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The Battle of Murcia or Battle of the Huerto de las Bombas was a battle on 4 September 1706, between the Bourbons under bishop Luis de Belluga and a combined British and Dutch force. It formed part of the War of the Spanish Succession and occurred near the Spanish town of Murcia. It resulted in a Bourbon victory.
The Battle of Almansa was a battle fought as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. It took place on 25 April 1707 between the forces of Philip V of Spain, Bourbon, claimant to the Spanish throne, and his Habsburg rival, Archduke Charles of Austria. The result was a decisive Bourbon victory that reclaimed most of eastern Spain for Philip.
Lorca is a municipality and city in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in southeastern Spain, 58 kilometres (36 mi) southwest of the city of Murcia. The municipality had a population of 94,404 in 2019, up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca is the municipality with the second largest surface area in Spain, 1,675.21 km2 (646.80 sq mi), after Cáceres. The city is home to Lorca Castle and the Collegiate church dedicated to St. Patrick.
Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz was a Spanish sculptor. He is the most representative Spanish image-maker of the 18th century and one of greatest of the Baroque. Francisco Salzillo worked exclusively on religious themes, and almost always in polychromed wood. He made hundreds of pieces that are distributed throughout the Region of Murcia and some in bordering provinces. The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) caused the destruction of many of the works of Salzillo. Some of his masterpieces include his nonprocessional religious work, his processional work, and his great Nativity scene.
The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso VI and the forces of the Muslim Almoravids under Tamim ibn-Yusuf. The battle was a disaster for the Christians and many of the high nobility of León, including seven counts, died in the fray or were beheaded afterwards, while the heir-apparent, Sancho Alfónsez, was murdered by villagers while trying to flee. Despite this, the Almoravids could not capitalise on their success in the open field by taking Toledo.
Tchaoudjo is a prefecture located in the Centrale Region of Togo. The capital city is Sokodé.
Magaz de Pisuerga is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 755 inhabitants.
Las Torres de Cotillas is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia and is located in the eastern half.
Alhama de Murcia is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. It is located in the north of the southern half of the region. The municipality shares borders with Librilla in its north, Murcia in its northeast, Fuente Álamo de Murcia in its east, Mazarrón in its south, Totana in its west and Mula in its northwest.
Bęczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Urzędów, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Urzędów, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Kraśnik, and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
Cape 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 the Hormigas Islands are part of this range, as well as the islands in the Mar Menor. The name "Palos" is derived from the Latin word palus, meaning lagoon, a reference to the Mar Menor.
Las Palas is a village, situated in the autonomous region of Murcia in South East Spain. 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. It is located 7 km south of Fuente Álamo de Murcia and 20 km north west of Cartagena.
The Battle of Cartagena was a naval battle fought on September 3, 1643, during the Thirty Years' War off Cabo de Gata near Cartagena, Spain.
Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality is a municipality in Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.
The Battle of Cartagena took place on 28 February 1758 off the Spanish port of Cartagena during the Seven Years' War. A British fleet under Henry Osborn, which had blockaded a French fleet in Cartagena, attacked and defeated a French force under Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville coming to their assistance.
Campo de Cartagena, also called Campo del Mar Menor, is a natural region (comarca) located in the Region of Murcia, in Spain. For administrative purposes, it is also known, as Comarca del Campo de Cartagena or Comarca de Cartagena. It is located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, forming a plain which extends from the Sierra de Carrascoy to the Mediterranean. The capital city is Cartagena, the most important Naval Base of the Spanish Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.
San Juan is a corregimiento in San Lorenzo District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has a land area of 106.1 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi) and had a population of 1,637 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 15.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (40/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 2,358; its population as of 2000 was 1,559.
Las Palmas is a corregimiento in Las Palmas District, Veraguas Province, Panama with a population of 3,106 as of 2010. It is the seat of Las Palmas District. Its population as of 1990 was 3,852; its population as of 2000 was 3,259.
Kvarnstad is a small village on the island Öland, Sweden. It belongs to the municipality Borgholm.
The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to Preparatoria 1 in Xochimilco.
The National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology in Cartagena (Murcia), Spain is an underwater archaeology museum. It owns a large collection of pieces recovered from shipwrecks that begins in the Phoenician period, and arrives until the 19th century.