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El Carpio, Valladolid
El Carpio is a village in the province of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain, some 20 km southwest of the town of Medina del Campo. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 1103 people. History During the Peninsular War, El Carpio was the site of the Duke del Parque's Spanish victory over General Kellermann's French troops at the Battle of Carpio (1809). At the southwestern tip of the province of Valladolid, bordering the province of Salamanca, the village, including its church and strategic 10th century fortress, once of great strategic importance, as it separated the kingdoms of Castilla and León, Official web site. Retrieved 24 August 2013. was completely destroyed by the French troops on 25 November 1809. See also * |
Fundación Joaquín Díaz - Iglesia Parroquial De Santiago Apóstol - Carpio Del Campo (Valladolid) (1)
Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat and milk. Other crops are: corn, yuca, oranges, bananas, beans, sesame, sorghum, rice, tomatoes, and tobacco. There is also artisanal fishing. Physically, the area of Fundación consists of river valley, flood plain A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ... and some low-lying hills. The municipio is bounded on the north by Aracataca, on the east by Bosconia, on the south by Chibolo, and, on the west by Pivijay, Sabanas de San Angel, and Algarrobo, Magdalena, Algarrobo. The town is crossed by the Fundación River. The town came to international prominence on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |