Guadalupe River (Spain)
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The Guadalupe or Guadalupejo River is a tributary 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.
Guadiana
The Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...
, in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It gave its name to the town of Guadalupe, and by extension to the monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Santa María de Guadalupe
The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic monastic establishment in Guadalupe, Cáceres, a province of the Extremadura autonomous community of Spain It was one of the most important monasteries in the country for more than four centuries...
. The name derives from the Arabic word for "valley" or "river" (wadi) and the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word lupus, meaning wolf.