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Penobscot, a river in the United States. (See Maine.)

Penon de Velez, a fortified town of Morocco, belonging to Spain, stands on a lofty rock on the S. side of the Straits of Gibraltar, 80 miles S.E. of Ceuta. It is built in the form of an amphitheatre, with two principal streets; and contains several churches, a bomb-proof magazine, storehouses, and a state prison. It was founded in 1508 by Pedro of Navarre; captured by the Moors in 1522; but recovered in 1664 by the Spaniards, who have since retained it.