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44-561: Manises ( Valencian pronunciation: [maˈnizes] , Spanish: [maˈnises] ) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community , Spain. Located in the province of Valencia , it had 30,693 inhabitants in 2018 (NSI) and is famous for its pottery and being the location of Valencia Airport . The town is situated at the western end of the Horta de València (Spanish: Huerta de Valencia ), on

88-561: A "profound impact at the social level" owing to qualitative, rather than quantitative, reasons. Regarding the governance of the migration of Sub-Saharan people from Morocco (and Western Sahara) into Spain (which include crossings into the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla , as well as a sea route to the Canary Islands ), the Moroccan and Spanish authorities follow necropolitical forms of border control which are complemented with

132-575: A higher GDP per capita than Spain. Immigrants from Europe make up a growing proportion of immigrants in Spain. The main countries of origin are Romania , the United Kingdom , Germany , Italy , and Bulgaria . The British authorities estimate that the real population of British citizens living in Spain is much bigger than Spanish official figures suggest, establishing them at about 1,000,000, about 800,000 being permanent residents. Of these, according to

176-492: A low number of inhabitants. The area of the municipal territory (Spanish: término municipal ) usually ranges 2–40 km , but some municipalities span across a much larger area, up to the 1,750.33 km of Cáceres ', the largest municipality in the country. The average land area of a Spanish municipality is about 62.23 km (24.03 sq mi), while the average population is about 5,988 people. Municipalities were first created by decree on 23 May 1812 as part of

220-517: A non-European country. Of these 6,581,028 (13.51%) did not have Spanish citizenship. This makes Spain the 4th country in Europe by immigration numbers and the 10th worldwide . Spain attracts significant immigration from Latin America and Eastern Europe . The fastest-growing immigrant groups in 2017 were Venezuelans , Colombians , Italians , Ukrainians , and Argentines . During the early 21st century,

264-526: A record-breaking net migration figure of 258,547. More women than men chose to move to Spain during 2022; this is due to higher rates of emigration from Latin America. According to the United Nations , there were 5,947,106 immigrants in Spain in early 2018, 12.8% of the population of Spain. According to the Spanish government, there were 5.6 million foreign residents in Spain in 2010; independent estimates put

308-429: A regularization programme increased the legal immigrant population by 700,000 people. Since 2000, Spain has experienced high population growth as a result of immigration flows, despite a birth rate that is only half of the replacement level. According to Eurostat , in 2010, there were 6.4 million foreign-born residents in Spain, corresponding to 14.0% of the total population. Of these, 4.1 million (8.9%) were born outside

352-479: A residence card, residence visa or work permit is required. Two distinct groups can be identified: those immigrants (mostly in working age) originating from countries mostly located in Eastern Europe, South America or Africa, with lower purchasing power than Spain, comprising most of the immigrating population, and those (of whom many are retired) originating from northern European or other western countries with

396-459: A strong comeback in the second half of the 19th century. In 1917 the School of Ceramics was founded, which included the study of this activity in its various forms: artistic ceramics, porcelain and tiles. Today small businesses predominate. Industrial activity resulted in a sharp increase in population, which tripled in the 19th century and increased sixfold in the twentieth century. Today the population

440-405: Is around 26,000 inhabitants. The city is located to the right of Turia, at its eastern end, on a small hill in front of Paterna , across the river. It stretches from west to east along the river, and the last extension is beside Quart de Poblet . The industrial sectors are concentrated in the east and north of the town near the railway station of Valencia to Llíria . The parish church (St. John

484-431: Is extended to Spanish citizens living abroad. A Spaniard abroad, upon registering in a consulate , has the right to vote in the local elections of the last municipality they resided in. A Spanish citizen born abroad must choose between the last municipality his or her mother or father last lived in. As of 2022, there were a total of 8,131 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla . In

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528-567: Is located west of the conurbation, within Manises municipality, about 8 km from Valencia's downtown. It shared the premises with the military air base of Manises , now dismantled. It has all modern airport facilities and a radar located in a pine forest near the Albufera of Valencia. Although Manises has long been inhabited the earliest records show the Romans working to bring water to Valencia. Then came

572-453: Is predominantly carob trees, olive trees and small areas of vineyards and almond trees. The irrigation uses water from the river Turia through the ditch of Manises. The main economic activity is industry, focusing on ceramics; in the Middle Ages and Renaissance era Manises was the most important production centre for Hispano-Moresque ware , which was exported all over Europe. The industry had

616-555: The EU country with the biggest number of approved naturalizations since 2010 until 2015. 1 out of 4 naturalizations made in the European Union in 2014 were belonging to Spain. Most of these naturalizations went to citizens coming from Latin America (which explains the massive decrease of these citizens counting as immigrants in Spain) mainly from Colombia , Ecuador and Perú , although Morocco

660-588: The European Union in 2010 who were born outside their resident country. This corresponds to 9.4% of the total EU population. Of these, 31.4 million (6.3%) were born outside the EU and 16.0 million (3.2%) were born in another EU member state. The largest absolute numbers of people born outside the EU were in Germany (6.4 million), France (5.1 million), the United Kingdom (4.7 million), Spain (4.1 million), Italy (3.2 million), and

704-486: The Principality of Asturias , municipalities are officially named concejos (councils). The average population of a municipality is about 5,300, but this figure masks a huge range: the most populous Spanish municipality is the city of Madrid , with a population of 3,305,408 (2022) , while several rural municipalities have fewer than ten inhabitants ( Illán de Vacas , had a population of three in 2022 ). Almost 40% of

748-410: The municipal headquarters (city/town hall). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde ), the deputy mayors (Spanish: tenientes de alcalde ) and the deliberative assembly ( pleno ) of councillors ( concejales ). Another form of local government used in small municipalities is the concejo abierto (open council), in which the deliberative assembly is formed by all the electors in

792-562: The Arabs, who developed the settlement. Later, Valencian King James I granted it as a prize to one of his best men, Don Artal de Luna, one of the "Rich-homs of nature" who accompanied him. It is this donation recorded in the Book of the cast, the first officially known quotation from Manises: " Artallus de Luna. Alquerian de Paterna et de Manizaes , VII idus Julil" (7 July 1237). In the early 16th century Manises tiles had much commercial success, especially

836-551: The BBC and contrary to popular belief, only about 21.5% are over the age of 65. In fact, according to the Financial Times , Spain is the most favoured destination for West Europeans considering to move from their own country elsewhere in the EU. Unlike other countries in the EU, Spain has not recorded any relevant anti-immigration about until fairly recently. According to some analysts, the causes behind this are multiple. Drawing from

880-506: The Baptist) was built between 1734 and 1751, the high altar had belonged to the convent of mercy in Valencia. An old Islamic farmstead was donated in 1238 by James I to Artal de Luna, and in 1307 was sold to Pere Boïl and became the center of the barony of Manises. The town had a mixture of Christians and Moors between 1602 and 1609, with 150 Christian homes and 50 Moorish homes. In 1924 city status

924-560: The EU and 2.3 million (5.1%) were born in another EU Member State. As of 2005 Spain had the second highest immigration rates within the EU, just after Cyprus , and the second highest absolute net migration in the World (after the USA). Over 920,000 immigrants arrived in Spain during 2007, in addition to 802,971 in 2006, 682,711 in 2005, and 645,844 in 2004. For nationalities outside of this category, in order to stay in Spain for more than 3 months,

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968-589: The Netherlands (1.4 million). The concept of an "irregular", "undocumented", or "illegal" migrant did not become meaningful in Spain's social imagination until the passing of the Ley de Extranjería in 1985, a year before Spain's entry into the European Communities . Even though the main paths for the entry of clandestine migration have traditionally been airports and land borders, the sea route has proven to have

1012-495: The School of Ceramics of Manises was founded by Vicente Vilar David (Industrial Engineering by School of Barcelona, Lt. Mayor Primo de Rivera.) Secondly 1969 saw the opening of the Municipal Museum of Ceramics ( Museu de la Ceràmica ), renovated and enlarged in 1989, which displays industrial and artistic developments to the present day. It has a population of 30,508 inhabitants in 2009. 6.21% of its inhabitants was, according to

1056-417: The Spanish population resides in just 62 municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. 84% (6,817) of municipalities have less than 5,000 inhabitants. Castile and León alone account for 28% of municipalities but they constitute less than 6% of the population of Spain. A European report said that one of the most important problems facing local governments in Spain is the very high number of little towns with

1100-447: The average year-on-year demographic growth set a new record with its 2003 peak variation of 2.1%, doubling the previous record reached in the 1960s when a mean year-on-year growth of 1% was experienced. In 2005 alone, the immigrant population of Spain increased by 700,000 people. Spain accepted 478,990 new immigrant residents in just the first six months of 2022 alone. During these months, 220,443 people also emigrated from Spain, leaving

1144-434: The beginning of the 21st century. In 1998, immigrants accounted for 1.6% of the population, and by 2009, that number had risen to over 12%. Until 2014, the numbers were decreasing due to the economic crisis, but since 2015, immigration to Spain has increased again, especially after 2021. As of 2024, there were 8,915,831 foreign-born people in Spain, making up to 18.31% of the population, including 5,308,314 (11.14%) born in

1188-404: The creation of exporting companies. The first traders were Italians, Cypriots and Turks, then Catalans and Majorcans. They were carrying tiles and various ceramic items carefully packed in large pottery jars, called cossis , coated with string and straw. Ships would leave the port of Valencia , known as Grao de Valencia , with this burden, and would pay tax to local authorities. From Valencia ,

1232-685: The experience of many Spaniards during the 1960s and then again in the beginning of the 21st century when the crisis struck the country, there may be also a collective understanding that hardships force people to seek work abroad. A January 2004 survey by Spanish newspaper El País showed that the "majority" of Spaniards believe immigration was too high. Small parties, such as Movimiento Social Español, openly campaign using nationalist or anti-immigrant rhetoric as do other small far-right parties such as National Democracy (Spain) and España 2000 . These parties have never won national or regional parliamentary seats. However, since its foundation in recent years,

1276-504: The far-right political party Vox has managed to disrupt mainstream politics, favouring tough stance against immigration. Population by country of birth as of 1 January 2023: This chart shows the numbers and difference of foreign nationals in Spain after 2000. European Union member states are indicated with the EU flag in regional European sub-divisions. The number of Latin American immigrants decreased massively after 2009 mostly due to

1320-420: The favouring of the idea of "advancing borders" by reaching deals with origin or transit countries such as Guinea Conakry , Mali , Ivory Coast , and Gambia . From 2005 to 2022 alone, more than 2.2 million foreigners were granted Spanish citizenship through naturalization. Since the end of the 20th century the number of foreigners who have obtained Spanish nationality has grown steadily, as Spain has been

1364-406: The figure 14% of total population (Red Cross, World Disasters Report 2006). According to the official 2011 census data, almost 800,000 were Romanian, 774,000 were Moroccan, 317,000 were Ecuadorian, 312,000 were British and 250,000 were Colombian [11] . Other important foreign communities are Bolivian (4.1%), German (3.4%), Italian (3.1%), Bulgarian (2.9%), Chinese (2.6%) and Argentine (2.5%). In 2005,

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1408-495: The functions of the comarcas and provinces are municipal powers pooled together. All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality they live in, and after doing so, they are juridically considered "neighbors" (residents) of the municipality, a designation that grants them various rights and privileges, and which entail certain obligations as well, including the right to vote or be elected for public office in said municipality. The right to vote in municipal elections

1452-654: The halls of the Vatican. The export was also extended to Sicily, Venice, Turkey, Cyprus, and even to Flanders and the Baltic countries. The palaces of all the courts of Europe were enriched with Manises ceramics. Many painters reproduced it in their paintings; it can be observed in the work of Humberto and John Van Eyck, and in the central panel of a triptych by Hugo Van der Goes ( Uffizi Gallery, Florence). In this city there are also some Domenico Ghirlandaio frescoes in which appears Moorish-Valencian faience. The trade of ceramics led to

1496-423: The heraldic type. In the 17th century all Valencian tiles had a significant rise. The beginning of the 20th century brought a new style, modernism, which saw ornamental elements incorporated into ceramics. Until then tiles were used for flooring or bases, but was then used in embellishing facades with its rich polychrome, a trend which has continued to this day. Two other notable developments took place, in 1914 of

1540-635: The late 16th century, being known in many places as "work of Valencia" or "Mallorca", because of the origin of the seafarers who traded with it. Much appreciated by the Aragonese crown, Manises pottery was also exported to France, Italy, and especially to Naples, where Alfonso the Magnanimous wanted to create a brilliant and luxurious court. As a major amateur of Paterna and Manises pottery, Naples influenced other Italian courts. Calixtus III and Alexander VI continually commissioned Valencian pieces and tiles for

1584-596: The liberal reforms associated with the new Spanish Constitution of 1812 and based on similar actions in revolutionary France. The idea was to rationalise and homogenise territorial organisation, do away with the prior feudal system and provide equality before the law of all citizens. Between 1812 and 1931, the legislation regarding municipal organisation was changed more than 20 times, and there were 20 addition and unsuccessful proposals for change. Immigration to Spain Immigration to Spain increased significantly in

1628-418: The municipality. The operation of the municipalities is broadly outlined by the 1985 Local Government Act. The Statutes of Autonomy of the various autonomous communities also contain provisions and many sectorial laws from national and autonomous community government determine the functions and powers of ayuntamientos. In general, municipalities enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local affairs: many of

1672-418: The naturalization of hundreds of thousands of these citizens who achieved the Spanish citizenship and therefore do not count as immigrants anymore on the official statistics. See the chart from below from the "Naturalizations" paragraph for further information. European Union member states are indicated with the EU flag in regional European sub-divisions. According to Eurostat 47.3 million people lived in

1716-417: The other. Instead the two entities are defined according to the authority or jurisdiction of each ( Spanish : competencias ). Some autonomous communities also group municipalities into entities known as comarcas (districts) or mancomunidades (commonwealths). The governing body in most municipalities is called ayuntamiento ( municipal council or corporation ), a term often also used to refer to

1760-401: The right bank of the river Turia. The climate is typically Mediterranean but with some variations, due to its inland location, Manises has warmer summers and cooler winters than the coast. Manises extends to the right bank of the river Turia (the northern boundary of the term) and is uneven in the western sector for the first mountains that dominate the alluvial plain of Turia. Agriculture

1804-475: The same census, foreign nationals in 2007. The local council is elected every 4 years and chooses the mayor from amongst its members. In the early 14th century, under the reign of James I, the lordship of Manises was acquired by the Boil family. They introduced from Andalusia, especially Malaga , the savoir-faire of lusterware pottery. Manises ceramics of golden and blue lusterware prevailed throughout Europe until

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1848-498: The town is accessible by road through the A-3 and V-11. Public transport links include lines 3 (Rafelbunyol – Airport), 5 (Marítim-Serreria – Aeroport) and 9 (Alboraya-Peris Aragó – Riba-roja de Túria) of Valencia metro and bus line 150 Manises / Airport. Municipalities of Spain Although provinces are groupings of municipalities , there is no implied hierarchy or primacy of one over

1892-620: Was amongst the top 3 as well. After 4 years being the first, Spain dropped to the 3rd position in 2015 due to the stricter laws to naturalize citizens. Still, 114.351 foreigners became Spanish citizens in 2015, the majority being Latin Americans . There are nine detention centers in Spain , known as CIEs ( Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros ), run by the Ministry of the Interior , which can be found in

1936-654: Was granted. In addition to various findings from the Roman era, within the municipality there is an aqueduct built at that time named the Arches. At the western end of the municipality, on the banks of the Turia, there is a Water Treatment Station of Valencia. The municipality also includes the hamlets of the Dam and the Cave and the district of San Francisco. Manises Airport , serving the city of Valencia ,

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