La Rábida
District of Palos de la Frontera
Andalusia - Spain

Palos de la Frontera

Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some 13 km from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2006 census, the city had a population of 8,415.

Located at 37.2333, -6.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Municipalities in the Province of Huelva

Mazagón

Mazagón is a beach town in Spain near Huelva.

Located at 37.1333, -6.81667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Beaches of Spain

Gibraleón

Gibraleón is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 11,202 inhabitants.

Located at 37.3833, -6.96667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Municipalities in the Province of Huelva

Estadio Nuevo Colombino

Estadio Nuevo Colombino is a multi-purpose stadium in Huelva, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Recreativo de Huelva. Football was first introduced to Spain in Huelva and it still hosts the annual Trofeo Colombino, one of the traditional curtain-raisers to the Spanish football season. The new stadium holds 21,670 and was built in 2001. It replaced Estadio Colombino.

Located at 37.2464, -6.95417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Spain, Recreativo de Huelva, Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain, Sports venues in Andalusia

San Juan del Puerto, Spain

San Juan del Puerto, Spain is a municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. In 2005 it had a population of 6,881.

Located at 37.3167, -6.83333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Municipalities in the Province of Huelva

La Rábida Friary

The Friary of La Rábida (in full, Spanish: Convento de Santa María de la Rábida) is a Franciscan friary in the southern Spanish town of Palos de la Frontera, in the province of Huelva and the autonomous region of Andalucia. The friary is located 13 km south of the city of Huelva, where the Tinto and Odiel rivers meet. The Friary of La Rábida has been Franciscan property since the thirteenth century.

Located at 37.2078, -6.92592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Monasteries in Andalusia, Franciscan monasteries in Spain, Buildings and structures in the Province of Huelva, Marian shrines, Tourism in Spain

Estadio Colombino

Estadio Colombino was a multi-use stadium in Huelva, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of Recreativo de Huelva matches. It was replaced by the current Estadio Nuevo Colombino in 2001. The capacity of the stadium was 13,000 spectators.

Located at 37.2589, -6.93704 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Recreativo de Huelva, Defunct football venues in Spain, Sports venues in Andalusia

2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Punta Umbría, Spain on 20 March 2011.

Located at 37.1947, -6.97111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2011 in athletics (track and field), Athletics competitions in Spain

Odiel

The Odiel River, River Odiel, or simply Odiel is a river in the Atlantic basin in southern Spain, more precisely in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. It originates at Marimateos in the Sierra de Aracena at an altitude of 660 metres above sea level. At the Punta del Sebo, it joins the Rio Tinto to form the Huelva Estuary. Its principal tributaries are the Escalada, Meca, Olivargas, Oraque, Santa Eulalia, and El Villar. Its basin covers 990 square kilometres .

Located at 37.2708, -6.96472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rivers of Andalusia, Geography of the Province of Huelva

Wharf of the Caravels

The Wharf of the Caravels (Spanish: Muelle de las Carabelas) is a museum in Palos de la Frontera, in the province of Huelva, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Its most prominent exhibits are replicas of Christopher Columbus's boats for his first voyage to the Americas, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. These were built in 1992 for the Celebration of the Fifth Centenary of the Discovery of America.

Located at 37.2104, -6.927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Andalusia, Museums established in 1994, Maritime museums in Spain, History museums in Spain

Fontanilla

The Fontanilla is the former public fountain of Palos de la Frontera in Spain where, according to tradition, these fountains provided the water for the ships of Cristopher Columbus's first voyage—the Santa María, the Niña, and the Pinta—when, on 3 August 1492, they departed from Palos de la Frontera, captained by Columbus and by Palos's own Pinzón Brothers. That voyage is widely considered to constitute the discovery of the Americas by Europeans.

Located at 37.2314, -6.89092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Christopher Columbus, Buildings and structures in the Province of Huelva, Tourism in Spain, Fountains in Spain, Buildings and structures in Andalusia

Trigueros, Spain

Trigueros is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2008 census, the municipality had a population of 7477 inhabitants.

Located at 37.3833, -6.83333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Municipalities in the Province of Huelva

Battle of the Saltes Island

The naval Battle of the Saltes Island or Battle of Saltes took place on 17 July 1381, off Saltes Island, between the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Portugal during the Third Ferdinand War. The Castilian fleet commanded by Don Fernando Sánchez de Tovar defeated decisively the Portuguese fleet led by João Afonso Teles de Menezes, Count of Barcelos.

Located at 37.25, -6.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1381, Naval battles involving Castile, Naval battles involving Portugal, Naval battles of the Middle Ages, 1381 in Europe