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Example sentences for: alta

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The first was built in San Diego in 1769, and then in 1770 Monterey was founded as capital of Alta (Upper) California.
The principal town here is Monterey, the old Spanish and Mexican capital of Alta (Upper) California.
Towards the northeast of the Beira Alta is the barren plateau of the Planalto (“High Plain”), a wild, cold, and sparsely populated region, but important enough to have been fought over by Portugal and Spain.
Inland is the spectacular terrain of the Beira Alta (Upper Beira).
Venetian ramparts still protect the historic Città Alta (Upper City) on the hill, the older section of town linked to the Città Bassa by funicular.