Guadalupe, city, Mexico
Guadalupe (gwäthäl
`pā), 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.Guadalupe, town, Spain
Guadalupe (gwä'dəlp`, Span. gwäthäl`pā), 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 Guadalupe Hidalgo , shrine, central Mexico, in the Federal District. The basilica of Guadalupe containing the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (feast: Dec. 12) is the focal point of the most famous pilgrimage in the Western Hemisphere...... Click the link for more information. , Mexico. The area is still a pilgrimage center.
Guadalupe
City (pop., 2000: 669,842), central Nuevo León state, northeastern Mexico. It lies about 670 ft (200 m) above sea level on the Santa Catarina River just east of Monterrey. It serves as the commercial centre of an agricultural area.
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