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Palomares (other)
Palomares (Spanish for ''dovecotes'') may refer to: Places * Palomares, Almería, Spain ** 1966 Palomares incident * Palomares del Río, Seville, Spain * Palomares del Campo, Cuenca, Spain * Palomares de Béjar Palomares de Béjar is a neighborhood of Béjar, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the province of Salamanca, western Spain. Palomares was an independent village until 1970 when it became part of Béjar. References ..., Salamanca, Spain People * Ramón Palomares (born 1935), Venezuelan poet Other * Palacio del Marqués de Palomares (Seville) See also * Palomar (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in the Middle East and Europe and were kept for their eggs and dung. History and geography The oldest dovecotes are thought to have been the fortress-like dovecotes of Upper Egypt and the domed dovecotes of Iran. In these regions the droppings were used by farmers for fertilization. Pigeon droppings were also used for leather tanning and making gunpowder. In some cultures, particularly Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power and was consequently regulated by law. Only nobles had this special privilege, known as ''droit de colombier''. Many ancient Manorialism, manors in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomares, Almería
Palomares is an agricultural, fishing, and tourist town along the Mediterranean Sea in the Almería (province), Almería province of Andalusia, Spain. It is about Above mean sea level, above sea level. The village falls within the municipality of Cuevas del Almanzora. The ruins of ''El Artial'' (old derelict windmill?) lie just outside the village. 1966 USAF incident The town was noted for a fatal accident in 1966 in which a B-52 Stratofortress of the Strategic Air Command Mid-air collision, collided mid-air with a KC-135 Stratotanker plane, causing radioactive contamination after its payload of four hydrogen bombs (H-bombs) was dispersed and crashed. There were four thermonuclear weapons in the bomber. The high-explosive igniters in two of these bombs detonated on impact, spreading radioactive material, including deadly plutonium-239, over a wide area of the Spanish countryside, but safety mechanisms and electronics prevented nuclear explosions. The third H-bomb landed via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Palomares Incident
The Palomares incident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a United States Air Force B-52G bomber collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refueling at over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Spanish village of Palomares in Almería province. The collision destroyed the tanker, killing all four crew members, and caused the bomber to break apart, resulting in the deaths of three of its seven crew members. The B-52G was participating in Operation Chrome Dome, a Cold War airborne alert mission involving continuous flights of nuclear-armed bombers. At the time of the accident, the B-52G was carrying four B28FI Mod 2 Y1 thermonuclear bombs. Three of these bombs fell on land near Palomares; the conventional explosives in two detonated upon impact, dispersing plutonium and contaminating approximately of terrain. The fourth bomb fell into the Mediterranean Sea and was recovered intact after an extensive 80-day search involving the U.S. Navy, including the use of submersibles su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomares Del Río
Palomares del Río is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2021 census ( INE), the city has a population of 9,020 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Seville Province of Seville, Seville is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 106 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Seville is the ... References External linksPalomares del Río- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de AndalucíaPalomares del Río- Ayuntamiento Municipalities of the Province of Seville {{Andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomares Del Campo
Palomares del Campo is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur .... In 2017, it had a population of 642. Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{cuenca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomares De Béjar
Palomares de Béjar is a neighborhood of Béjar, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the province of Salamanca, western Spain. Palomares was an independent village until 1970 when it became part of Béjar. References Populated places in the Province of Salamanca {{Spain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Palomares
David Ramón Sánchez Palomares (7 May 1935 – 4 March 2016) was a Venezuelan poet, born in Escuque. In 1975 received the National Prize for Literature; in 2006 the first Víctor Valera Mora International Prize for Poetry; and in 2010 the Ibero-America Award for Literature. For 1952 worked as teacher in the San Cristóbal Normal School. Six years later, graduated as Professor of Literature in the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas. Taught in secondary schools in Nueva Esparta and Trujillo states, also in the capital city, Caracas. In the University of the Andes graduates in Literature. His first poetry book: ''El Reino'' (The Kingdom) (1958), is sponsored by the intellectual group Sardio. In 1963 was part of the aesthetic movement El Techo de la Ballena, and participates as editor in the magazine ''Rayado sobre el Techo''. In 1964, in the city of Boconó, is published his book ''Paisano''. The same year come up with the poem ''El ahogado'' (The drowned), with the art of Mateo Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio Del Marqués De Palomares
The Palacio del Marqués de Palomares (Spanish for Palace of the Marquis of Palomares) was part of a spectacular complex of buildings in Seville, Spain. It was located on the site of the current-day El Corte Inglés store Del Duque. It was acquired in 1879 by Juan Antonio Fernandez de la Arriba, a successful merchant, as part of the Plaza del Duque complex belonging to the Marquis of Palomares. He used the building as part of his fabric business. A unique blend of architectural styles, it proved to be too difficult to maintain and was demolished in 1965. History On the site was the vast Palacio de los Duques de Medina Sidonia (Los Guzmanes) which was destroyed after the Napoleonic invasion and there was built the mid-19th century Palacio del Marqués de Palomares. In 1879 Don Juan Antonio Fernández de la Riva (Arriba), a prosperous Sevillian merchant bought the building located in Plaza del Duque, number 10, in an auction hosted by the Marquis of Palomares. He then founded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
