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My Home Town:

Huelva (Spain). My Home Town:. By Antonia Dominguez Miguela. Where is Huelva?. Huelva is in the southwest of Spain It is very close to the coast It is near the border with Portugal. What is Huelva famous for?. Huelva was the originating place for the discovery of the America

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My Home Town:

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  1. Huelva (Spain) My Home Town: By Antonia Dominguez Miguela

  2. Where is Huelva? • Huelva is in the southwest of Spain • It is very close to the coast • It is near the border with Portugal

  3. What is Huelva famous for? • Huelva was the originating place for the discovery of the America • Many of the first Europeans in America where from Huelva and its surrounding villages. • It has one of the oldest football clubs in Europe • The pilmigrimage to the Virgin of El Rocio’s Chapel is one of the most important in Europe

  4. Huelva and the Discovery of America • Cristobal Colon arranged his trip to unknown land in La Rabida, a monastery very close to the city.

  5. Huelva and the Discovery of America • Many of the members of Colon’s crew were from Palos de la Frontera and Moguer, nearby towns.

  6. Real Club Recreativo de Huelva • The “Recreativo de Huelva is the oldest football club in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe.

  7. Romeria de la Virgen del Rocio • It is an old Romeria which pays tribute to the Virgin of el Rocio. • Millions of people take part in the pilgrimage to her chapel in The National Park of Doñana every year

  8. What I like most about Huelva: • Beautiful white-sand beaches • The breeze coming from the sea

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