Salvador
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| Salvador | |
| Falkland Islands | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Island: | East Falkland |
| Location: | 51°26’10"S, 58°22’19"W |
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Salvador, also called Salvador Settlement Corral, is a small harbour and settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, It is on the north-east coast, on the south shore of Port Salvador. This is one of a handful of Spanish place names in use on the islands, testifying to its Gibraltarian foundation.
The settlement was founded by Andrés Pitaluga, a Gibraltarian, in the 1830s, who arrived from Gibraltar by way of continental South America. His descendants still run the farm there and the settlement is therefore sometimes referred to as "Gibraltar Station" or "Gibraltar Settlement".[1]
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References
- ↑ Wheeler, Tony (2004). The Falklands & South Georgia Island. London: Lonely Planet. p. 82. ISBN 1740596439.