Navianos de Alba facts for kids
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Navianos de Alba, Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Zamora |
| Comarca | Tierra de Alba |
| Mancomunidad | Tierra de Tábara |
| Town hall | Olmillos de Castro |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Navianos de Alba is a small village in Spain. It is located in the province of Zamora, which is part of the Castile and León region. In 2020, only 18 people lived there. The village's postal code is 49146.
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About the Town Hall
Navianos de Alba is one of four villages managed by the town hall in Olmillos de Castro. This means that the local government for Navianos de Alba is located in Olmillos de Castro.
Here are the four villages and their populations in 2020:
- San Martín de Tábara had 72 people.
- Olmillos de Castro had 63 people.
- Marquiz de Alba had 59 people.
- Navianos de Alba had 18 people.
Manuel Blanco Ramos: A Famous Scientist
Navianos de Alba is the hometown of Manuel Blanco Ramos. He was a very important Spanish scientist from the 1800s.
Early Life and Mission
Manuel Blanco was born in 1779. His parents, Pedro Blanco and Petronila Ramos, were farmers from Navianos. He became an Augustinian priest. Later, he became a missionary in the Philippines.
Botanical Discoveries
While in the Philippines, Manuel Blanco made many amazing botanical discoveries. He studied plants and found new species. His work is still important in the history of biology. He wrote a famous book called Flora de Filipinas. This book described many plants from the Philippines. Manuel Blanco passed away in Manila in 1845.
Honoring His Work
Other scientists honored Manuel Blanco's contributions.
- The scientist Carl Ludwig Blume named a group of plants, the genus Blancoa, after him. These plants belong to the Palmae (palm) family.
- Another scientist, John Lindley, named a specific plant, Blancoa canescens, after him. This plant is part of the Haemodoraceae family.
See also
In Spanish: Navianos de Alba para niños
