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MONDOREDO
, a See also:city of See also:northern See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Lugo, 27 M
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N.N.E. of the city of Lugo, on the' See also:river Masma
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Pop
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(1900), 10,590
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Mondonedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains
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The See also:principal buildings are the See also:cathedral, a Corinthian structure of the 17th See also:century, an ex-See also:convent of Franciscan friars of See also:Alcantara, which is used for a See also:theatre and a public school, and the See also:civil See also:hospital
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The See also:industries include See also:lace-making, See also:linen-See also:weaving, and See also:leather manufacture
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According to See also:local tradition, the bishopric of Dumium, near See also:Braga, was transferred to See also:San See also: |
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