Place:Huesca, Huesca, Aragón, Spain

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NameHuesca
Alt namesIleoscasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 121
Oscasource: Wikipedia
Uescasource: Wikipedia
Urbs Victrixsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 121
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates42.133°N 0.417°W
Located inHuesca, Aragón, Spain
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Huesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almost a quarter of the total population of the province. The city is one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain.

Huesca celebrates its main festival, the Fiestas de San Lorenzo, in honor of Saint Lawrence, from the 9th to the 15th of August.

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