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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 301 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CARAVACA  , a

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town of
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south-eastern
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Spain, in the
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province of
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Murcia; near the
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left
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bank of the
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river Caravaca, a tributary of the
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Segura . Pop . (190o) 15,846 . Caravaca is dominated by the
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medieval
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castle of
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Santa Cruz, and contains several convents and a
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fine
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parish
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church, with a miraculous
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cross celebrated for its healing
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power, in
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honour of which a yearly festival is held on the 3rd of May . The hills which extend to the
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north are
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rich in
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marble and
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iron . Despite the lack of railway communication, the town is a considerable
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industrial centre, with large iron-
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works, tanneries and manufactories of
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paper,
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chocolate and oil .

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