Palos
geographical name
Pa·los
ˈpä-ˌlōs 
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 3 Nov. 2025.
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