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GARRUCHA , a seaport of See also:

south-eastern See also:

Spain, in the See also:

province of See also:

ALMERIA

Almeria; on the Mediterranean See also:

Sea and on the right See also:

BANK

bank of the See also:

RIVER

river Antas. Pop. (1900) 4461. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of Garrucha,which is defended by an See also:

ancient See also:

castle, affords shelter to large See also:

SHIPS

ships, and is the natural outlet for the See also:

commerce of a thriving agricultural and See also:

MINING

mining See also:

DISTRICT

district. Despite its small See also:

SIZE

size and the want of railway communication, Garrucha has thus a consider-able See also:

trade in See also:

lead, See also:

SILVER

silver, See also:

COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

ESPARTO, or SPANISH GRASS

esparto grass, See also:

FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit, &c. Besides sea-going ships, many small coasters enter in See also:

BALLAST (O. Swed. barlast, perhaps from bar, bare or mere, and last, load)

ballast, and clear with valuable cargoes. In 1902, 135 vessels of 390,000 tons entered the harbour, the See also:

MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority being See also:

BRITISH

British or See also:

SPANISH

Spanish; and in the same See also:

YEAR

year the value of the exports reached £478,000, and that of the imports L128,000. Both imports and exports trebled their value in the ten years 1892–1902.

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