Peña
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Peña, meaning "rocky outcrop" or "rocky summit" in the Spanish language
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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...
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Mountains
- Peña MontañesaPeña MontañesaThe Peña Montañesa is an emblematic and very conspicuous rocky mountainous outcrop of the Pre-Pyrenees. It is located east of the valley of river Cinca, in the Sobrarbe comarca, Aragon, Spain. The ridge's highest summit is 2295 m high...
, a mountain in the Pre-PyreneesPre-PyreneesThe Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees.-Description:As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction...
, Aragon, Spain - Peña de los EnamoradosPeña de los EnamoradosPeña de los Enamorados is a mountain near the city of Antequera, Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain. It reaches a height of 880 metres above sea level.-Name:The mountain was named after a legend from the local oral tradition...
, a mountain near Antequera, Andalusia, Spain - Peña de Bernal, a mountain in Querétaro, Mexico
- Peña Prieta, a mountain in the Cantabrian MountainsCantabrian MountainsThe Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.They extend for more than approximately 180 miles across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the edges of the Galician Massif close to Galicia, along the coast of the...
, highest point of the range outside the Picos de Europa - Peña Cebollera, a mountain in the Sistema IbéricoSistema IbéricoThe Sistema Ibérico or Iberian System is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It is a vast and complex system of mountain chains and massifs located in the central regions of the Iberian Peninsula, but reaching almost the Mediterranean coast in the Land of Valencia in the east.From...
, one of the four highest peaks of the system - Peña de las Once, a mountain in the PyreneesPyreneesThe Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, Sobrarbe, Aragon - Peña del Mediodía, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Sobrarbe, Aragon
- Peña Forca, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Jacetania, Aragon
- Peña Gratal, a mountain in the Pre-Pyrenees, Hoya de Huesca, Aragon
- Peña Mira, Highest point in the Sierra de la Culebra range, Castile & León
- Peña Nobla, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Jacetania/Cinco Villas, Aragon
- Peña Oroel, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Jacetania, Aragon
- Peña Solana, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Sobrarbe, Aragon
- Peña Foratata, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Alto Gállego, Aragon
- Peña Telera, a mountain in the Pyrenees, Alto Gállego, Aragon
- Peña de Herrera, a mountain in the Moncayo Massif, Campo de Borja, Aragon
- Peña Trevinca, a mountain in Galicia, Spain
- PenyagolosaPenyagolosaPenyagolosa is a mountain in the Alcalatén area, Valencian Community, Spain. Geologically it is part of the Iberian System, located at the eastern end of Iberian Peninsula. Its peak is at 1,813 meters above sea level and is often crowned with snow in the winter.The Penyagolosa is widely...
, a mountain in the Sistema Ibérico, Valencian Community, Spain - PenyagaleraPenyagaleraPenyagalera is a rocky mountain in the northern side of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Aragon, Spain. Punta de Penyagalera, the highest summit, has an altitude of 1,034.4 metres above sea level....
, a mountain in the Sistema Ibérico, Aragon, Spain
Places
- Cayo Luis PeñaCayo Luis PeñaCayo Luis Peña, formlerly South West Key is a small island off the west coast of Culebra, a municipality of Puerto Rico. The island is a nature reserve, but visitors are allowed on the island for nature walks, snorkeling and swimming. Visitors are not allowed to stay on the island overnight and...
- island and municipality of Puerto Rico - Peña Blanca, New MexicoPena Blanca, New MexicoPeña Blanca is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 661. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA - Tamboril, Dominican Republic - formerly Peña
Other uses
Figuratively the word Peña may mean a fan club or an association:- Peña Armada SurPeña Armada SurArmada Sur is a Peña of CD Tenerife Football Team that is made up entirely of expatriate supporters.They have their own website in English which is updated regularly to provide the countless supporters who reside overseas with information and links to all things CD Tenerife.Armada Sur was formed...
- Peña - a grass-roots community meeting place where popular folklore (usually Nueva CancionNueva canciónNueva canción is a movement and genre within Latin American and Iberian music of folk music, folk-inspired music and socially committed music...
) and other artistic expressions accompanied by food and drink are showcased - Peña Sport FC
- Penya Encarnada d'AndorraPenya Encarnada d'AndorraPenya Encarnada d'Andorra is an Andorran football team, playing in the village of Santa Coloma.They currently play in the Segona Divisió ....
- Penya Rhin Grand PrixPenya Rhin Grand PrixThe Penya Rhin Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor racing event staged at the three different circuits in three different eras in Spain. The race was held intermittently over its history, sometimes for full-size Grand Prix cars, sometimes for sports cars. In the 1920s, it was held at a street circuit...
- Penya TòtilPenya TòtilPenya Tòtil is a group of the Llevant U.E. football club supporters that was formed in Picanya, Valencian Country, Spain, in 2004.The group has members in Picanya, Sueca, Valencia, Paiporta, Benimaclet, Potries, Torrent and Meliana....
- Penya FC Barcelona New York CityPenya FC Barcelona New York CityPenya FC Barcelona New York City is the official U.S. supporters’ club of FC Barcelona, and a gathering place for all Culés visiting or living in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New England....