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Portales, NM -- U.S. city in New Mexico
Population (2000): 11131
Housing Units (2000): 4862
Land area (2000): 6.850468 sq. miles (17.742631 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.850468 sq. miles (17.742631 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59260
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 34.182184 N, 103.338737 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 88130
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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In Mexico, portales ( Spanish for " portals") refers to an arcaded building that serves as a commercial complex. These are usually in rural towns and are located in the town's centre. The town plaza and iglesia are sometimes situated near portales. These buildings were also built in haciendas, and served as the servants quarters.

Usage examples of "portales".

They crossed slowly to the portales on the north side of the square and stood looking out at the rain.

He walked out of the station and up the street through the high portales of the old stone aqueduct and down into the town.

Perhaps the first case of this occurred in 2414 when Monument equipped four thousand Sikh rebels from Ramadan and shipped them to Portales to take over that planet's tobacco trade, but there were many other examples later.

Perhaps the first case of this occurred in 2414 when Monument equipped four thousand Sikh rebels from Ramadan and shipped them to Portales to take over that planet’s tobacco trade, but there were many other examples later.