Alicante
a seaport of Spain; capital of the province of Alicante; the an- ALICANTE, a seaport of Spain; capcient Lucentum. It is situated at the foot of a cliff 850 feet high, which is crowned by the Fort of Santa Barbara.
It has one of the best harbors on the Mediterranean, and carries on a considerable trade, exporting wine, fruit, esparto grass, etc. It was bombarded in Mediterranean, and carries on a con- siderable trade, exporting wine, fruit, esparto grass, etc. It was bombarded in gena insurgents. Pop. (1917), province, 502,607; city, 53,088. they may