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BAENA , a See also: town of See also: southern See also: Spain, in the province of Cordova; 32 M. by road S.E. of the city of Cordova
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Pop
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(19o0) 14,539
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Baena is picturesquely situated near the See also: river Marbella, on the slope of a See also: hill crowned with a
See also: castle, which formerly belonged to the famous captain Gonzalo de Cordova
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Farming, See also: horse-breeding, See also: linen-See also: weaving and the manufacture of See also: olive-oil are the chief See also: local See also: industries
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The nearest railway station is Luque (pop
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4972), 4 M
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S.E. on the See also: Jaen-See also: Lucena See also: line
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The site of the See also: Roman town (Baniana or Biniana) can still be traced, and various Roman antiquities have been disinterred
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In 1292 the Moors under Mahommed II. of See also: Granada vainly besieged Baena, which was held for Sancho IV. of See also: Castile; and the five Moorish heads in its coat-of-arms commemorate the defence
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