Lorca
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
LORCA lor ka, city (1990 pop. 67,338), Murcia prov., SE Spain, in Murcia, on the Guadalentin River. It is a market center for a fertile, irrigated basin producing cereals, fruits, and vegetables. Hemp sandals and woolen products are made in Lorca. Nearby are gypsum quarries and sulfur and iron mines. Taken by the Moors in the 8th cent., the city was liberated in 1243...