Cuenca

[ kweng-kah ]

/ ˈkwɛŋ kɑ /

a city in SW Ecuador.

Example sentences from the Web for cuenca

While this comedy was in progress in Cuenca, a similar one was performing in Madrid, in the highest social ranks.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 |Henry Charles Lea
In 1772 important glass works were established at Recuenco in the province of Cuenca, mainly to supply Madrid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 |Various
The matter was threshed out in the case of the son of Antonio Prez, who was deprived of a pension on the church of Cuenca.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 |Henry Charles Lea
That this reflects the current practice would appear from a Cuenca auto de fe, June 29, 1654.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 |Henry Charles Lea

In mentioning Cuenca, he says: "Les tapis de laine qu'on y fait sont d'excellente qualit," p. 237.

The Industrial Arts in Spain |Juan F. Riao

Cuenca

/ (Spanish ˈkweŋka) /

a city in SW Ecuador: university (1868). Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)

a town in central Spain: prosperous in the Middle Ages for its silver and textile industries. Pop: 47 201 (2003 est)