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Mancha, La
(Encyclopedia)Mancha, La lä mänˈchä [key], historic region of central Spain, in historic New Castile, comprising Ciudad Real prov. and part of the provinces of Toledo, Albacete, and Cuenca. This high, barren pl...Castile–La Mancha
(Encyclopedia)Castile–La Mancha kăstēlˈ–lä mänˈchə [key], autonomous community, 30,680 s...Don Quixote de la Mancha
(Encyclopedia)Don Quixote de la Mancha: see Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. ...Toboso, El
(Encyclopedia)Toboso, El ĕl tōbōˈsō [key], town, Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. It is an agricultural center of La Mancha. El Toboso was the birthplace of Dulcinea del Toboso in Cervantes...Guadalajara, town, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Guadalajara, town, capital of Guadalajara prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Henares River. Its economy is mainly agricultural. It flo...Daimiel
(Encyclopedia)Daimiel dīmyĕlˈ [key], town, Ciudad Real prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. It ...Hellín
(Encyclopedia)Hellín ĕlyēnˈ [key], town, Albacete prov., SE Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. An important...Albacete
(Encyclopedia)Albacete älbäthāˈtā [key], city, capital of Albacete prov., SE Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. Under the Moors, Albacete was a part of the Kingdom of Murcia, with whic...Ciudad Real
(Encyclopedia)Ciudad Real thyo͞oᵺäᵺˈ rāälˈ [key], city, capital of Ciudad Real prov., cen...Talavera de la Reina
(Encyclopedia)Talavera de la Reina tälävāˈrä ᵺā lä rāˈnä [key], town (1990 pop. 69,215), Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Tagus River. It is in an agricultural region and is k...Browse by Subject
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