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Valencia

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A city of Spain, once the capital of a kingdom, now of a fertile province of the name; is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean, 3 m. from the mouth of the Guadalaviar, in the midst of a district called the Huerta, which is watered by the river, and grows oranges, citron, almond, mulberry-trees in richest luxuriance, the fruits of which it exports; is an archbishop's see, and contains a large Gothic cathedral, a picture gallery, and a university with a large library; has silk, cloth, leather, cigar, floor-tile manufactures, and exports grain and silk besides fruits.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Valencia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/valencia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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