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CACERES
, the See also:capital of the See also:Spanish See also:province of Caceres, about 20 M
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S. of the See also:river See also:Tagus, on the Caceres-See also:Merida railway, and on a See also:branch See also:line which meets the more northerly of the two See also:Madrid-See also:Lisbon See also:railways at See also:Arroyo, 10 m
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Caceres occupies a conspicuous See also:eminence on a See also:low See also:ridge See also:running See also:east and See also:west
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At the highest point rises the lofty towerof See also:San Mateo, a See also:fine See also:Gothic See also: There is also a large See also:trade in See also:grain, oil, live-stock and See also:phosphates from the neighbouring mines . The name of Caceres is probably an See also:adaptation of Los Alcazares, from the Moorish Alcazar, a See also:tower or See also:castle; but it is frequently connected with the neighbouring Castra See also:Caecilia and Castra Servilia, two See also:Roman camps on the Merida-See also:Salamanca road . The town is of Roman origin and probably stands on the site of See also:Norba Caesarina . Several Roman See also:inscriptions, statues and other remains have been discovered . |
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