Nombre de Jesús
Nombre de Jesús was a Spanish town in Patagonia, settled in 1584 by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa in the Magellan Strait. Nombre de Jesús also refers to the archaeological site located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, where the remains of this settlement were found.- Ruins
- Description: human settlement in Argentina
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Cape Virgins
Cape Virgenes is the southeastern promontory of continental Argentina in South America.
3 km east of Nombre de Jesús
Nombre de Jesús
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Latitude
-52.33252° or 52° 19′ 57″ south
Longitude
-68.40291° or 68° 24′ 11″ west
Open location code
37VHMH8W+XR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
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In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Spanish—“Nombre de Jesús” goes by many names.
Nombre de ChesusasLithuanian
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