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JUMILLA

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 553 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JUMILLA , a See also:

town of eastern See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Murcia, 40 M. N. by W. of Murcia by road, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Arroyo del Jua, a See also:left-bank tributary of the See also:Segura. Pop. (1900), 16,446. Jumilla occupies See also:part of a narrow valley, enclosed by mountains. An See also:ancient citadel, several churches, a Franciscan See also:convent, and a See also:hospital are the See also:principal buildings. The See also:church of See also:Santiago is noteworthy for its See also:fine paintings and frescoes, some of which have been attributed, though on doubtful authority, to See also:Peter See also:Paul See also:Rubens and other illustrious artists. The See also:local See also:trade is chiefly in coarse See also:cloth, See also:esparto fabrics, See also:wine and See also:farm produce.

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