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Hermosa (Spanish for "beautiful" or "gorgeous") may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places Philippines * Hermosa, Bataan United States * Hermosa Beach, California * Hermosa, Colorado * Hermosa Creek, a stream in Colorado * Hermosa Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area in Colorado * Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois * Hermosa, New Mexico * Hermosa, South Dakota Other uses * Hermosa (horse) Hermosa (foaled 6 May 2016) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed very good form as a juvenile in 2018 when she won two of her seven races including the Weld Park Stakes as well as finishing second in both the Fillies' Mile and the Cr ... (born 2016), winner of the 2019 1000 Guineas Stakes * ''Hermosa'' (slave ship), a schooner in the coastwise slave trade * ''Hermosa'' (spider), an Indonesian genus of spiders * Hermosa station, a former commuter rail station in Chicago {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa, Bataan
Hermosa, officially the Municipality of Hermosa ( tl, Bayan ng Hermosa), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,443 people. "Hermosa" means "beautiful" in Spanish language, Spanish. It has a total land area of . Hermosa is home to the Roosevelt Protected Landscape and is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 10. Etymology According to legend, a group of Spaniards first came to this place, surprised and amazed they exclaimed, ''Que Hermosa! Que Hermosa!'', when they saw some pretty maidens with long, black hair washing clothes and bathing in the brook. The boys who accompanied their sisters repeated what they heard from the Spaniards and upon returning home they repeated again and again what the Spaniards exclaimed. When the next group of Spaniards visited the place, they asked for its name. The folks didn't understand Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa Beach, California
Hermosa Beach (''Hermosa'', Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; it is one of the three Beach Cities. Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east. The city's beach is popular for sunbathing, beach volleyball, surfing, paddleboarding, bars, cycling and running. The city itself extends only about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south, with Pacific Coast Highway running down the middle. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, Hermosa's average temperature is 70 °F (22 °C) in the summer and 55 °F (13 °C) in the winter. Westerly sea breezes lessen what can be high summertime temperatures in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the county and help keep the smog away 360 days of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa, Colorado
Hermosa is an unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. It is located north of Durango along U.S. Highway 550. History The community was established around 1874 and had a post office from 1876 to 1900. Residents are now served by post offices in Durango. In 2018, the 416 Fire burned northwest of Hermosa, prompting evacuations. Attractions The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has a water stop in Hermosa, and the railroad maintains a maintenance yard and a siding there, which is sometimes called the Hermosa Depot. The yard has a prominent railroad water tank that is easily seen by motorists passing through Hermosa on Highway 550. Hermosa Creek passes through the community from west to east and has its confluence with the Animas River nearby. The Hermosa Cliffs, formed of red sandstone, line the river valley in Hermosa. See also * Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa Creek
Hermosa Creek is a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan and La Plata counties in Colorado. The creek rises near Hermosa Peak in San Juan County, Colorado and then flows generally south to La Plata County and to its confluence with the Animas River in Hermosa. Protected areas Most of the creek lies in the San Juan National Forest. In 2014, Congress passed and the president signed the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act. The legislation created the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area and the adjacent Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Much of the creek and its watershed lies within these two federally-protected areas. Effect of the 416 Fire In 2018, the 416 Fire burned thousands of acres of the Hermosa Creek watershed. Long known for its pristine and clear waters, the creek has been severely affected by the erosion occurring as a result of the fire. See also *List of rivers of Colorado This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ Alphabetical list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa Creek Wilderness
The Hermosa Creek Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in La Plata County, Colorado. It s located in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango. It was established by the Hermosa Creek Protection Act of 2014, which also created the adjacent Hermosa Creek Special Management Area, which shares its eastern border, Hermosa Creek. Elevation in the wilderness ranges from along Hermosa Creek to at the high point of Indian Trail Ridge. Geology Sedimentary rocks form the landscape of the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. The majority of the wilderness consists of beds of Paleozoic sediments. The oldest rocks, from the Molas and Hermosa formations ( Pennsylvanian), were deposited in marine environments. Then, in the Permian period, there was a transition from marine to terrestrial deposits in the area as the Uncompahgre Highland was uplifted to the north. Sediments eroded from these mountains were deposited here and are found in the Rico and Cutler formations. Along Indian Trail R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa, Chicago
Hermosa is one of 77 designated Community areas in Chicago, Chicago community areas and is located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. The Hermosa community area contains the #Kelvyn Park, Kelvyn Park and #Hermosa, Hermosa neighborhoods. The area includes the birthplace of #Walt Disney, Walt Disney and is the former headquarters of the Schwinn Bicycle Company. While being one of the smaller community areas, Hermosa is one of the city's most densely populated neighborhoods. Today, Hermosa is a predominantly Hispanic blue collar community, with a sizable manufacturing base. Many of the people who reside in Hermosa have done so because of its convenient location to work, its relative proximity to Chicago Loop, downtown, and because of its healthy public #Transportation, transportation options. The Diplomatic missions of Honduras, Consulate-General of Honduras in Chicago is located in Hermosa at 4439 West Fullerton Avenue. On December 31, 2018, the Hermosa Bungalow Historic D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa, New Mexico
Hermosa is recognized as a populated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. It is located in the Palomas Creek valley, west of Truth or Consequences.''Truth or Consequences, New Mexico,'' 1:100,000 Scale Topographic Map, USGS, 1979 It was founded in 1883 by miners and grew to a town that had its own literary society. In 1889, Hermosa was hit by a devastating flash flood A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing o ... and never recovered. All that remains today is a mercantile, a hotel, and a log post office. It is currently part of a privately owned ranch. Hermosa was founded by J.C. Plemmons and was located in the center of the Palomas district. He established the first residence and mercantile along the southern fork of the Palomas Creek, where he positioned his cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa, South Dakota
Hermosa (Lakota: ''okíčhize wakpá otȟúŋwahe''; "battle river village") is a town in near the northern edge of Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 382 at the 2020 census. History Hermosa was platted in 1886. The name Hermosa is of Spanish origin meaning "beautiful". A post office has been in operation in Hermosa since 1886. Geography Hermosa is located at (43.838786, -103.193978). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Hermosa has been assigned the ZIP code 57744 and the FIPS place code 28300. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 398 people, 158 households, and 110 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.7% White, 3.8% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa (horse)
Hermosa (foaled 6 May 2016) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed very good form as a juvenile in 2018 when she won two of her seven races including the Weld Park Stakes as well as finishing second in both the Fillies' Mile and the Critérium International and third in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. She improved in the following spring to record Group 1 victories in the 1000 Guineas and the Irish 1000 Guineas. Background Hermosa (Spanish for ''beautiful'') is a bay filly with a small white star bred in Ireland by the Beauty is Truth Syndicate, a breeding company associated with the Coolmore Stud. The filly was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. Like many Coolmore horses, the official details of her ownership have changed from race to race but she has usually been described as being owned by a partnership of Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Susan Magnier. She was sired by Galileo, who won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa (slave Ship)
''Hermosa'' was an American slave ship whose 1840 grounding in the Bahamas led to a controversy between the United Kingdom and the United States over the 38 slaves who had been on board the ship and were freed by the British authorities. Facts ''Hermosa'' was sailing from Richmond, Virginia, to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1840 with a cargo of slaves when she was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Because the United Kingdom had abolished slavery in 1833, the local government forcibly removed and freed the slaves after the ship docked in Nassau in the Bahamas. Impact The freeing of ''Hermosa'''s slaves was widely discussed in the United States. The next year, slaves on the slave ship '' Creole'' rebelled against ''Creole''′s crew, and chose to go to the Bahamas because they had heard about ''Hermosa.'' The cases of both ships were discussed in the United States Congress, leading to at least one call for war against Britain if compensation was not made. Resolution The owner of ''He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa (spider)
''Hermosa'' is a genus of jumping spiders first described by G. W. Peckham and E. G. Peckham in 1892, and synonymized with ''Myrmarachne'' in 1901. In 2016, Jerzy Prószyński split up ''Myrmarachne'', creating nine new genera, all with names beginning "''Myrm''". However, it turned out that ''Myrmavola volatilis'', the type species of ''Myrmavola'', was also the type species of ''Hermosa'', and ''Myrmavola'' was made a junior synonym. It is part of the Myrmarachnini tribe within the Salticoida clade of Salticinae. Species it contains seven species: *'' H. andrewi'' (Wanless, 1978) – Congo, Angola *'' H. brevichelicera'' (Yamasaki & Ahmad, 2013) – Malaysia (Borneo) *'' H. christae'' (Prószyński, 2001) – Malaysia (Borneo) *'' H. galianoae'' (Prószyński, 2001) – Malaysia (Borneo) *'' H. volatilis'' G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1892 ( type) – Madagascar, China, Vietnam *'' H. yamanei'' (Yamasaki, 2012) – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *'' H. yamasakii'' (Prószyński, 2016) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
