Palos

geographical name

Pa·​los ˈpä-ˌlōs How to pronounce Palos (audio)
variants or Palos de la Frontera
town and former port (now silted up) in southwestern Spain southeast of Huelva population 10,196

Note: Christopher Columbus sailed from Palos on August 3, 1492 to start his first voyage to the New World.

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“Palos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palos. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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