Teruel

/ teˈrwɛl /

noun

a city in E central Spain: 15th-century cathedral; scene of fierce fighting during the Spanish Civil War. Pop: 32 304 (2003 est)

There were disturbances at Teruel which only resulted in the punishment subsequently inflicted on the leaders.

The face of the peasant-ecclesiastic Teruel lighted with a fierce joy as he listened.

Followed the signs and signatures of the two inquisitors in charge—to wit, Teruel and Tullio.

The Viceroy Bishop of Teruel came and urged the inquisitors to compliance.

The seditions at Teruel were only quelled in 1485, by extreme severity.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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