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Tarifa

(Encyclopedia)Tarifa tärēˈfä [key], town, Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. A minor seaport on the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the southernmost city of the European mainland. It was founded by the Greeks and ...

Baza

(Encyclopedia)Baza bäˈthä [key], town, Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. It is a food-processing cen...

Guadix

(Encyclopedia)Guadix gwäᵺēshˈ [key], town, Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. It is the center of a ...

Ronda

(Encyclopedia)Ronda rônˈdä [key], town (1990 pop. 34,102), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. One of the most colorful of Spanish towns, it is beautifully situated high in the mountains of Sierra de Ronda and...

Carmona

(Encyclopedia)Carmona kärmōˈnä [key], town, Sevilla prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. It is a farm center ...

flamenco

(Encyclopedia)flamenco, Spanish music and dance typical of the Romani (Gypsy), or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (zapateado), and ...

John of the Cross, Saint

(Encyclopedia)John of the Cross, Saint, Span. Juan de la Cruz, 1542–91, Spanish mystic and poet, Doctor of the Church. His name was originally Juan de Yepes. He was a founder of the Discalced Carmelites and a clo...

Alcalá la Real

(Encyclopedia)Alcalá la Real lä rāälˈ [key], town, Jaén prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. It has well-known mineral springs. The town played an important part in the conquest of Grana...

Jerez de la Frontera

(Encyclopedia)Jerez de la Frontera hārāth dā lä frōntāˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 186,812), Cádiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. Jerez is an important commercial center noted for its sherry and brandy. Its ...

Córdoba, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia)Córdoba or Cordova both: kôrˈdōvä [key], city, capital of Córdoba prov., S Spain, i...