Córdoba

Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. It is also the name of Córdoba Province, Spain, in which the city is located, and several places in the New World named after the Spanish city:

• Córdoba, Argentina, located in Córdoba Province, Argentina
• Córdoba Department, Colombia
• Córdoba, Durango , Mexico
• Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico

The córdoba is also the unit of currency of Nicaragua.

In the United States, cities named for Córdoba are universally spelled Cordova.

Chrysler produced a car called the Chrysler Cordoba from 1975 to 1983.

See also:

• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba