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Montijo (Spanish: ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, Spain.It has a population of 16,236 inhabitants (in 2010). It is located between Badajoz and Mérida, near Guadiana river banks.
Montijo (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Montijo; Spain. Montijo, Spain. Battle of Montijo, 1644 battle between Spain and Portugal; See also.
The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a Portuguese victory, [note 2] [note 3] the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias de Albuquerque from capturing Badajoz, [5] despite Albuquerque having no intention of attacking that city.
Doña María Manuela Enriqueta Kirkpatrick de Closeburn y Grivegnée, Countess of Montijo (24 February 1794 – 22 November 1879), was a Spanish noble and courtier, the mother of Eugénie, Empress of the French. She served as Camarera mayor de Palacio to queen Isabella II of Spain in 1847-1848.
María Francisca was born in 1825, the elder daughter of Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero, 8th Count of Montijo and 15th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero, and his wife, María Manuela Kirkpatrick (daughter of the Scottish-born U.S. consul to Málaga), [1] who provided inspiration for Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen.
Empress Eugénie as Marie Antoinette (by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1854). María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina was born on 5 May 1826 in Granada, Spain.She was the youngest child and daughter of Don Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero, three times Grandee of Spain, whose titles included 13th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero, 9th Count of Montijo, 15th Count of Teba, 8th Count of Ablitas, 8th Count of ...
Count of Montijo (Spanish: Conde de Montijo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago.
Unión Deportiva Montijo is a football team based in Montijo, Extremadura. Founded in 1922, Montijo competes in the Tercera Federación – Group 14. The club plays home matches at the Estadio Municipal Emilio Macarro Rodríguez .
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