Guadalupe River (Spain)
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Guadalupe River | |
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Origin | Guadalupe (Cáceres) |
Mouth | Peloche (Badajoz) |
Basin countries | Spain |
Length | 92.658 km |
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.[1]