But the English government opposed the idea: involved in the War of the Grand Alliance from 1689 to 1697 against France, it did not want to offend Spain, which claimed the territory as part of New Granada.

On several occasions, Chavez has claimed that Bolívar was in fact poisoned by " New Granada traitors ".

Mersey Television claimed that Granada was too Manchester-centred at the expense of the Liverpool area and need to cater for the whole of North West England.

England was at war with France and hence did not want to offend Spain which claimed the territory as part of New Granada.

Another example was Granada Television's heavy presence in Manchester who claimed there was a lack of investment in Liverpool and over-emphasis on Manchester.

In 1998 upon the announcement that Bryan Mosley was leaving Coronation Street, an insider at Granada TV claimed " Bryan Mosley is a Coronation Street legend and no one wanted to see him ever leave ".

Since first being aired, it has been one of the most financially lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of its broadcaster ITV and its franchise Granada Television.

The 1492 surrender of the Islamic Emirate of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs is one of the most significant events in Granada's history as it marks the completion of the Reconquista of Al-Andalus.

It is of the Islamic Nasrid style, and is today one of the biggest attractions in the city of Granada.

It is one of the ancient centers of Granada, like the Alhambra, the Realejo and the Arrabal de Bib-Rambla, in the flat part of the city.

The Sacromonte neighborhood is located on the Valparaíso hill, one of several hills that make up Granada.

The sound of strumming guitars may still be heard there in the performance of flamenco cantes and " quejíos ", so that over time it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Granada.

The largest action of the war was a major amphibious attack launched by the British under Admiral Edward Vernon in March, 1741 against Cartagena de Indias, one of Spain's principal gold-trading ports in their colony of New Granada ( today Colombia ).

This move was considered controversial in New Granada and was one of the reasons the deliberations, which met from April 9 to June 10, 1828.

He fought a successful war with Portugal, but a less successful one with Granada.

Today, one, the former Granada cinema ( which once hosted Buddy Holly in 1958, and later Roy Orbison and The Beatles in 1963 ), is a bingo hall ; another, the former ABC ( previously Regal ) is a nightclub, while the former Odeon, later Coronet, is now a Pentecostal church.

The river Genil, which rises in Granada, is one of the main tributaries of the Guadalquivir.

It is one of the very finest architectural legacies of Moorish rule in Spain, which in Granada lasted from 711 until 1492.

The University of Granada is one of the largest universities in Spain, with approximately 56, 000 students.

In the 2009 ITV regional news cutbacks, Granada was one of three regions unaffected by changes except for the addition of the Isle of Man.

In 1998 Granada paid £ 2 million in two cases, to three Metropolitan Police officers who were wrongly accused of covering up a murder and Marks and Spencer for alleging M & S knew one of its suppliers was using child labour.

The village of Tunja became one of the main political and economic centers for the Spanish during the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

Portillo has featured in a number of television documentaries, including one on Richard Wagner, of whose music he is a notable fan, and two on Spain: Great Railway Journeys: From Granada to Salamanca for BBC Two ( 2002 ), and a programme on Spanish wildlife for BBC Two's The Natural World series ( 2006 )-Portillo is a fluent Spanish speaker.

The Ford Cortina had been manufactured in saloon and estate bodystyles but after the switch to the Sierra, combined with the redesign of the Escort to Mark III level in 1980 and the introduction of the Granada Mark III in 1985, Ford had changed its saloon-based line-up into a hatchback-based one.

The Tarasque is one of the statues of the Corpus Christi procession of many Spanish cities ( Valencia, Granada ...).

The 1986 Granada Television sketch show Robbins featured Kate, her brother Ted Robbins, and her sisters Amy Robbins, Jane Robbins, and Emma Robbins, the latter now best known as one of the singers with The Sheilas.

A common stereotype about ceceo is that it is mostly found in backward rural areas, but the predominance of ceceo in major cities such as Málaga, Huelva and Granada ( where, on the other hand one can also find distinción, depending on the neighbourhood ) are enough proof to refute this.

In the city you can find whole districts dedicated to tourism, for example Granada, one of the most traditional districts in Cali, full of gourmet restaurants, fashion stores and boutiques.

New Granada hoped that other nations would sign similar treaties, but the one with the United States, which was ratified by the US Senate in June 1848 after considerable lobbying by New Granada, was the only one.

Coronation Street is produced by ITV Granada Television under ITV Studios and shown in all ITV regions.

At the same time Granada bosses commissioned trailers depicting famous Coronation Street fans, including former Brookside actress Sue Johnston ( Sheila Grant ).

The Granada backlot is situated in an area between Quay Street and Liverpool Road in Manchester.

At age 11, he began his acting career, appearing on the British television soap opera Coronation Street, which was produced at Granada Studios by Granada Television in Manchester.

EMD ( Granada ) Walthamstow on Hoe Street closed in 2003 and remains unused.

Nine Granada programmes were listed in the BFI TV 100 in 2000 and some of its most notable programmes include Coronation Street, Seven Up !, The Royle Family, The Jewel in the Crown, Brideshead Revisited, World in Action, University Challenge and The Krypton Factor.

ITV Productions currently operates from the former Granada studios on Quay Street in Manchester and will move to MediaCityUK in early 2013.

Granada Studios, designed by architect Ralph Tubbs, was built on a site on Quay Street in Manchester city centre belonging to Manchester City Council bought for £ 82, 000.

By the early 1960s Granada was established and its soap opera Coronation Street quickly became popular alongside inexpensive game shows Criss Cross Quiz and University Challenge.

Granada owned popular television series such as Coronation Street which it threatened to sell to satellite TV if the franchise was lost.

Plowright was the company's driving force producing programmes such as World in Action, Coronation Street and promoted the Granada Studios Tour.

In the 18 months between the award of the franchise and the start of transmission, Granada built a studio complex on Quay Street.

In March 2009, in the recession, Granada announced it would remain at Quay Street but after a change of management, talks resumed in January 2010.

On 16 December 2010, Granada announced it would move to the Orange Building in MediaCityUK alongside the University of Salford and a studio to produce the ITV flagship soap opera Coronation Street, would be built on the opposite bank of the ship canal on Trafford Wharf.

The Coronation Street set at the Granada Studios Tour

It provided programmes split into themed sections called Granada Talk Television, Granada Food and Wine, Granada Health and Beauty, Granada Television High Street and Granada Home and Garden.

In the 19 BAFTA Awards for the Best Drama series awarded since 1992, Granada Television has won five in total, Cracker twice in 1994 and 1995, Cold Feet in 2002 and The Street in 2007 and 2008 – more than any other production company.

Granada had increased investment in Liverpool moving its regional news service to the Albert Dock complex in 1986 before moving back to the Quay Street sometime in the early 2000s.

Long-running soap opera Coronation Street was briefly produced at Tyne Tees ' City Road studios in 1963 while all of the studios at the show's home, Granada Television in Manchester, were occupied by a production of the opera Orpheus in the Underworld.

Classes not taught here can be located in the Ringhaver Student Center, Proctor Library, the Communications Building at 31 Cordova Street, the Art Building directly behind Kenan Hall or the Flagler College Auditorium at 14 Granada Street.