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Miraflores is the name of several places in
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
-speaking countries. It means "behold the flowers" or "flowers view" from ''mirar'' ("to look at, to watch") and ''flores'' ("flowers").


Places

;Caribbean *
Miraflores, Distrito Nacional Miraflores is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the upper middle class In sociology, the upper middle class is the social ...
, a sector in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic * Miraflores, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio *
Miraflores, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Miraflores is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,863. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...
, a barrio ;Europe * Miraflores, a neighbourhood near
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal * Miraflores, a neighbourhood in
Marbella Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the r ...
, Spain *
Miraflores de la Sierra Miraflores de la Sierra is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid, in central Spain, of c. 6,000 inhabitants, located 49 kilometers away from Madrid. History Miraflores de la Sierra, formerly known as P ...
, a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain * Miraflores, a neighbourhood and train station in
Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
, Spain ;Mexico *
Miraflores, Baja California Sur Miraflores is a small town in the Municipality of Los Cabos (Baja California Sur). Miraflores is located about 45 miles north of San Jose del Cabo, 2 km west of Highway 1, just to the east of the Sierra de la Laguna. Miraflores is 220 meters ...
, a town in the municipality of Los Cabos, Mexico ;South America *
Miraflores, Catamarca Miraflores (Catamarca) is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America ...
, a village and municipality in Argentina *
Miraflores, Chaco Miraflores is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers a ...
, a village and municipality in Argentina * Miraflores Private Neighborhood, in Garín, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina *
Miraflores, La Paz Miraflores is a neighborhood of La Paz, the capital city of Bolivia. It is located in the east of the city center. Miraflores has as its main attractions the Botanical Garden, Miraflores, Botanical Garden, Busch Avenue, La Paz, Busch Avenue, Vill ...
, in Bolivia * Miraflores (Chile), a residential suburb in
Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...
, Valparaíso Region, Chile *
Miraflores, Guaviare Miraflores is a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department, Colombia. The municipality was created on February 8, 1990. In August 1998 a Colombian National Police Base was overrun by the FARC guerrillas and later rebuilt and reoccupied in Fe ...
, a town and municipality in Colombia *
Miraflores, Boyacá Miraflores is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Lengupá Province The Lengupá Province is a province of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The province is formed by 6 municipalities. Ety ...
, a town and municipality in Colombia *
Miraflores (Ecuador) Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath sever ...
, a residential quarter in Ambato, Ecuador * Miraflores, a city sector of
Guayaquil , motto = Por Guayaquil Independiente en, For Independent Guayaquil , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Ecuador#South America , pushpin_re ...
, Ecuador *
Miraflores District, Lima Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is a residential and upscale shopping district south of downtown Lima. It is also one of the most affluent districts that make up the city of Lima. It has several hotels (including the Hil ...
, one of the 43 subdivisions of the city of Lima, Peru ;United States * Miraflores, California, a community inside of
Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
* Miraflores Park, Texas, the historic garden of
Aureliano Urrutia Aureliano Urrutia, Sr. (6 June 1872 – 14 August 1975) was a Mexican-born physician. He served as the Minister of Interior under Victoriano Huerta in Mexico but subsequently spent most of his life and career in the United States. Biogra ...
that is now an annex of Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas


Structures

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Miraflores Charterhouse Miraflores Charterhouse ( es, Cartuja de Miraflores) is an Isabelline style charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery of the Order of the Carthusians, built on a hill (known as Miraflores) about three kilometres from the center of the Spanish city of ...
, a Carthusian monastery in Burgos, Spain *
Miraflores (Panama) Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) in t ...
, a lock in the Panama canal *
Miraflores Palace The ''Palacio de Miraflores'' (Spanish for Miraflores Palace) is the official residence of the President of Venezuela. It is located on Urdaneta Avenue, Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas. History Construction and decoration Co ...
, in Caracas, the official workplace of the President of Venezuela *
Museo Miraflores The Museo Miraflores is an archaeological museum in Guatemala City, dedicated to the display of artefacts from the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. The museum is open from Tuesday through to Sunday. The museum was founded in 2002.Herrera 2011. ...
, an archeological museum in Guatemala City


Other uses

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Miraflores Altarpiece ''The Miraflores Altarpiece'' (or ''Triptych of the Virgin'', or ''The Altar of Our Lady'' or the ''Mary Altarpiece'') is a c. 1442-5 oil-on-oak wood panel altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, in the Gemäldegaleri ...
, a 15th-century triptych painted by Rogier van der Weyden *
Battle of Miraflores The Battle of Miraflores occurred on January 15, 1881 in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru. It was an important battle during the War of the Pacific that was fought between Chile and the forces of Peru. The Chilean army led by Gen. Manuel ...
, in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru *
CB Miraflores Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos, S.A.D., previously known as Club Baloncesto Miraflores and also known as Hereda San Pablo Burgos by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Burgos, Spain and plays in the Coliseum Burgos. ...
, a basketball club in Burgos, Spain


See also

* Miraflores District (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo