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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
acudia Med2
alcudia Ricc15
archha Pnc3
archudia Marc1
arcidia NB
Arcidia Wie1
arcsh[...]a Med3
arcudia Con1, Con4, Fn9, He2
Arcudia Morg, Parm2
Arcudra Fo, Pnc4
arghud ME2
Arghud Pad1
arnu[...] Ricc8
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, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/alcudia/.