Palma del Río
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Palma del Río is a city located in the
Instituto Nacional de Estadística
, the city has a population of 20,640.
Agriculture
The region was intensively developed agriculturally during Arab rule, with advanced irrigation and water wheels. Some of the orange groves contain trees over 200 years old.[2]
Notable people
- Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a famous explorer of North America, believed to have been born in this town in 1497.[3]
- archbishop of Toledo.
- matador.
- Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos, singer.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Oranges and Fruit Growers Palma de Rio Oranges sale online. Orange3". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ Kramer, Wendy (Summer–Fall 2016). "Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Citizen of Guatemala and native of Palma del Río: New sources from the Sixteenth Century". The Journal of San Diego History. 62 (3 & 4).
External links
- Palma del Río - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
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37°42′N 5°17′W / 37.700°N 5.283°W
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