Taracena is a village (pedanía) belonging to the municipality of Guadalajara, Spain. It lies near the A-2.[1]

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Taracena is located in Castilla-La Mancha
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Location in Spain
Taracena is located in Spain
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Taracena (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°39′14″N 3°07′37″W / 40.65389°N 3.12694°W / 40.65389; -3.12694
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
MunicipalityGuadalajara

History

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The area of Taracena has been often identified (including by Adolf Schulten)[2] as the location of Caraca, the city besieged and subjugated by Quintus Sertorius in the 1st century BCE.[3]

A former municipality, Taracena was absorbed by the provincial capital in 1969, together with Valdenoches and Iriépal.[4]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Taracena, entre las tradiciones y el crecimiento urbano". El Día de Guadalajara. XXVIII (8718): 8–9. 27 August 2010.
  2. ^ Díaz Ariño 2005, p. 226.
  3. ^ Abascal 1990, p. 275.
  4. ^ Sánchez-Prieto Borja 1995, p. 12.
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