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Estremadura, region, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Estremadura: see Extremadura, Spain.

Granada, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Granada, city, capital of Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, at the confluence of the Darro and Genil rivers. Formerly (17th cent.) a…

Andalusia, region, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Andalusia Andalusia ăndəl&oomacr;ˈzhə, –shə [key], Span. Andalucía Andalusia änˌdäl&oomacr;thēˈä [key], autonomous community, 33,821…

Guadalajara, town, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Guadalajara, town, capital of Guadalajara prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Henares River. Its economy is mainly…

Guadalupe, town, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Guadalupe gwäˌdəl&oomacr;pˈ, Span. gwäᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā…

Minho, river, Spain

(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhoSpan mēnˈyō, Port. mēnˈy&oomacr; [key], Span. Miño, river, c.210 mi (340 km) long, rising in Galicia, NW Spain, and flowing generally SW to the Atlantic Ocean. The Sil is…

Murcia, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Murcia, city (1990 pop. 322,911), capital of the autonomous community and coextensive prov. of Murcia, SE Spain, on the Segura River. The city lies in one of the finest irrigated…

Mérida, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Mérida, city (1990 pop. 53,732), capital of Extremadura, in Badajoz prov., SW Spain, on the Guadiana River. It is a rail hub and agricultural center producing textiles, leather, and…

Montserrat, mountain, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Montserrat or MonserratMonserratboth: mŏnˌsərătˈ, mŏntˌ–, Catalan mŏnsər-rätˈ, Span. mōnsārätˈ [key], mountain, 4,054 ft (1,236 m) high, NE Spain, rising abruptly from a plain in…

(Encyclopedia) MadridMadridmədrĭdˈ, Span. mäᵺhrēᵺˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,120,732), capital of Spain and of the autonomous community and prov. of Madrid, central Spain, on the Manzanares River. The…