Talavera
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Talavera may refer to the following:
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- Talavera de la Reina, a city in Toledo province, Spain, where two battles took place:
- Battle of Talavera, during the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
- Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936)Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936)The Battle of Talavera de la Reina was fought on September 3, 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans, attempting to bar the road to Madrid at Talavera de la Reina, were defeated by the professional army of the Nationalists, with heavy casualties on both sides.In the first days of September,...
, during the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
- Battle of Talavera, during the Peninsular War
- Talavera, Lleida, a municipality in SegarraSegarraSegarra is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 450 mm of rainfall per year. It is a grain-growing region, with some...
, Catalonia - Talavera DistrictTalavera DistrictTalavera District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.-References:...
, a district in Andahuaylas, Peru - Talavera, Nueva EcijaTalavera, Nueva EcijaTalavera is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 105,122 people in 19,526 households....
, a municipality in Nueva Ecija, Philippines - Talavera (genus), a genus of jumping spiders
- Talavera (pottery)Talavera (pottery)Talavera pottery of Puebla, Mexico is a type of majolica pottery, which is distinguished by a milky-white glaze. Authentic Talavera pottery only comes from the city of Puebla and the nearby communities of Atlixco, Cholula, and Tecali, because of the quality of the natural clay found there and the...
, a type of Mexican pottery