The Guadalupe or Guadalupejo river ( es, Río Guadalupe) is a right hand tributary of the
Guadiana
The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the ...
, in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. The Francization of the toponym gave its name to the
Guadeloupe island in the Caribbeans.
Course
The Guadalupe has its sources in the
Sierra de Villuercas near
Guadalupe, giving its name to the town, and by extension to the monastery of
Santa María de Guadalupe
The Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe ( es, Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe) is a Roman Catholic monastic establishment built during the 14th century located in Guadalupe, in Extremadura, Spain. It is located at the foot of ...
.
It flows southwards into the
Guadiana
The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the ...
at the
Garcia de Sola Dam, barely 1.5 km east of
Valdecaballeros
Valdecaballeros is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1264 inhabitants.
The Guadalupe River has its mouth in the Guadiana
The Guadi ...
. There is an abandoned
nuclear power plant, the
Valdecaballeros Nuclear Power Plant, as well as a small dam near its mouth.
Etymology
The name is believed to be derived from the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
phrase ar, وادي اللب, wādī al-lubb, hidden river, label=none, because the river narrows down as it flows near to the town of Guadalupe.
An alternative etymological explanation, which is commonly found on the internet, states that the name may have derived from the Arabic word for 'valley' or 'river' (''wadi'') and the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
word ''lupus'', meaning 'wolf'.
See also
*
List of rivers of Spain
References
External link
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Extremadura
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tributaries of the Guadiana River
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