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Alcon offices in Johns Creek, Georgia. Alcon Inc. ( German: Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. It has a paper headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland but its operational headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people. [2]
Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as Nueva California ('New California') among other names, [a] was a province of New Spain formally established in 1804. Along with the Baja California peninsula , it had previously comprised the province of Las Californias , but was made a separate province in 1804 (named Nueva California ). [ 1 ]
A 2017 state legislative document states, "Numerous theories exist as to the origin and meaning of the word 'California, '" and that all anyone knows is the name was added to a map by 1541 "presumably by a Spanish navigator." [33]
Alcon relocated its headquarters to Geneva in 2018, citing an opportunity to “increase Alcon’s global scale and reach to better serve customers.” The company employs a total of 25,000 people.
Manolo Sanlúcar (born Manuel Muñoz Alcón, 24 November 1943 – 27 August 2022) [ 1] was a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist. He was considered one of the most important Spanish composers of recent times, and together with Paco de Lucía, Tomatito, and Vicente Amigo, one of the main figures in the evolution of the flamenco guitar.
Alcon's (ALC) new preservative-free solution for patients with dry eye symptoms is the latest addition to its leading global artificial tear brand Systane.
A presidio ( jail, fortification) [ 1] was a fortified base established by the Spanish Empire between the 16th and 18th centuries in areas under their control or influence. The term is derived from the Latin word praesidium meaning protection or defense . In the Mediterranean and the Philippines, the presidios were outposts of the Christian ...
Márka – another product of the company that makes Traubisoda – in raspberry, sour cherry, grape and orange flavours; Oázis; Olympi Cola; Olympos; Orina – Not produced any more. Favourite of the Spanish-speaking visitors, because of the meaning of Orina in Spanish – urine [citation needed] Pataki; Queen