Palos may refer to:
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Arts and entertainment
*Two drums, the ''palos major'' and ''palos menor'', used in the
music of the Dominican Republic
The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by West African, European, and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for its merengue and bachata music, both of which are the most popular forms of music i ...
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Palo (flamenco)
A ''palo'' () or cante is the name given in flamenco for the different traditional musical forms.
The word ''palo'', in Spanish, has several meanings, the main one being "stick", "pole" "rod" or "Tree", but in this case it has the sense of " suit ...
, a flamenco musical forms
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''Palos'' (TV series), a 2008 Philippine TV series
Military
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Battle of Cape Palos (1815)
The Battle of Cape Palos was the last battle of the Second Barbary War. The battle began when an American squadron under Stephen Decatur attacked and captured an Algerine brig.
Background
After capturing the Algerine flagship ''Meshuda'' a ...
, battle of the Second Barbary War
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Battle of Cape Palos (1938)
The Battle of Cape Palos, also known as the Second Battle of Cape Palos, was the biggest naval battle of the Spanish Civil War, fought on the night of March 5–6, 1938, east of Cape Palos near Cartagena, Spain.
Leadup to the battle
On March 5, ...
, battle of the Spanish Civil War
Places
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Palos de la Frontera
Palos de la Frontera () is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2015 census, the city ...
, a municipality in Spain, from where Columbus sailed in 1492
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Palos Verdes
The Palos Verdes Peninsula (''Palos Verdes'', Spanish for "Green Sticks") is a landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, within southwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. Located in the Sou ...
, a place in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Cape Palos
Cape Palos ( es, Cabo de Palos) is a cape in the Spanish municipality of Cartagena, in the region of Murcia. It is part of a small range of volcanic mounts that form a small peninsula. The Mediterranean islands of Grosa and the group known as t ...
, cape on the Mediterranean coast of Spain
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Palos, Illinois (disambiguation)
Palos, Illinois refers to a group of places in Cook County, Illinois, United States, south of Chicago. Two cities and one village within Palos Township along with the township constitute the group. The greater Palos area has a total population of ...
, several communities within Palos Township
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Paloș (disambiguation) Paloș may refer to the following places in Romania:
*Palos, a village in the commune Cața
Cața (german: Katzendorf; hu, Kaca) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beia, Cața, Drăușeni, Io ...
, several places in Romania
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Palos Site, Native American archaeological site in Illinois
People
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Enrique Palos
Enrique Eduardo Palos Reyes (born 31 May 1986) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Tigres
Palos has spent most of his career as 2nd/3rd goalkeeper until he was given a starting opportunity by Rica ...
(born 1986), Mexican football goalkeeper
See also
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Palo (disambiguation)
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