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Cape Palos ((スペイン語:Cabo de Palos)) is a cape in the Spanish municipality of Cartagena, in the region of Murcia. It is part of a small range of volcanic mounts that form a small peninsula. The Mediterranean islands of Grosa and the group known as the Hormigas Islands are part of this range, as well as the islands in the Mar Menor (“Little Sea”). The name "Palos" is derived from the Latin word ''palus'', meaning lagoon, a reference to the Mar Menor. According to Pliny the Elder and Rufus Festus Avienus, there was once a temple dedicated to Baal Hammon on the promontory of the cape, which later became associated with the cult of Saturn. During the reign of Philip II of Spain, a watchtower was built on the promontory as a defense measure against the Barbary Pirates. A battle off the cape took place on June 19, 1815 between US naval forces and the Barbary Pirates. During the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Cape Palos took place near the cape in 1938. Its lighthouse began operating on January 31, 1865. The cape is part of a marine reserve, the ''Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas''. Image:Faro Cabo de Palos.jpg|Lighthouse of Cabo de Palos File:Cabo de Palos 1.jpg|Lighthouse at night File:Islas Hormigas - Cabo de Palos.jpg| ==External links== * (Guía Turística de Cabo de Palos ) * (''Los cartagineses en Turdetania y Oretania'' ) * (''Toponimia romana y de romanización en Murcia'' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape Palos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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