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Lorca (lôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 67,338), Murcia prov., SE Spain, in Murcia, on the Guadalentín River. It is a market center for a fertile, irrigated basin producing cereals, fruits, and vegetables. Hemp sandals and woolen products are made in Lorca. Nearby are gypsum quarries and sulfur and iron mines. Taken by the Moors in the 8th cent., the city was liberated in 1243. It has a Moorish castle, a 17th-century collegiate church, and several old mansions. Lorca1 Federico Garc?a . 1898--1936, Spanish poet and dramatist. His poetry, such as Romancero gitano (1928), shows his debt to Andalusian folk poetry. His plays include the trilogy Bodas de sangre (1933), Yerma (1934), and La Casa de Bernarda Alba (1936) Lorca2 a town in SE Spain, on the Guadalent?n River. Pop.: 82 511 (2003 est.) |
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| Still, he can merrily hurl cine marie Melotovs at intolerance, bigotry, and macho posturing and could also shoot up his movies with heady doses of Cocteau and Garcia Lorca. Copies of poetry encircled photographs of Spain's beloved Federico Garcia Lorca. She based the romantic Mariana Pineda on the story made popular by the poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca. |
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