/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Dialect	Hamgyŏng

Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; Korean pronunciation: [ɾasɔn, ɾadʑin-sɔnboŋ]) is a North Korean city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zone. In South Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" of the name is pronounced as "N," as per standard Korean phonology. In 2000 the name was shortened from "Rajin-Sŏnbong" to "Rason". From 1993 to 2004 was administered separately from North Hamgyŏng as the Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi) of Rason. Prior to 1993 and from 2004 to 2009 the city had been part of the North Hamgyŏng Province. Since 2010 the city is a "Special City", again breaking from provincial control but different to its older designation as a "Directly Governed City".^[1] It is unclear what this means in practice. Rason borders Jilin province of China and Primorsky Krai of Russia. China is making investments in the port as it gives it access to the Sea of Japan.^[2] In July 2011, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) gave a green light to the China's domestic trade cargo to be shipped via its port of Rajin from northeast to east China.^[3] Coal is shipped from nearby Chinese mines to Shanghai. There is a casino by the sea which caters to Chinese visitors.^[4]

Administrative divisions[link]

Rason is divided into 1 ward ("Kuyŏk") and 1 county ("Kun").

• Rajin-guyŏk (라진구역; 羅津區域)
• Sŏnbong-gun (선봉군; 先鋒郡)

Transport[link]

Rail

Rajin Station is on the Pyongra Line.

See also[link]

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in North Korea
• Special cities of Korea
• Geography of North Korea

References[link]

External links[link]

• North Korea Uncovered (North Korea Google Earth) Maps out Rason's economic infrastructure, including railways, hotels, tourist destinations, cultural facilities, ports, electricity grid, and electrified perimeter fence on Google Earth.

		Jilin, China	Russia
	North Hamgyong
		Rason    East
			Sea of Japan

Coordinates: 42°20′40″N 130°23′04″E / 42.34444°N 130.38444°E / 42.34444; 130.38444

El Águila
El Águila (Montoya)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Power Man and Iron Fist #58 (Aug 1979)
Created by	Dave Cockrum and Mary-Jo Duffy[1]
In-story information
Alter ego	Alejandro Montoya
Species	Human Mutant
Notable aliases	The Eagle ("El Águila" in English), The Master, Flashing Sword of Justice
Abilities	Electrical generation, Skilled fencer

El Águila (Alejandro Montoya) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. El Águila is patterned after the literary hero, Zorro.^{[citation needed]}

Publication history[link]

El Águila made his first appearance in Power Man and Iron Fist #58 (August 1979).^[2] The character made several subsequent appearances in the title, including issues #58 (August 1979), 65 (October 1980), 78 (February 1982), and 99-100 (February–March 1982). He appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1-3 (June–August 1982) and Marvel Fanfare vol. 2 #3 (July 1982), and after an appearance in Marvel Comics Presents #9 (December 1988) a few years later he was not seen for some time. He finally made a return with a cameo appearance in G.L.A. #2 (July 2005), as well as Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files (2006) and New Avengers #18 (June 2006).

El Águila received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1, in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #1, and in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #12.

Fictional character biography[link]

Alejandro Montoya was born in Madrid, Spain, and later moved to America. Upon discovering his mutant powers, Alejandro decided to use his unique abilities as a swashbuckler and costumed crime fighter, taking up the mantle of El Águila (The Eagle), an identity passed down by his ancestors. As El Águila, he preys upon drug dealers and criminals that take advantage of the poor and needy. He is not a certified law authority and is wanted by authorities.

Soon after launching his crime-fighting campaign against drug dealers, slumlords, brutal police, and other wrongdoers, Águila encountered Iron Fist, Power Man, and Misty Knight.^[3] Águila aided Power Man and Iron Fist against female assassins out to kill Jeryn Hogarth.^[4] He also battled Hawkeye while investigating Cross Technological Enterprises, when Hawkeye was serving as their head of security.^[5] Águila teamed up with Power Man and Iron Fist to capture the Slasher, and fought the Constrictor.^[6] Alongside Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, he battled mercenaries working for Ward Meachum and fought Fera.^[6] He aided Power Man, Iron Fist, Colleen Wing, Bob Diamond, and Rafael Scarfe in an attempt to rescue Misty Knight and D.W. Griffith from captivity by Ward Meachum's mercenaries.^[7] He returned to Spain briefly on a request of his cousin Migdalia to save her village from the mutant Conquistador.^[8]

Águila was confirmed to have been depowered^[9] following the events of "M-Day." Though Alejandro now has no powers, he was still considered a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program^[10] because of his expertise in swordfighting and hand-to-hand combat.

Powers and abilities[link]

Águila had the mutant power to generate electrostatic charges within his own body, and is able to discharge up to 100,000 volts through conductive metal. He most often uses his double-edged steel sword for this purpose, emulating his idol, Zorro. He is a skilled fencer with extaordinary swordsmanship skills, an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, and an excellent acrobat.

Predecessors[link]

• In Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files, the first known Águila precursor was an Aztec hero known as both Cuauhtli and the Eagle. He had the identity over 1000 years prior to Montoya.
• Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files also identifies the first Spanish speaking Águila to use the name. Not much is known of this Águila.
• Paco Montoya was the Águila of the Old West. He was a Spaniard and the brother of Enrique. He is Alejandro's ancestor. He disappeared in the 1880s but apparently perished in battle with Devadia's Tarantula in the 1890s. He first appeared in The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again #15 and appeared right through until issue #20. Also had an entry in the Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
• A Delvadian friend of Paco Montoya took on the mantle of Águila after Montoya's death in the 1890s. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
• The son of the friend of Paco took the role of Águila after his father. He traveled to Spain in the 1930s to oppose the USSR-supported Loyalists. He clashed with and seemingly slew Captain Terror during the Spanish Civil War and eventually returned to Central America and settled in Oroco. He passed the title on to another. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
• In the 1950s, the mantle of Águila was taken on by another descendant while vacationing in the Sierra Madres during the mid-1950s. He encountered and defeated the Ambassador of Terror and vanished soon after while investigating a subterranean coral city beneath the Gulf of Mexico. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
• A Santo Rican, took the mantle of Águila in the 1970s and was an agent of their communist regime. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
• In the 1980s, the next Águila assisted the leftist freedom fighters in Terra Verde and was executed by Caridad's death squads. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Aguila (Alejandro Montoya) at the Marvel Universe wiki
• Paco Montoya at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• El Aguila at the Comic Book DB
• Aguila on Marvel Directory