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Villagarcia De Campos or Llerena, 1812 in Spain, between Britain and France during the Peninsular War
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Villagarcia may refer to: *Vilagarcía de Arousa, a municipality in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain *Villagarcía de Campos, a municipality in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain * Villagarcía del Llano, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Villagarcía de la Torre, a municipality in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain *Villa García, a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay * Villa Garcia, a municipality in Zacatecas, Mexico *Battle of Villagarcia In the Battle of Villagarcia (also known as the Battle of Llerena) on 11 April 1812, British cavalry commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton routed a French cavalry force led by ' Charles Lallemand at the village of Villagarcia in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilagarcía De Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa is a Municipalities of Spain, Spanish municipality in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain), Galicia. As of 2014 it has a population of 37,712, being ninth largest town in Galicia. History The present site of Vilagarcía has been occupied since prehistoric times. Petroglyphs depicting circular or deer shapes can be found in the Parroquia (Spain), parish of Bamio and can be dated to B.C.E. The Castros in Spain, castros of Alobre, Carril, Agudín and Lobeira, in addition to archaeological findings such as Roman Empire, Roman or Visigoths, Visigothic coins, seem to indicate a continuous settlement in the area. Geography Location Vilagarcía de Arousa is located in the region (comarca) of O Salnés at the southernmost part of the ría de Arousa, Ría de Arousa forming a big sea inlet (Ria, ría). It borders to the North with Catoira, to the East with Caldas de Reis and to South with Vilanova de Arousa. It is located 45 km South of Santiago de Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villagarcía De Campos
Villagarcía de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 418 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Valladolid {{Valladolid-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villagarcía Del Llano
Villagarcía del Llano is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 939 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{Cuenca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villagarcía De La Torre
Villagarcía de la Torre ( ext, Villagarcía dela Torri) is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 1003 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz {{Badajoz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa García
Villa García–Manga Rural is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Formerly there was an important agricultural school here, established by Juan D. Jackson. Nowadays it has been transformed in the Jacksonville development. Places of worship * Christ of Toledo Parish Church, Ruta 8 Nº 9303 () * St. Joseph of Manga Chapel, in Jacksonville (Roman Ca ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Garcia
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the Early Modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most survivals have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''villa urbana'', a suburban or country seat th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
