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villa de Colima

English translation: settlement

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Spanish term or phrase:villa
English translation:settlement
Entered by: Jennifer Levey

11:00 Mar 4, 2024
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Spanish term or phrase: villa de Colima
"TEPITON ZAHUATL, LA CAUSA DE LA ADVOCACIÓN TEMPORAL DE LA VILLA DE COLIMA A SAN SEBASTIÁN EN 1532; LA POSIBLE INTERVENCIÓN EN ELLA DEL CONQUISTADOR PORTUENSE ALONSO LORENZO DE MELTORO" (title of article for History journal).
"Villa" (which appears in lower case): town/city/villa/...?
broca
Local time: 17:55
settlement
Explanation:
https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/colima

"Sandoval immediately established a Spanish settlement, San Sebastian de Colima, in what is now the city of Colima. In 1524, Don Francisco ..."

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Note added at 10 mins (2024-03-04 11:11:08 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colima
In 1527, Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura moved the Spanish settlement to its current located and changing the name to San Sebastián de Colima.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 11:55
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villa
settlement


Explanation:
https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/colima

"Sandoval immediately established a Spanish settlement, San Sebastian de Colima, in what is now the city of Colima. In 1524, Don Francisco ..."

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Note added at 10 mins (2024-03-04 11:11:08 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colima
In 1527, Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura moved the Spanish settlement to its current located and changing the name to San Sebastián de Colima.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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agree  Pablo Ruz
19 mins
agree  neilmac
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
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