Lorca is a city in southeast Spain, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia) is one of Spain 's seventeen autonomous communities It has a population of 89,936 (year 2006), up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca is the municipality with the second-largest surface area (after Cáceres) in Spain with 1,675. Cáceres is the capital of Cáceres Province in Extremadura, Spain (see map) 21 km² (646. 8 sq mi).
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History
The region around Lorca was already inhabited by the Iberians during the Bronze Age (El Argar culture). The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for El Argar is the Type site of an Early Bronze Age culture called the Argaric culture, which flourished from the town of Antas, Almería Lorca was probably called Eliocroca by the Romans and Lurka by the Arabs. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The old part of the town, made up of narrow streets and alley-ways, achieved its present shape under Islamic rule. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent
During the Reconquista, Lorca was a dangerous border town, caught between the Spanish kingdom of Castile and the Moorish kingdom of Granada. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. The square tower of homage of the city fortress can be seen from many points of the town. It was named Torre Alfonsina after King Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso X (November 23 1221 Toledo Spain &ndash April 4 1284 Seville Spain) was a Spanish monarch who ruled as the King of Castile,
Tourist attractions
During the 18th c. , a number of baroque churches were built in Lorca. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Together with the noble houses in the old town, which are currently being restored, they make up a decent set of historical monuments.
From the 19th c. on, religious processions or marches have been taking place during the Holy Week every year. Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter. The processions in Lorca are unique for their atmosphere, a blend of gaiety and devotion. Roman soldiers and quadrigas take turns with baroque statues of saints and with amateurs playing Cleopatra, Nero, the devil and other biblical and historical characters riding floats inspired in ancient locations. SpecialContributions/ --> A quadriga ( Latin quadri-, four and jungere, to yoke is a car Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called The Devil is the
As the medieval fortress is intended to be converted into a state-run hotel (Parador Nacional), excavations were carried out on site by way of power shovels. After the remains of a synagogue and a Jewish ghetto were found near the fortress, the work has been continued despite massive protests by prominent archaeologists. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of
Economy
After most of the land and water supplies had been held for centuries by a minority of landowners and by Roman Catholic religious orders, Lorca began a period of sluggish economic growth during the 1960s. A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion usually
Still today, its economy is largely based on agriculture and stockbreeding (pigs), although its service industries make it the commercial capital of the surrounding area. In recent years, Lorca has experienced a population growth because of peasant immigration, mostly coming from Ecuador and Morocco. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
Environment
Lorca formed around the Guadalentín river (in Arabic "mud river") in a quite arid valley. In fact, agriculture heavily depends on water transferred from the Tagus river in Central Spain. The Tagus ( Latin Tagus, Spanish Tajo, Portuguese Tejo, pron. Irrigation channels were laid out all over the country by the Moors during the Middle Age. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent
External links
- La Lorca judía sale a la luz
- Ayuntamiento de Lorca
- Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Lorca
- Museo Arqueológico Lorca
- LorcaRock Festival
- Viva Murcia community info/photos from Lorca town
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