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(pä'lōs dā lä frōntā'rä) , town Huelva prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the Tinto River near its mouth. From its port (now silted up), Columbus sailed on his first voyage of discovery (1492), returning and reembarking in 1493. Cortés landed there in 1528 after his conquest of Mexico. The Franciscan monastery at nearby La Rábida has Columbian mementos.

 
 
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Palos de la Frontera, Spain
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Municipality Huelva
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Website: http://www.palosfrontera.com/

Palos de la Frontera or Palos, 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.

Palos is the site of the Rábida Monastery where Christopher Columbus consulted with the Franciscans about his plans for organizing an expedition of discovery. Years later, on Aug 3, 1492, Columbus's ships sailed from this town to discover the Americas.

There's a station in the Madrid Metro named after this town.

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Municipalities of Huelva
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Coordinates: 37°14′N, 6°54′W


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