It was named after the victory in 1812 of the Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Salamanca in the Spanish province of Salamanca.
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee | Salamanca | Melrose Place | hamlet (place) | University of Salamanca | Peyton Place | Peyton Place (TV series) | Wizards of Waverly Place | Place Vendôme | Hamlet (place) | Battle of Salamanca | Return to Peyton Place | The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed | Place des Arts | Place de la Concorde | Penshurst Place | Liberty Place | Rexall Place | Portland Place | Ontario Place | Exhibition Place | Waterfront Place, Brisbane | Waterfront Place | The Trojan War Will Not Take Place | Polling place | Place des Vosges | Place de l'Etoile | Pike Place Market | Peyton Place (film) | Park Place |
The venue of the Royal Hobart Show has varied over the past 184 years and has included Salamanca Place, Bridgewater, New Town, Tattersalls Park and even the Hobart Town Hall.