Mieres is a municipality of Asturias , northern Spain , with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, Santullano, Santa Rosa, Seana, Ujo, Urbiés, Valdecuna, Santa Cruz, Ablaña, Turón, Gallegos, Bustiello.
5-665: Javier Fernández Fernández (born 7 January 1948 in Mieres , Asturias ) is a Spanish politician , mining engineer , and civil servant . He was the secretary general of the Federación Socialista Asturiana , the regional socialist party affiliated with the national Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Fernández served as the President of the Principality of Asturias from 26 May 2012 to 16 July 2019. He came to power as
10-421: Is served by bus routes and the regional rail lines Renfe Feve and Renfe Cercanias, connected with Oviedo , Gijón , León and Langreo . Mieres’ most popular and important festival St. John's Bonfire ( La Foguera de San Juan ) occurs every June 24's eve, and is highlighted by a huge bonfire , cultural events, dancing, outdoor concerts, fireworks , al fresco dining and drinking. Another important festival
15-554: The Presidency after the 2015 election , but governing in minority only with the support of the United Left of Asturias . On 1 October 2016, Fernández was named by PSOE to lead the party's caretaker committee, after the resignation of Pedro Sánchez as secretary general. Mieres Mieres is the heart of the coal mining industry in Spain. The topography of Mieres is mountainous with
20-636: The greatest population centers being located in the valley along the banks of the Caudal River ( Río Caudal ) valley in the center of Asturias. Before the Spanish Industrial Restructuring Mieres was one of the industrial backbones of Asturias, and hosted 70000 inhabitants in the 1960s. Today Mieres shelters a campus of the University of Oviedo and different museums in relation with the industrial heritage . The municipality of Mieres
25-577: The result of a coalition government stemming from the 2012 Asturias General Council election held in March. A parliamentary pact was made between the PSOE and the centrist Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD). Fernández was elected president on 23 May 2012, and took office three days later. He appointed five women and three men to his cabinet, including economist Dolores Carcedo as the Minister of Finance . He retained
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