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Alcudia

Ancient name
Cazaza / Ghassassa
Modern name
Oued Kert
Modern country
Morocco
Alcudia: A port on the west coast of the Tres Forcas peninsula, 10 kilometers west of Melilla, controlled by the Aragonese at least through 1412. Note that some manuscripts mistakenly combine the toponyms for Melilla and Alcudia (e.g. mirilla arcudia).
Coordinates
35.23, -3.2
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M091

Variant spellings of Alcudia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
a[m?]chidia Par1
acido[...] Ricc13
acudia Med2
alcudi Urb1
alcudia Ricc15
Alcudia Ricc6
archha Pnc3
Archudia Par2
archudia Marc1
Archudra Vat3
arcidia NB
Arcidia Wie1
arcsh[...]a Med3
arcud[...] Barb3
Arcudia Parm2
arcudia Fn9, He2
Arcudra Fo
arghud ME2
Arghud Pad1
arnidia Barb4
arnu[...] Ricc8
artodi Chig2
Artudia Chig1
auctori NYPL3
av[...] Ricc12
mirilla archudia Per2
mirilla arcudia Laur3
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Alcudia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/alcudia/.