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San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area. It has become primarily a city for residences and family houses, although it still has several factories that tend to relocate to the periphery of the ...
San Nicolas Island (Spanish: Isla de San Nicolás; Tongva: Haraasnga) [1] is the most remote of the Channel Islands, off Southern California, 61 miles (98 km) from the nearest point on the mainland coast.
[62] [78] A legend, shown on the ceiling of the Basilica di San Nicola, holds that Nicholas once visited Bari and predicted that his bones would one day rest there. [77] Statue of Nicholas in Bari. Prior to the translation of Nicholas's relics to Bari, his following had been known in western Europe, but it had not been extremely popular. [43]
San Nicolas (Ilocano: Ili ti San Nicolas; Filipino: Bayan ng San Nicolas), officially the Municipality of San Nicolas, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,895 people.
HMS San Nicolas, Royal Navy ship, formerly Spanish navy ship San Nicolás, captured at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797; SS San Nicolas, Panamanian cargo ship in service 1949–64, formerly German ship SS Claus Rickmers; SS San Nicolas, a Lake tanker sunk by the German Submarine U-502 on 16-Feb-1942
Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño.
Baby Beach, known for its calm water and good snorkeling, is located south of San Nicolaas. [16] The San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands Important Bird Area lies just off the coast from the town, and is an important site for nesting terns. [17] Close to San Nicolaas, a Dutch marine camp is off Commanders Bay near the fishing village of Savaneta.
San Nicolás is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It is located 165 kilometres (103 mi) southeast of the state capital of Chilpancingo . It is named after its patron saint, Nicholas of Tolentino . [ 3 ]