LUCENA
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V17,
Page 96
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
LUCENA
, a town of southern Spain, in the province of Cordova, 37 M
.
S.S.E. of Cordova, on the Madrid- Algeciras railway
.
Pop
.
(1900) 21,179
.
Lucena is situated on the Cascajar, a minor tributary of the Genii
.
The parish See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church dates from the beginning of the 16th century
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The chief industries are the manufacture of matches, brandy, bronze lamps and pottery, especially the large earthenware jars (tinajas) used throughout Spain for the storage of oil and wine, some of which hold more than 300 gallons
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There is considerable trade in agricultural produce, and the horse fair is famous throughout Andalusia
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Lucena was taken from the Moors early in the 14th century; it was in the attempt to recapture it that See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Boabdil of Granada was taken prisoner in 1483
.
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