HUELVA, warva, Spain. (1) A maritime province in the southwest, bounded on the north by Badajos; on the east by Seville; south by the Gulf of Cadiz, and west by Portugal. The Sierra de Aracena cross the province in a southwesterly direction. The chief rivers are the Guadalquivir and the Gudiana, the Odiel and the Tinto, and several other tributaries of the main streams. The principal industries are the manufacture of bricks, pottery, soap, can dles, flour, brandy and some agriculture. Min ing, however, is the leading occupation, the minerals produced in greatest quantity being i copper, manganese and iron. Area, 3,913 square miles. Pop. (est.) 340,560. (2) A city, capital of the province mentioned above. It is situ ated on the left bank of the Odiel River, about 10 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and serves as a railroad centre. Originally a Carthaginian trading post, it fell into the hands of the Romans who colonized it. An interesting Ro man aqueduct in good repair still survives. Other noteworthy features are the monastery of Santa Maria la Rabida near by, in which Columbus resided after his failure to interest King John of Portugal in his adventurous schemes; the colossal statue of Columbus, erected in 1892 to commemorate his sailing from the port there on his voyage of discovery, and several fine churches. The principal in
dustry is the mining of copper and other min erals at the Rio Tinto mines. To facilitate exportation, excellent modern piers have been constructed at great effort and cost. There are also machine shops, shipyards and considerable trade in grain, fish, olives, grapes and cork. Pop. 34,492.
HUEPPE,
Ferdinand, German hy gienist: b. Heddesdorf, Rhine Province, 2.4 Aug. 1852. He studied at the Friedrich Wil helms Institut of Berlin and in 1890 became professor of hygiene in Prague University (Ger many). His researches in bacteriology and dis infection have been extensive and important. He wrote
war'kal 6-va'ra, Spain, a town in the southeastern part, in the province of Almeria, on the Lorca-Baza Rail way, 16 miles from the Mediterranean coast. It is finely built, the chief edifice being the church. The rich silver, lead and copper mines of the Sierra de Almagrera in the neighbor hood supply the town with considerable trade. Agriculture is carried on extensively in the vicinity. Pop. about 17,500.