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Montiijo can refer to: Places Panama * Montijo, Panama populated place in Veraguas Province * Montijo District, a district in Veraguas Province Portugal * Montijo, Portugal, a municipality in the district of Setúbal * Montijo (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Montijo Spain * Montijo, Spain ** Battle of Montijo, 1644 battle between Spain and Portugal See also * Eugénie de Montijo ''Doña'' María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick, 19th Countess of Teba, 16th Marchioness of Ardales (5 May 1826 – 11 July 1920), known as Eugénie de Montijo (), was Empress of the French from her marriage to Emperor Napo ...
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Montijo, Panama
Montijo is a corregimiento in Montijo District, Veraguas Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ... with a population of 2,288 as of 2010. It is the seat of Montijo District. Its population as of 1990 was 4,341; its population as of 2000 was 4,545. References Corregimientos of Veraguas Province {{Veraguas-geo-stub ...
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Montijo District
Montijo District is a district (''distrito'') of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 12,211; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 7,060.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama. The district covers a total area of 780 km². It includes all of the offshore islands of Coiba National Park, the largest of which are Coiba and Jicarón. The capital lies at the town of Montijo. The district includes the Gulf of Montijo A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies ... and the islands in it. Administrative divisions Montijo District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Montijo * Isla Gobernadora * La Garceana * Leones * Pilón * Cébaco * Costa Hermosa * Unión del Norte References Exter ...
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Montijo, Portugal
Montijo () is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. Its name was Aldeia Galega do Ribatejo or simply Aldeia Galega until 1930. The population in 2021 was 55,732, in an area of 348.62 km2. The town of Montijo proper had a population of 25,719 in 2001. It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity; that is, its component parts are not conjoined. It is located in the Lisbon metropolitan area. History Montijo was known as Aldeia Galega until July 6, 1930, in spite of the fact that it was a small town and no longer a village. It was elevated to city status on August 14, 1985. Paleolithic vestiges of human settlement suggest that the region was occupied into the pre-history. Yet, the first historical references date to the 12th century, in 1186, with the donations of religious and hereditary lands to Paio Peres, that initiated formal occupation. Initially, the settlement was a constituted of poor hovels, that were villages for fishermen ...
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Montijo (parish)
Montijo is a former Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Montijo, Portugal, Montijo, central Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Montijo e Afonsoeiro. The population in 2021 was 55,732, in an area of  km². References

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Montijo, Spain
Montijo () is a town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 16,236 inhabitants (in 2010). It is located between Badajoz and Mérida, near Guadiana river banks. The extension of the municipality covers 3 different centers of population: Lácara, Barbaño and Montijo, the last one being the capital. The Battle of Montijo The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a Portuguese victory, the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias ... was fought near the town in 1644. The town is also related to Eugenie de Montijo. References Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz {{Badajoz-geo-stub ...
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Battle Of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a Portuguese victory, the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias de Albuquerque from capturing Badajoz, despite Albuquerque having no intention of attacking the city.Ângelo Ribeiro, p.56, p.59Ericeira, p.51Santos, Selvagem, p.398 Due to the chaotic nature of the battle, casualty figures vary. Background Portuguese General Matias de Albuquerque knew the Spanish were commanded by the Marquis of Torrecusa, a renowned military tactician, and wanted to affirm his own presence. He managed to gather 6,000 infantry, 1,100 cavalry and 6 cannons, in order to give battle. He crossed the frontier attacking, pillaging and burning Vilar del Rey, Puebla and Boca de Manfarete until reaching the town of Montijo, which surrendered without a fight. Battle Not having encountered the Spanish army, Matias de Albuquerque ...
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