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The Agriculture of Orihuela is based on Lemon Tree s, Orange Tree s, Palm Tree s, Almond Tree s, Olive Tree s, Pomegranate s, Cotton , Hemp and Vegetable s. It also has an important industry of Silk , Wool and Preserved Food . The city was settled by Romans who called it ''Orcelis'' and subsequently ''Aurariola''. After the Moorish invasion of Spain in 711 , the king James I Of Aragon Reconquered Orihuela in 1264 . The most important architectonic monuments of Orihuela are an Arab castle with its towers, a Catholic Cathedral built between the 14th and 16th centuries and the Baroque church of ''Santo Domingo''. The Spanish Poet Miguel Hernández was born in this city, which shares a campus with the University Miguel Hernández . It is also important its festival of '' Moros Y Cristianos ''. See also: Torrevieja . External links
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