Guadalupe is a pedanía (village/suburban district) in the municipality of Murcia in the Region of Murcia, Spain. The main populated area is known as Guadalupe de Maciascoque.
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| Coordinates: 38°0′N 1°11′W / 38.000°N 1.183°W | |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Murcia |
| Comarca | Huerta de Murcia |
| Judicial district | Murcia |
| Municipality | Murcia |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,008 km2 (2,320 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2011-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 6,242 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
El Escorial Murciano, the complex that contains the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia and the Monasterio de los Jerónimos de San Pedro de la Ñora, an historic Hieronymite monastery, is located here.
Historically, in the Middle Ages, Guadalupe was home to a Jewish community until the expulsion of the Jews in 1492.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Geografía de Guadalupe". Murcia: Ayuntamiento de Murcia. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "List of place names". INEbase. Madrid: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2012-07-10. Population is for province #30, municipality #030, collective entity #230.
- ^ "Guadalupe, Spain". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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