CROSS OF CARAVACA
MYSTERIOUS LOSS
SIX MEN ARRESTED
MADRID. February 24
Six men have been arrested foral legcd implication in the mysterious dis appearance from the' cast]© at Carayaca of the famous Cross of Carayaca; encased in gold and precious gems and valued at £80,000. Those arrested include .the Mayor's rirother and- the chief of the municipal police.
Caravacaiis a town of south-eastern Spain, in the province of Mureia, near the left bank of the River.Argos, a tributary of the Segura. ■' Caravaca had in 1920 a population of 18,753, and is'dominated by the medieval castle' of Santa Cruz, the/■seventeenth century chapel which has a miraculous cross celebrated for its healing-.■ power, in honour of which a yearly festival is held on May 3. ■ . •'' : '
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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123CROSS OF CARAVACA Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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