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La 'Perla de Sefarad'

Lucena, Subbética, Córdoba

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La 'Perla de Sefarad'

Historical milestone · Lucena, Subbética, Córdoba

Image of Lucena, not of the place itself.

Between the 9th and 12th centuries Lucena was inhabited almost exclusively by Jews, earning it the nickname 'Pearl of Sefarad'. In 2006 an important medieval Jewish necropolis was discovered in the municipality.

2006 (descubrimiento de la necrópolis)

Photo: Jefebu (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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