Palos de la Frontera

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Palos de la Frontera

Name

Palos de la Frontera

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Obec / Město

Summary

Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. It is renowned as the departure point of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage to the Americas. The town received its charter in 1322 from Alfonso XI of Castile.

Statistics

Area

49.30 km²

Population

10,365

Location