Caravaca de la Cruz

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Baroque façade of the Castle of Vera Cruz

Caravaca de la Cruz (or simply and more commonly Caravaca) is a town and municipality of southeastern Spain, in the province of Murcia, near the left bank of the River Caravaca, a tributary of the Segura. It has a population of 24,664 as of 2005 (INE). In 1900 it had 15,846 inhabitants.

Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains several convents and a fine parish church, with a miraculous cross celebrated for its healing power, in honor of which a yearly festival is held on the 3 May. The hills which extend to the north are rich in marble and iron. The town is a considerable industrial centre, with large iron-works, tanneries and manufactories of paper, chocolate and oil.

The Neoclassic painter Rafael Tejeo was born in Caravaca.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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• Caravaca's town hall

viva murcia general info for Caravaca

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Coordinates: 38°08′N, 1°52′W