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Pontevedra (pōntāvā`thrä), city (1990 pop. 70,356), capital of Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Lérez River. It is a major fishing port. Clothing, leather goods, and fertilizers are made, and farm products are traded. Among its many old structures are the Gothic Church of Santa María, the picturesque ruins of a 14th-century convent, and a Roman bridge. The city may have been Columbus's birthplace. His ship, the Santa Maria, was built there. Pontevedra a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop.: 77 993 (2003 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Infantil del Nino Jesus, Madrid), Pilar Bermudez and Marta Garcia-Campello (Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra), Rosario Moreno and Alfonso Garcia-del Busto (H. We started at Vigo and Pontevedra visiting the fish markets, and ended in San Sebastian Guipuzcoa. From the start of this year, Ence's Pontevedra mill in the northwest of Spain boasts a TCF eucalyptus pulp capacity of 365,000 metric tons/yr, and the mill already has preliminary plans to boost that to 400,000 metric tons/yr in the future. |
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