PALMA, a town of Spain, in the province of Cordova, at the union of the Genil and Guadalquivir, 30 miles S.W. of Cordova. The streets are wide and well paved, and the buildings generally good. The court-house, jail, church, convents, school, hospital, &c., are the chief public establishments. The principal manufactures are oil-mills; but flour, soap, earthenware, bricks, &c., are likewise made here. Some trade is carried on in timber, corn, fruits, oil, and cattle. Pop. 5528.