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GRADO

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 311 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GRADO  , a

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town of
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northern Spain, in the province of
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Oviedo; 11 m . W. by N. of the city of Oviedo, on the
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river Cubia, a
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left-hand tributary of the Nalon . Pop . (19oo) 17,125 . Grado is built in the midst of a mountainous, well-wooded and fertile region . It has some trade in
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timber, live stock, cider and agricultural produce . The nearest railway station is that of the Fabrica de Trubia, a royal cannon-foundry and small-arms factory, 5 m . S.E .

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