Palos de la Frontera

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Palos de la Frontera is a historic port town in southwestern Spain best known as the place from which Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

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Palos de la Frontera canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
associatedWith Catholic Monarchs
surface form: Catholic Monarchs of Spain

Christopher Columbus
coordinates 37.23°N 6.89°W
country Spain
date 1492
elevation about 20 meters above sea level
hasCommemorativeSite Monument to the Discoveries
surface form: Monument to the Discoverers
hasDemonym palerma
palermo
hasFestival Fiestas de la Rábida
hasHeritageSite Iglesia de San Jorge Mártir
La Fontanilla
La Rábida Monastery
Muelle de las Carabelas
hasIndustry agriculture
strawberry cultivation
tourism
hasPort Palos de la Frontera port
historicalEvent departure of the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María in 1492
knownFor port of departure of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas
role in the Age of Discovery
locatedIn Autonomous community of Andalusia
Province of Huelva
western Spain
surface form: southwestern Spain
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Huelva
Moguer
locatedOn Tinto River
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Comarca of Huelva
population approximately 12000
postalCode 21810
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinnedWith Genoa
Santa Fe (Granada)

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Santa María voyageStartLocation Palos de la Frontera
Santa María homePort Palos de la Frontera
Niña sailedFrom Palos de la Frontera
Pinta sailedFrom Palos de la Frontera
Pinta homePort Palos de la Frontera
Pinta voyageStartPort Palos de la Frontera
Pinta voyageEndPort Palos de la Frontera
Huelva near Palos de la Frontera
La Gallega homePort Palos de la Frontera
La Gallega departurePortFor1492Voyage Palos de la Frontera
Province of Huelva contains Palos de la Frontera
the Niño family of shipowners locatedIn Palos de la Frontera
subject surface form: Niño family of shipowners
Pinzón family placeOfOrigin Palos de la Frontera
Pinzón family locatedIn Palos de la Frontera
Martín Alonso Pinzón birthPlace Palos de la Frontera
Martín Alonso Pinzón deathPlace Palos de la Frontera
Martín Alonso Pinzón associatedWith Palos de la Frontera
Lugares Colombinos hasPart Palos de la Frontera
La Rábida Monastery locatedIn Palos de la Frontera