Which city, known for its manufacture of swords and knives, is the capital of the Spanish region of Castile-La- Mancha?
"to be created by one or more provinces with a distinct regional identity. Since the 1833 provincial organization, Madrid was part of the historical region of New Castile along with the provinces of Guadalajara, Toledo, Cuenca and Ciudad Real. Thus, it was first planned that the province of Madrid would be part of the future community of Castile–La Mancha (which was roughly similar to New Castile, with the addition of the Albacete) but with some special considerations as the home of the national capital. The other provinces of the community of Castile–La Mancha expressed fears of inequality if Madrid were"
"under the command of General Don Francisco de Eguía during preparations for the crucial Battle of Ocaña. The city became known during the 19th century for its sword and cutlery artisans, who forged steel blades of exceptional quality comparable to those of Toledo and Albacete. Santa Cruz de Mudela Santa Cruz de Mudela is a municipality of the Spanish province Ciudad Real located in the southeastern corner of the autonomous community Castile-La Mancha. Santa Cruz de Mudela has a Mediterranean-Continental climate that consists of cold winters, warm summers, and little precipitation. Various artifacts and remains dating back to the first"
"Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha Guadalajara (; ) is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, and in the natural region of La Alcarria. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara. It is located roughly northeast of Madrid on the Henares River, and had a population of 84,803 (2012). A Roman town called Arriaca, possibly founded by a pre-Roman culture, is known to have been located in that region. There is however no archeological proof of its existence, only references in texts such as the ""Ruta Antonina"", which describe it as being in the hands"
"Albacete Albacete (; ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. It is in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, in the region known as the Meseta Central within the historic region of La Mancha, in the smaller historic region of La Mancha de Montearagón; the area around the city is known as Los Llanos. With a population of 172,816 (2017) in the municipality proper, and 219,121 in the larger metropolitan area, it is the largest city in both the province and the region of Castilla–La Mancha,"
"of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha was approved on 10 August 1982. Under this new arrangement, Castilla-La Mancha was subdivided into five provinces, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, each named after its largest town and capital city. The province of Ciudad Real was further subdivided into six comarcas (administrative districts), these being: The province of Ciudad Real is located in central Spain and is the third largest province in the country with an area of . To the north lies the Province of Toledo, to the northeast the Province of Cuenca, to the east the Province of Albacete, to"
"and indeed one of the largest of inland Spain, being included in the 20 largest urban areas in Spain. The municipality of Albacete is also the seventh largest in Spain by area, being . Albacete is the economic and judicial capital of Castilla–La Mancha, being home to the regional High Court of Justice. The writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic Azorin described the city of Albacete in a poem as ""The New York of La Mancha"". The origins of the city are uncertain, with the earliest proof of settlement dating to the time of Al-Andalus, when the settlement was originally"
"Villarrobledo Villarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approximately 48,000,000 of vines) as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen. Also, it is an important center of Manchego cheese production and export and has other important industries like metallurgy and transportation. The city celebrates a number of events, including the , the , the Holy Week and the International Chess Open 'Ciudad"
"Pastrana, Spain Pastrana is a medieval town and municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, southeast of the provincial capital, Guadalajara. It is notable as the site of the imprisonment of the one-eyed Princess of Éboli by Philip II of Spain after a court scandal in 1573, and also as the home of several Flemish tapestries depicting the attack of Alfonso V of Portugal on Morocco in 1471. Pastrana is centered on a square, La Plaza de la Hora (usually referred to as ""La Plaza"", in English ""the square of the hour""), which is overlooked by the Ducal"
"Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (; English: ""Royal City"") is a city in Castile–La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 75,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, which is located 115 miles (185 km) to the north of Ciudad Real. Ciudad Real was founded by King Alfonso X The Wise in the 13th century (1255) to fight with the Military Order of Calatrava. During the Middle Ages, four kilometres of walls and one hundred"
"Castilla-La Mancha (also referred to as the Superior Public Prosecutor of Castilla-La Mancha) is the judicial body that represents the Public Prosecutor's Office in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). It is the highest body of the Public Prosecutor's Office in the community with its headquarters in the city of Albacete. Castilla-La Mancha includes the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo. The Prosecutor's Office of Castilla-La Mancha is headed by the superior prosecutor of Castilla-La Mancha who assumes the representation and leadership of the Public Prosecutor throughout the territory of the autonomous community—without prejudice to the"
"a symbol of Spanish culture with its vineyards, sunflowers, mushrooms, olive plantations, windmills, Manchego cheese, and ""Don Quixote"". The origins of Castilla–La Mancha lay in the Muslim period between the 8th and 14th century. Castilla–La Mancha was the region of many historical battles between Christian crusaders and Muslim forces during the period from 1000 to the 13th century. It was also the region where the Crown of Castile and Aragon were unified in 1492 under Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand. Castilla–La Mancha is the successor to New Castile (""Castilla la Nueva""), which in turn traces back to the Muslim Taifa"
"de Chomón filmed a short documentary about this city in 1912, ""L'antique Tolède"" (The Old Toledo). This is probably the first film about Toledo. Toledo is twinned with: Toledo, Spain Toledo () is a city and municipality located in central Spain; it is the capital of the province of Toledo and the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Toledo is known as the ""Imperial City"" for having been the main venue of the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and as the"
"Toledo, Spain Toledo () is a city and municipality located in central Spain; it is the capital of the province of Toledo and the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Toledo is known as the ""Imperial City"" for having been the main venue of the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and as the ""City of the Three Cultures"" for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims and Jews reflected in its history. It was also the capital from 542 to 725 AD"
"Serranía and Mancha areas: For dessert, the ""Alajú"" is an Arab cake made of honey, almonds, nuts and grated orange rind. ""Resoli"" is a typical drink, served in a glass with ice cubes or directly drunk from a ""porrón"" after a meal. Cuenca, Spain Cuenca () is a city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha in central Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca. Cuenca is located across a steep spur, whose slopes descend into deep gorges of the Júcar and Huécar rivers. It is divided into two separate settlements: the ""new"" city is situated south-west"
"Fiesta in August, a week of events, such as concerts, parties, encierros and bullfights, with the town congregating in La Plaza every evening for a night of live music and dancing. List of municipalities in Guadalajara Pastrana, Spain Pastrana is a medieval town and municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, southeast of the provincial capital, Guadalajara. It is notable as the site of the imprisonment of the one-eyed Princess of Éboli by Philip II of Spain after a court scandal in 1573, and also as the home of several Flemish tapestries depicting the attack of Alfonso V"
"Mascaraque Mascaraque is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 550 inhabitants. The origin of the town goes back to the times of Arab domination. Its castle was built in the 14th century, and renovated in 1518 when it was turned into the fortress-palace of Juan de Padilla. At that time locality acquired the category of ""Villa"" that differentiated it from the nearby villages. Today Mascaraque can testify to the urban aspirations characteristic of a ""Villa"", with its castle-fortress and several small palaces with"
"16th-19th centuries. The name comes from the city where these special steel products were crafted; Toledo, Spain. During times of war in the 16th-19th centuries, armies would usually be heavily armored and/or be using shields. Thus, a hard and flexible weapon was needed to counter this, and the Toledo sword was that weapon. [5]. Daggers and short swords were also crafted using the Toledo steel. The Toledo sword became known for its strength and durability, and soon became the most sought after weapon for Europeans. These Toledo swords were chosen by Hannibal for his army. Kings from all over the"
"Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real Villanueva de los Infantes is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 5727 people. It is the capital of the ""comarca"" (region) Campo de Montiel. It has been designated by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid as ""El Lugar de La Mancha"" (The Place in La Mancha) mentioned at the start of ""Don Quixote"" by Miguel Cervantes. It is also known as the place where Francisco de Quevedo died; his remains were found in 2007 in the church of San Andrés Apostol (St. Andrew's Church). It"
"to Madrid, thus letting the city's importance dwindle until the late 20th century, when it became the capital of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Nevertheless, the economic decline of the city helped to preserve its cultural and architectural heritage. Today, because of this rich heritage, Toledo is one of Spain's foremost cities, receiving thousands of visitors yearly. Under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo multiple persecutions (633, 653, 693) and stake burnings of Jews (638 CE) occurred; the Kingdom of Toledo followed up on this tradition (1368, 1391, 1449, 1486–1490 CE) including forced conversions and mass murder and the"
"Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain that is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. The city lies on several hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of León (187,000) and Burgos (176,000). It is one of the most important university cities in Spain and supplies 16%"
"swords, as well as medieval armors and from other times, which are also exported to other countries. Toledo's cuisine is grouped with that of Castile–La Mancha, well-set in its traditions and closely linked to hunting and grazing. A good number of recipes are the result of a combination of Moorish and Christian influences. Some of its specialties include lamb roast or stew, ""cochifrito"", ""alubias con perdiz"" (beans with partridge) and ""perdiz estofoda"" (partridge stew), ""carcamusa"", ""migas"", ""gachas manchegas"", and ""tortilla a la magra"". Two of the city's most famous food productions are Manchego cheese and marzipan, which has a Protected"
"de San Silvestre, which highlights the costumes of the athletes. The city has other major sporting and entertainment venues such as the Albacete Tennis Club or the Club of Golf Las Pinaillas, designed by legendary golfer Severiano Ballesteros. Albacete is twinned with: Albacete Albacete (; ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. It is in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, in the region known as the Meseta Central within the historic region of La Mancha, in the smaller historic region of La Mancha de Montearagón;"
"""Don Quixote"", can be found in the community of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain. The best examples of restored Spanish windmills may be found in Consuegra where several mills spike the hill just outside town, giving a view of the 12th-century castle and of the town. The castle was once a stronghold when Consuegra was the seat and priory of the Knights of San Juan, the Spanish branch of the Knight's Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Windmills are also located in Mota del Cuervo, Tomelloso, and Campo de Criptana. Consuegra is famous due to its windmills."
"of Albacete cutlery can be visited at the Museum of Cutlery Albacete. Craft fairs as the Craft Fair of Castilla–La Mancha or Artisan Cutlery Albacete Fair held annually in the capital of Albacete. Albacete cuisine is rich and varied, where traditional Spanish cuisine is fused with the Levantine influences and Mancha. It stresses the dish of Gazpachos Mancha with game meat, the breadcrumbs ruleras, pastor porridge (with fresh bacon and pebbles or millet flour), the manchego ratatouille or wet during the summer time, combining tomato and pepper, beans with partridge or popular atascaburras whose base is the egg, oil and"
"Province of Albacete Albacete (, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is by road southeast of Madrid. The territory occupied by the province of Albacete has been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by cave paintings in the Cueva del Niño and Cueva de la Vieja. In Roman times, the territory of the present province of Albacete was part of Carpetania and Celtiberia, Contestania, Bastetania and Oretania. In Roman times, the Romans"
"Almansa Almansa is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The name ""Almansa"" stems from the Arabic المنصف (al-manṣaf), ""half way of the road"". The municipality borders with Alicante, Valencia and Murcia. Almansa is famous for its ""Moros y Cristianos"" festival from celebrated from the 1st to the 6th of May. Almansa is built at the foot of a white limestone crag, which is surmounted by a Moorish castle, and rises abruptly in the midst of a fertile and irrigated plain. About south of the town centre stands an"
"the city with La Mancha Castile and Montes de Toledo exploit the natural route which passes through the Cigarrales and heads to Cobisa, Nambroca Burguillos of Toledo, where it takes the Camino Real from Sevilla to suddenly turn towards Mascaraque Almonacid de Toledo, deep into their surroundings, near Mora, in La Mancha. This stretch, Mascaraque-Toledo, of the Route of Don Quixote has recently been included in an official way on the Camino de Santiago in Levantine branch with origins in Cartagena, Alicante and Valencia, as both routes are declared a European Cultural Route on this stretch. Toledo has long been"
"protected designations of origin for the area. The major PDO is D.O. La Mancha, but others include: D.O. Valdepeñas in Ciudad Real; D.O. Méntrida in Toledo; D.O. Jumilla and D.O. Manchuela in Albacete; D.O. Mondéjar in Guadalajara, etc. In addition there are numerous home-made wines, such as the sacramental wines known as ""pitarras."" Manchego cuisine Manchego cuisine (or Castilian-Manchego cuisine) refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of Castilla–La Mancha region of Spain. These include ""pisto"" (a vegetable stew with tomato sauce), ""gazpacho manchego"", ""Manchego"" (a type of cheese), the white wine of La Mancha, and the"
"Consuegra Consuegra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2009 the municipality had a population of 10,932 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 their windmills. The principal economy sector is agriculture. The industry is predominated by textile and wood. Tourism has become a new economical source in the 21st century. The castle and the windmills are Consuegra's most important monuments. Most Spanish windmills, like those described in Cervantes's"
"border, the Salobral, Navalcudi and Tajo-Segura in the central part, the Corcoles in the northwest, and the Guadalmena, Mundo, Tus, Segura. and Taibilla rivers in the south. It is also home to seasonal rivers, including Abengibre Creek. Province of Albacete Albacete (, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is by road southeast of Madrid. The territory occupied by the province of Albacete has been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by cave"
"Toledo was on 10 August 2012; the lowest was on 27 January 2005. The metal-working industry has historically been Toledo's economic base, with a great tradition in the manufacturing of swords and knives and a significant production of razor blades, medical devices and electrical products. (The Toledo Blade, the American newspaper in Toledo's Ohio namesake city, is named in honor of the sword-making tradition.) Soap and toothpaste industries, flour milling, glass and ceramics have also been important. Goya Foods has its Madrid offices in Toledo. The manufacture of swords in the city of Toledo goes back to Roman times, but"
"Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Pedro de Toledo y Leiva, Lord of Mancera was granted the elevation of his title to Marquis on July 17, 1623. Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, the second Marquis, was viceroy of New Spain from October 15, 1664 to December 8, 1673. Marquis of Mancera The title Marquesses of Mancera () is a hereditary title in the nobility of Castille and Grandees of Spain. The title was created by King Philip IV of Spain and given to Pedro de Toledo y Leiva, in the 17th Century. The ""Toledo"" last name is a shortening of ""Álvarez de Toledo""."
"first of the Muslim castles placed along the banks of the Henares River. Comarca de Alcalá Comarca de Alcalá is an historical ""comarca"" of Castile, located in what is now the east of the Community of Madrid, in Spain. Its head or capital city is Alcalá de Henares. Officially the Community of Madrid is not subdivided into formal ""comarcas""; however, informally some governmental institutions have defined some shires according to different views. The shire of Alcalá doesn't figure in any of these partitions. The territory is made up by two natural sub-shires, La Campiña and Alcarria de Alcalá. Its name"