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Template:Spanish city Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cadiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel and Rio Tinto rivers. According to the 2005 census, the city has a population of 145,150 inhabitants.

Situation and History

A maritime town between the rivers Anas (modern Guadiana) and Baetis (modern Guadalquivir), it was seated on the estuary of the river Luxia (modern Odiel), and on the road from the mouth of the Anas to Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida). (Itin. Ant. p. 431.)

The city may be the site of Tartessus; by the Phoenicians it was called Onoba. The Greeks kept the name and rendered it Ὄνοβα. It was in the hands of the Turdetani at the time of conquest by Rome, and before the conquest it issued silver coins with Iberian legends. It was called both Onoba Aestuaria (Greek: Ὄνοβα Αἰστουάρια, Ptol., ii. 4. § 5) or Onuba (used on coinage) during Roman times, or, simply, Onoba (Strabo, iii. p. 143, Mela, iii. 1. § 5). The city was incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Baetica. The Arabs then called it Walbah. It suffered substantial damage in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

There are still some Roman remains, especially of an aqueduct. The city had a mint; and many coins have been found there bearing the name of the town as Onuba. (Florez. Med. ii. pp. 510, 649; Mionnet, i. p. 23, Suppl. p. 39; Sestini, Med. Isp. p. 75, ap. Ukert, vol. ii. pt. 1. p. 340.)

Modern Huelva

Tropical Depression Vince made landfall just off the coast of Huelva in October 2005, making it the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Spain, but no injuries or damage were reported.

The local football (soccer) team, Recreativo de Huelva, is the oldest in Spain; it was founded in 1889.

Christopher Columbus

Among the attractions to visit in this province are the Columbus sites . These sites include the city of Huelva itself, Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, and the Rábida Monastery. La Rábida is where Columbus sought the aid of the Franciscan brothers in advancing his project of discovery. They introduced him to local rich sailors (the Pinzón brothers), and, eventually, arranged a meeting in Seville with Ferdinand and Isabella.

Thanks to those meetings, Christopher was able to arrange his first voyage, using resources and local crew (including ship captains). There is a persistent legend that Columbus received advice on how best to undertake a western passage by speaking with Alonso Sánchez, a sailor from the city of Huelva.

In the Huelva area, Columbus exchanged ideas, explored competing theories, and, after a time, put together the political and economic support that had been previously denied to him by other European monarchies.

Artists

Platero for León Ortega. Museum J.R. Jiménez, Moguer.

The most outstanding artists in Huelva have been: the poet and prize Nobel of Literature Juan Ramón Jiménez, the sculptor Antonio León Ortega, the writer Nicolas Tenorio Cerero and the painter Daniel Vázquez Díaz.
Other plastic outstanding artists of Huelva are painting José Caballero, Pedro Gómez y Gómez, Antonio Brunt, Mateo Orduña Castellano, Pablo Martínez Coto, Manuel Moreno Díaz, Juan Manuel Seisdedos Romero, Francisco Doménech, Esperanza Abot, José María Labrador, Sebastián García Vázquez, Pilar Barroso, Juan Carlos Castro Crespo, Lola Martín, Antonio Gómez Feu, Rafael Aguilera and Florencio Aguilera Correa.

Places to visit

Statue of the Pinzón Brothers in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain

Avenida Andalucía
Barrio Reina Victoria (Barrio Obrero - Workers' District) photos
Bulevar de la Avenida Andalucía photos
Cabezo Del Conquero photos
Capilla de la Soledad
Casa Colón, House of Christopher Columbus photos
Casa del Millón photos
Cathedral of La Merced [1] (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Merced) photos
Cementario de la Soledad, holds the body of William Martin, a supposed naval commander, known as 'The Man Who Never Was'
Ciudad Deportiva (Sports) photos
Clínica Sanz de Frutos, the former Conservatorio de Música
Cocheras de Locomotoras, Cocheras del Puerto photos
Columbus Trail [2] Across the Río Tinto estuary from Huelva, the monastery of La Rábida and the villages of Palos and Moguer are all places connected with the voyages of Columbus to the New World.
Conservatorio de Música
Convent of San Francisco
Convento de las Agustinas photos
Corpus Christi Hospital, converted into a theatre
Ermita de la Soledad photos
Estación de Sevilla photos
Nuevo Colombino stadium photos
Gran Teatro, on Calle Vásquez López photos
Humilladero de la Cinta photos
Iglesia de la Concepción photos
Iglesia de la Milagrosa photos
Iglesia de San Pedro [3]
Jardines de la Avenida Andalucía photos
Jardines de la Casa Colón
Jardines de Muelle, well-kept gardens located near the port, bordered on all sides by busy roads, with a statue of Alonso Sánchez photos
Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida [4], located seven kilometres south of Huelva city where the Tinto and Odiel rivers meet.
Monastery of Santa Clara
Monumento a Cristobal Colón, a huge monument of Christopher Columbus situated at the Punta de Sebo, overlooking the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto rivers
Monumento a la Fe Descubridora (Monument to the Faith Discoverer) photo
Muelle de Levante photos
Muelle de Mineral (Mineral wharf)
Muelle de Riotinto photo
Museo de Huelva [5]
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Los Deportes (Sports Palace) photos
Palacio de Mora Claros photos
Palacio Municipal de Huelva (Ayuntamiento), city council building photos
Palos de la Frontera [6], small village on the River Tinto 10km upstream from Huelva City, this is where in 1492 Columbus Set sail westwards and discovered America
Parque Alonso Sánchez, a park in the city center consisting of three hills with panoramic views photos
Parque Moret, major park which houses the sports centre photos
Parroquia Mayor de San Pedro (Greater Parish of San Pedro) photos
Paseo Santa Fe y Antiguo Mercado photos
Plaza 12 de Octubre
Plaza de las Monjas (Monjas Square) photos
Plaza de Toros photos
Polideportivos y Pistas Municipales (sports) photos
Port Office
Provincial Museum
Punta Umbría, [7] the closest beach resort to the City of Huelva
Queen Victoria Workers' Quarter
Santuario de Nuestra Señora Virgen de La Cinta [8]photos, a chapel where Columbus is said to have prayed before setting sail

Events

Carnaval, fiesta
Festival de Cine [9]
Fiestas Colombinas, fiesta first week of August
Fiestas de la Cinta, between 3rd - 8th September
San Sebastián, festival Jan 20th
Semana Santa (Easter Week)
Virgen de la Cinta, fiesta September 8

Nearby

Near Huelva lay Herculis Insula, mentioned by Strabo (iii. p. 170), called Ἡράκλεια by Steph. B. (s. v.), now Isla Saltés.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Huelva - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
City of Huelva Andalucia Destination
Huelva municipal government Official Website Template:Es icon
A Travel Guide to Huelva (English)
- City Street Guide [10]
City of Huelva Andalucia Destination
Huelva Hoy Daily Events in Spanish
Huelva Cultura in Spanish
Port Authority of Huelva Official web page with information about the port, its history and technical characteristics.
Maps [11][12][13]
Local Writers [14] in Spanish
Santa Bárbara de casa Huelva
Adrian Fletcher’s Paradoxplace - Convento de la Rábida Photo and History page

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 '''Huelva''' is a city in southwestern [[Spain]], the capital of the [[Huelva (province)|province of Huelva]] in the autonomous region of [[Andalusia]]. It is located along the [[Gulf of Cadiz]] coast, at the confluence of the [[Odiel river|Odiel]] and [[Rio Tinto (River)|Rio Tinto]] rivers. According to the [[2005]] [[census]], the city has a population of 145,150 inhabitants.
 ==Situation and History==
-[[Image: Barrio Obrero Huelva.jpg|thumb|220px|Queen Victoria Neighborhood]]
 A maritime town between the rivers Anas (modern [[Guadiana]]) and Baetis (modern [[Guadalquivir]]), it was seated on the estuary of the river Luxia (modern Odiel), and on the road from the mouth of the Anas to Augusta Emerita (modern [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]). ([[Antonine Itinerary|Itin. Ant.]] p. 431.)
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 There are still some Roman remains, especially of an aqueduct. The city had a mint; and many coins have been found there bearing the name of the town as Onuba. (Florez. ''Med.'' ii. pp. 510, 649; Mionnet, i. p. 23, Suppl. p. 39; Sestini, ''Med. Isp.'' p. 75, ''ap.'' Ukert, vol. ii. pt. 1. p. 340.)
+[[Image: Barrio Obrero Huelva.jpg|thumb|220px|Queen Victoria Neighborhood]]
 ==Modern Huelva==