Palín (other)
Palín may refer to: * Palin (game), a traditional game of the Mapuche people * Palín, Escuintla, municipality in the Escuintla Department of Guatemala * Palín, Michalovce District, village in the Michalovce District of Slovakia See also * Palin The surname Palin is a name of British origin, either English or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ''ap Heilyn'' ("son of Heilyn") or a reference to the English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Pallin ...

Palin (game)
Palin (Mapuche: , es, palín) is a traditional game of the Mapuche people of South America. It is broadly similar to field hockey, with two teams using sticks to move a ball across a goal line defended by their opponents. The Spanish conquistadors called it ''chueca'', because it resembled a Spanish . Palin is the only pre-Columbian Mapuche game that has survived into the present day. History Nineteenth-century scholars, such as Chilean historian Diego Barros Arana Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (; August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work ''General History of ..., believed that the Spanish had introduced the game of chueca to the Mapuche. However, more recent scholarship indicates that palin was already widely played by the Mapuche when the Spanish first conquered the region, and was most likely an ancient indigenous custom that ...
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Palín, Escuintla
Palín is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The town of Palín, which is the municipal seat, is located on the foothills of the Sierra Madre volcanic chain, south of Guatemala City. History According to the ancient oral tradition, Palín was settled by the Spanish conquistadores on 30 July 1535, although there is not any written documentation on the exact date that would have taken place. There is, though, a property title from 1751, that references the loss of the original document of the foundation of San Cristóbal Palín. Monastery and doctrine of Order of Preachers After the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the Spanish crown focused on the Catholic indoctrination of the natives. Human settlements founded by royal missionaries in the New World were called "Indian doctrines" or simply "doctrines". Originally, friars had only temporary missions: teach the Catholic faith to the natives, and then transfer the settlements to secular parishes, just like ...
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Palín, Michalovce District
Palín ( hu, Pályin) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located 15 kilometres from the city of Michalovce. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1302. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 105 metres and covers an area of 11.115 km². It has a population of about 890 people. Ethnicity The population is about 99% Slovak in ethnicity. Culture The village has a small public library, a gymnasium and a football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... pitch. Gallery File:Palín.JPG, Church of the Ascension of Christ in the village of Palín External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Michalovce Distr ...
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