Miraflores
Encyclopedia
Miraflores is the name of several places in Spanish
-speaking countries. It is also the name of a battle fought in Peru in 1881
. It means "to watch flowers" or "flower's view" from mira ("watch") and flores ("flowers").
South America
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-speaking countries. It is also the name of a battle fought in Peru in 1881
Battle of Miraflores
The Battle of Miraflores occurred on January 15, 1881 in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru. It was an important battle during the War of the Pacific that was fought between Chile and the forces of Peru. The Chilean army led by Gen. Manuel Baquedano defeated the army commanded by Nicolás de...
. It means "to watch flowers" or "flower's view" from mira ("watch") and flores ("flowers").
Places
Europe- A neighbourhood near Lisbon, Portugal
- A neighbourhood in Marbella, Spain
South America
- Miraflores (Chile), residential suburb in V Region, Vina del Mar, Chile
- Miraflores, GuaviareMiraflores, GuaviareMiraflores is a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department, Colombia. The municipality was created on February 8, 1990. On August 1998 a Colombian National Police Base was overran by the FARC guerrillas and later rebuilt and reoccupied on February 2004...
, town and municipality in Guaviare Department, Colombia - Miraflores, BoyacáMiraflores, BoyacáMiraflores is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Lengupá Province.Miraflores has been the site of the ocobos-External links:*...
, town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia - Miraflores (Ecuador), residential quarter in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Miraflores District, LimaMiraflores District, LimaMiraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that make up the city of Lima....
, in Lima Province, Peru - Miraflores District, ArequipaMiraflores District, ArequipaMiraflores District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.-External links:...
, in Arequipa Province, Peru - Miraflores Neighborhood, in La Paz, Bolivia
Structures
- Miraflores monastery, in Burgos, Spain
- Miraflores (Panama)Miraflores (Panama)Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted in three stages totalling 8 m, allowing them to transit to or from the...
, lock in the Panama canal - Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela
- Miraflores Neighborhood, in La Paz, Bolivia