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Sierra De Guadalupe (other)
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Sierra de Guadalupe may refer to any of the following: * Sierra de Guadalupe, Spain, a mountain range in Extremadura also known as Sierra de Villuercas **Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, a battle of the Spanish Civil War ** Sierra de Guadalupe (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 1 * Sierra de Guadalupe, Texas, a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico * Sierra de Guadalupe, New Mexico, a mountain range located in Hidalgo County, southwestern New Mexico *Sierra de Guadalupe, Mexico, a mountain range fringing the northern side of the Valley of Mexico *Sierra de Guadalupe cave paintings, in Baja California Sur, Mexico See also *Guadalupe Mountains The Guadalupe Mountains ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The range includes the highest summit in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, , and the "signature peak" of West Texas, El Capitan, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe, Spain
Sierra de Villuercas or Sierra de las Villuercas, also known as Sierra de Guadalupe after nearby Guadalupe town, is a mountain range in the greater Montes de Toledo range, Spain. It is located in province of Cáceres, autonomous community of Extremadura. Rivers Almonte and Ibor, tributaries of the Tagus, and the Ruecas and Guadalupe River, tributaries of the Guadiana, have their sources in this range. Description The Sierra de Villuercas stretches for about 60 km in a roughly NNW/SSE direction in the southeast of Cáceres Province. From its northern end a lower ridge stretches in an arch further westwards from Deleitosa. Southwards there is a straight low ridge aligned in a N/S direction connecting with the Sierra de los Golondrinos prolongation further south straddling river Guadiana. The lower Sierra de Montánchez extends further west of the Sierra de Villuercas. This range is parallel to the Sierra de la Palomera and Sierra de Altamira further east of Guadalupe. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Sierra Guadalupe
The Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe ( en, Guadalupe Mountains), also known as the Tagus Campaign, was a continuation of the Nationalist Army's race north toward Madrid in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War. In mid-late August 1936, the three Regulares columns of General Yagüe's Army of Africa dashed through the Sierra de Guadalupe Mountains, also known as ''Sierra de Villuercas'', in central Spain and forded across the Tagus River, capturing several towns and routing the Republicans in a succession of rapid advances. Background On August 14, Badajoz fell to the Nationalists under General Yagüe, cutting off the Republic from Portugal. Ahead of him, several hundred miles to the northeast, across the broad Tagus River, gleamed Madrid, the aim and object of General Franco's lightning campaign. The Army of Africa's famous northward ''Marcha'' (or "March" - actually a fully motorized displacement), consequently, continued without pause into the hills and valleys sheltering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe (Madrid Metro)
Sierra de Guadalupe is a station on Line 1 (Madrid Metro), Line 1 of the Metro de Madrid, Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A. The station opened on 3 March 1999. The station is adjacent to Cercanías Madrid's Vallecas station, which is served by the C-2 (Cercanías Madrid), C-2, C-7 (Cercanías Madrid), C-7, and C-8 (Cercanías Madrid), C-8 commuter rail lines. The station is named for the calle Sierra de Guadalupe, named in turn for the Sierra de Guadalupe, Spain, Sierra de Guadalupe mountains. References Line 1 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1999 Buildings and structures in Villa de Vallecas District, Madrid {{Madrid-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe, Texas
The Guadalupe Mountains ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The range includes the highest summit in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, , and the "signature peak" of West Texas, El Capitan, both of which are located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The Guadalupe Mountains are bordered by the Pecos River valley and Llano Estacado to the east and north, Delaware Mountains to the south, and Sacramento Mountains to the west. One of the clearest exposures of a prehistoric reef is preserved in the mountain range's bedrock geology. Bedrock contains fossils of reef-dwelling organisms from the Permian period, and the geology is widely studied, mostly by stratigraphers, paleontologists, and Paleoecologists (see geology section). History Archaeological evidence has shown that people lived over 10,000 years ago in and among the many caves and alcoves. The first humans to live here were hunter-gatherers who followed large game an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe, New Mexico
The Guadalupe Mountains of Hidalgo County ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a 13 mi (21 km) long, sub–range in southwest Hidalgo County, New Mexico, adjacent the southeast border of Arizona's Cochise County. A small portion of the range is in Cochise County, namely the outlet of ''Guadalupe Canyon'', famous for the Guadalupe Canyon Massacre. The very southern end of the range is also in the border region of Sonora, just north of Federal Highway 2. The Guadalupe Mountains are on the southern end of the extensive north–south Peloncillo Mountains, that abut the Arizona border. Range description The Guadalupe Mountains are a short sub-range, and about 13 mi long, north to south. The range narrows southwards, with ''Guadalupe Canyon'' in the center-west of the south section, with Guadalupe Creek traversing due south. The Canyon then turns due west to have its outlet in Arizona. The north end of the range contains the highpoint of Guadalupe Mountain in the center w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe, Mexico
The Sierra de Guadalupe is a mountain range in Mexico. It is found between the borough of Gustavo A. Madero in northern Mexico City and the municipalities of Cuautitlán Izcalli, Tultitlán, Coacalco, Ecatepec and Tlalnepantla, in the State of Mexico. Its highest peak is at . History There is evidence that the Aztecs worshipped Tonantzin (Goddess of Sustenance) at Tepeyac hill. The sierra is named after Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Marian apparition that, according to oral and written colonial sources such as the ''Huei tlamahuiçoltica'', Juan Diego saw at the Tepeyac hill. In 1937, the El Tepeyac National Park was created in the Tepeyac hill, in the eastern portion of the sierra, by decree of the president Lázaro Cárdenas. Geology The sierra is a dormant volcano that is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The basement is made of andesitic and dacitic soil. The last volcanic activity in the area occurred 14 to 15 million years ago. Ecology Climate The sierra ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Guadalupe Cave Paintings
The Sierra de Guadalupe cave paintings are a series of prehistoric rock art pictographs near Rancho La Trinidad, Mulegé in Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so .... The Sierra de Guadalupe, mountains west of Mulegé, contains the largest number of known prehistoric rock art sites in Baja California. They form part of Central Baja California's 'great mural tradition' and are protected by Mexican law. The largest of several rock walls features the 'Trinidad deer', one of the best deer paintings in Baja California. The area also includes images of shamanistic figures, fish (including perhaps the only fish skeleton in Baja California) and other marine creatures, hand prints and female genitals. The UNESCO World Heritage list includes the rock pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
