Example sentences for: córdoba

How can you use “córdoba” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The city was capital of the independent caliphate of Córdoba, founded by Abd-er-Rahman III in 929.

  • Some countries name their currency to honor people famous in their history: bolivar (Venezuela) for the liberator of South America, Simón Bolívar; sucre (Ecuador) for Antonio José de Sucre, chief lieutenant of Bolívar and liberator of what is now Ecuador at the battle of Pichincha in 1822 near Quito; colón (Costa Rica, El Salvador) for Christopher Columbus; balboa (Panama) for Vasco Núñez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; lempira (Honduras) for the 16th-century Indian chief who is a national symbol of liberty and valor for resisting the Spanish advance; and córdoba (Nicaragua) for Francisco Hernández de Cór doba, first acting governor.

  • Eight kilometers (5 miles) west of Córdoba lies the ruins of the intriguing city cum palace of Medina Azahara.

  • Refugees from Córdoba and Sevilla flooded into the city, bringing with them their many talents and skills and adding to the city’s brilliance.

  • Its golden era was between the mid-8th and very early 11th centuries when it was the center of the great medieval Caliphate of Córdoba.


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