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Caravaca de la Cruz
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Caravaca de la Cruz (kärävä`kä dā lä krs), town (1990 pop. 23,241), Murcia prov., SE Spain, in Murcia, on the Caravaca River. It is a farm center for an area producing cereals, potatoes, fruits, and grapes. It has textile, footwear, and brandy manufactures. The miraculous Cross of Caravaca, taken from the Moors in 1241 by Ferdinand III of Castile, was formerly kept in the Church of the Most Holy Cross (1617). Many ancient remains have been found in the area.
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Local stores stock `Our Lady of Guadalupe Spray' and, for those with trinitarian sensitivities, `Father, Son, Holy Ghost--The Cross of Caravaca Spray.
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