Huesca

/ (Spanish ˈueska) /

noun

a city in NE Spain: Roman town, site of Quintus Sertorius' school (76 bc); 15th-century cathedral and ancient palace of Aragonese kings. Pop: 47 609 (2003 est) Latin name: Osca (ˈɒskə)

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The attempt of Durand of Huesca to create a mendicant order has not yet been studied with sufficient minuteness.

Life of St. Francis of Assisi |Paul Sabatier
Huesca manufactures cloth, pottery, bricks and leather; but its chief trade is in wine and agricultural produce.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 |Various
He was educated at the universities of Huesca and Saragossa, becoming secretary to the duke de Villahermosa in 1585.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various
The retablo of the high altar has been attributed to Foment, who constructed those of Saragosse and Huesca.

The Cathedrals of Northern Spain |Charles Rudy

Gisperte and Salvador de Santangel were reconciled at Huesca in 1499.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 |Henry Charles Lea

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Huesca

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