Palos de la Frontera
Palos de la Frontera or
Palos (formerly also called
Palos de Moguer, although this was a misnomer) 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 provincal capital,
Huelva. According to the 2005 census, the city has a population of 8,181 inhabitants.
Columbus' ships sailed from this town to discover
the Americas, in
1492.
There's a station in the
Madrid Metro named after this town.
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Palos de la Frontera - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
