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La Mancha (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈmantʃa]) is a natural and historical region in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Toledo.It is a fertile plateau (610 m or 2000 ft) that stretches from the mountains of Toledo to the western spurs of the Cuenca hills, bordered to the south by the Sierra Morena and to the north by the Alcarria. [1]
Castilla–La Mancha (UK: / k æ ˌ s t iː j ə l æ ˈ m æ n tʃ ə /, [5] US: /-l ɑː ˈ m ɑː n tʃ ə /; [6] Spanish: [kasˈtiʎa la ˈmantʃa] ⓘ) is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo ...
La Mancha is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines, with over 190,000 ha planted to vines, and is the largest continuous vine-growing area in the world. It is located in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in central Spain and includes 182 municipalities: 12 in the province of Albacete , 58 in Ciudad Real , 66 in ...
Don Quixote, [a] [b] the full title being The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, [c] is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615.
Consuegra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2018, the municipality had a population of 10,098 inhabitants. It is 80 km from Ciudad Real and 60 km from Toledo. Consuegra is located in La Mancha region, famous for its extensive dry plains, vineyards and historical constructions such as windmills.
As Ciudad Real itself was the capital of the province of La Mancha in the 18th century, the whole province of Ciudad Real is often considered as part of La Mancha in a wider sense. [ 20 ] The location of Ciudad Real—without any major water stream passing through the city—leaves the Guadiana to the North and the Jabalón [ es ] (a left-bank ...
Toledo (UK: / t ɒ ˈ l eɪ d oʊ / tol-AY-doh; [3] Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
Alcázar de San Juan is a city and municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It lies on the plain of La Mancha. From the 13th to the 19th century the history of Alcázar is strongly linked to the Grand Priory of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The city became a railway hub in ...