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ARCHENA

Volume 3 · 58 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Murcia, in Spain. It is situated on the river Segura, at the eastern extremity of the delicious valley of Ricote, and is celebrated for its thermal springs. The waters retain a uniform heat of 112° Fahr. These springs are much resorted to, though the situation is most melancholy, and the accommodation for invalids very bad.