Las Palas () is a village, situated in the autonomous
region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in ...
in South East
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. The name Las Palas is derived from the large amount of "Palas" (cactus) found in the area. The village has been in existence since the 16th Century.
[http://www.regmurcia.com/servlet/s.Sl?sit=a,175,c,373,m,1871&r=ReP-14281-DETALLE_REPORTAJESPADRE (Spanish)] It is located 7 km south of
Fuente Álamo de Murcia
Fuente Álamo de Murcia is a town and municipality in the Region of Murcia, southern Spain. It is situated 22 km northwest of Cartagena and 35 km south west of Murcia. The town lies in the basin of the Mar Menor surrounded by the mounta ...
and 20 km north west of
Cartagena.
There were scores of windmills in and around Las Palas used in the production of wheat flour, and the road from Las Palas to Fuente Álamo is known locally as the "Road of country windmills".
The village consists of approximately 300 houses mainly inhabited by Spanish residents (95%) the remainder consisting of French and English immigrants. The main type of employment within the village and immediate area is agricultural. There are several shops within the village and the small church of San Pedro Apóstol (
Saint Peter the Apostle
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupati ...
).
Notes
Municipalities in the Region of Murcia
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