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Guadalupe
Guadalupe, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Spain, USA Spain (Extremadura): named after the Guadalupe mountains on whose south‐eastern slopes the town lies. They take their name from the Guadelupejo River from the Arabic wādī and the Latin lupus ‘wolf’, the original name of the river. The monastery here became one of the most important in Spain and as a result the name Guadalupe was adopted by a number of cities and towns in Central and South America.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Guadalupe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Guadalupe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Guadalupe.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Guadalupe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Guadalupe.html |
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe , town (1990 pop. 2,652), Cáceres prov., W central Spain, in Extremadura. It is noted for its monastery (formerly Hieronymite, now Franciscan) and the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose cult was transferred in the 16th cent. to Guadalupe Hidalgo , Mexico. The area is still a pilgrimage center. |
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"Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GuadaluSp.html "Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GuadaluSp.html |
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe ♀ (Spanish) Marian name from a place (named from Arabic wādī al-lubb ‘river of the wolf’) in Cáceres, the site of a convent with a famous image of the Virgin.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guadalupe." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guadalupe." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Guadalupe.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guadalupe." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Guadalupe.html |
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe , city (1990 pop. 535,332), Nuevo León state, NE Mexico, on the Santa Catalina River. Its economy is based on agriculture, especially corn, and livestock raising. |
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"Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GuadaluMex.html "Guadalupe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GuadaluMex.html |
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