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ID: 1061745 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1061745			Record Type: administrative

Almadén (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 38 46 00 N degrees minutes			Lat: 38.7667 decimal degrees
Long: 004 50 00 W degrees minutes			Long: -4.8333 decimal degrees

Note: Located in the Sierra Morena in rich mercury-producing area; Romans mined here; taken by Moors; captured by Alfonso VII in 1151 & given to Knights of Calatrava; leased to German merchant bankers "Fuggers" in 1525, to Rothchilds of London in 19th cen.

Names:

Almadén (preferred,C,V)

Almadén del Azogue (H,V)

Sisapon (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:

World (facet)

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Europe (continent) (P)

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Spain (nation) (P)

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Castilla-La Mancha (autonomous community) (P)

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Ciudad Real (province) (P)

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Almadén (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:

inhabited place (preferred, C)	............	area was mined in Roman times
town (C)
mining center (C)

Sources and Contributors:

Almadén..........	[VP Preferred]
.................	NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................	Times Atlas of the World (1994) 11

Almadén del Azogue..........	[VP]
...................................	Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 25

Sisapon..........	[VP]
.................	Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 25

Subject: .....	[VP]
..................	Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 25
..................	NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -370290
..................	Times Atlas of the World (1994) 11


Note:
English	..........	[VP]

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