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Lugo

province, Spain
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Vicente Rodriguez
Research Scientist, Instituto de Economía y Geografía, Madrid, Spain. Co-author of Northern Europeans and the Mediterranean: A New California or a New Florida?; Southern Europe and the New Migrations...
Vicente Rodriguez
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Lugo, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain, bordering the Bay of Biscay to the north. It was formed in 1833. Its 60-mile- (100-km-) long coastline, extending from Ribadeo to the Barquero Estuary, is dotted with small ports and fishing villages. The interior of the province is crossed by the western foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Galician massif, interspersed with valleys dotted with hamlets, while the Miño River...

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