Guadalupe is a ' (village/suburban district) in the municipality of

Murcia Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city i ...

in the

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, Spain. The main populated area is known as Guadalupe de Maciascoque. El Escorial Murciano, the complex that contains the

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia The Universidad Católica San Antonio ("Saint Anthony Catholic University"), also known as the Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), is a private university located in Murcia in south-eastern Spain. It is owned by the San Antonio University ...

and the Monasterio de los Jerónimos de San Pedro de la Ñora, an historic

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monastery, is located here. Historically, in the Middle Ages, Guadalupe was home to a

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community until the expulsion of the Jews in 1492.

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