Guadalupe River (Spain)

Guadalupe River (Spain)

Infobox River | river_name = Guadalupe River


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origin = Guadalupe (Cáceres)
mouth = Peloche (Badajoz)
basin_countries = Spain
length = 92.658 km
elevation =
discharge =
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The Guadalupe or Guadalupejo River is an affluent of the Guadiana, in Spain. It gave its name to the town of Guadalupe, and by extension to the monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe. The name derives from the Arabic word for "valley" or "river" ("wadi") and the Latin word "lupus", meaning wolf. [ [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007-01-03/news/the-mexican-explains-why-our-lady-of-guadalupe-is-muslim-sorta/ St. Louis - News - The Mexican explains why Our Lady of Guadalupe is Muslim, sorta ] ]

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