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Pontevedra (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 26 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.4333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 38 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -8.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Thrived as a medieval port & shipyard; possible birthplace of Christopher Columbus whose ship "Santa Maria" may have been built in city; manufactures cloth, hats, leather, fertilizers, pottery & cellulose. |
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| Pontevedra (preferred,C,V)
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| Helenes (H,V)
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............ | according to legend, name given to the place by Greek founder |
| Pons Vetus (H,V)
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............ | Roman, meaning "old bridge" & referring to 11-arch bridge that crosses Lérez river |
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Galicia (autonomous community) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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according to legend the town was founded by Greeks, although it is probably of Roman origin |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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