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Castile-La Mancha

Administration
Full nameCastile-La Mancha
Official nameComunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha
Native nameCastilla-La Mancha
Settlement typeAutonomous Community
CountrySpain Spain
Government
CapitalToledo
PresidentJosé María Barreda Fontes (PSOE)
Geography
Total Area30672.7 sq mi (79463 km2)
Demography
Total Population2095855 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Pop. rank9th
Percent4.3% of Spain
Other information
ISO 3166-2CM
Official languagesSpanish
Statute of Autonomy16 August 1982
ParliamentCortes Generales
Congress seats21 (of 350)
Senate seats22 (of 264)

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Castile-La Mancha ( , -eskasˈtiʎa la ˈmantʃaIPA) is an autonomous community of Spain.

Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities.

Its capital city is Toledo, and its most populous city is Albacete.

Castile-La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile ("Castilla la Nueva"), but with the advent of the modern Spanish system of semi-autonomous regions ("las autonomías"), it was separated due to great demographic disparity between the capital and the remaining New-Castilian provinces. Also, compared to the former New Castile, Castile-La Mancha add the province of Albacete, which had been part of Murcia; adding Albacete placed all of La Mancha within this single region.

It is mostly in this region where the story of the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is situated - due to which La Mancha is internationally well-known. Although La Mancha is a windswept, battered plateau, it remains a symbol of the Spanish culture with its vineyards, sunflowers, mushrooms, oliveyards, windmills, Manchego cheese, and Don Quixote.

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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. The forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile were joined by the armies of his Christian rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal in battle against the Berber Muslim Almohad rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The Caliph al-Nasir (Miramamolín in the Spanish chronicles) led the Almohad army, made up of people from the whole Almohad empire. Most of the men in the Almohad army came from the African side of the empire, which included Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and even as far away as Mauritania and Senegal and much of the Iberian peninsula's southern half. By the way I had to replace the audio track I chose for this video. I used originally "The Thirteenth Warrior" by Jerry Goldsmith". Now it's "La Mer" by Claude Debussy.
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La Mancha is the setting for one of the most important works of universal literature, Don Quixote. This region continues to transmit the atmosphere of the legendary novel, both in its villages and landscapes, and also in ancient traditions that live on to this day. www.spain.info
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Castile - La Mancha is an original, surprising destination in Spain that offers a wide range of different options. www.spain.info
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One of the most surprising things you will find in the nature areas of Castile-La Mancha is the wide variety of landscapes and ecosystems to enjoy. From Cabañeros National Park to the Ruidera Lakes and the Cuenca Mountains. www.spain.info
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A TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Toledo, Spain and Canary Islands by TravelPod blogger Paul-jules titled "Holy Toledo!" Paul-jules's travel blog entry: "Arriving at Toledo's train station gives one that wild, wild, west feeling and sure enough, when you enter the city and scan its vast panorama, you can see dust, dry land and cactus-like shrubs in the distanceâthe perfect haven for snakes and scorpions. Toledo (La Castile-La Mancha region) is only a half an hour train ride from Madrid. It is incredibly well-preserved, and the entire city has been declared a national monument (modern exteriors are prohibited by the Spanish government). Toledo sits atop a circular hill and its tight tangle of streets, which cascade down from the top, are encircled by the Tajo River. Due to its tangled history, Toledo has Roman, Jewish, Visigothic, Moorish and Christian influences, which is most visible in its buildings' facades. Toledo was Spain's capital until 1561, when Philip II moved to more spacious Madrid. When we arrived at our hotel, two maintenance men were cautiously guarding a corner of the lobby, as there was a very long snake coiled up and they were contemplating a way to catch it with the end of a mop handle. We later found out that Toledo has at least ten different types of vipers. We cooled off in the hotel's pool and Paul went to the supermarket for beer and sandwich fixings, which we enjoyed while watching the soccer game (Spain surprisingly loss to USA <b>...</b>
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions Monasterio De San Juan De Los Reyes Toledo Read more at: www.travelpod.com Travel blogs from Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes: - "... HEmos conocido la Catedral de TOledo, el MOnasterio de San juan de los REyes, el convento de las Carmelitas Dezcalsas, en fin, despues de un poco de recorrido decidimos ir a un ..." - "... Highlights of our short visit to Toledo : paintings in the Sacristy of the cathedral - works by Titian, Caravaggio, Velasquez and others El Transparente in the cathedral Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes ..." Read these blogs and more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from: - Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain and Canary Islands Photos in this video: - "Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes " by Ggruthdiana from a blog titled "Day in Toledo" - "Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes" by Henniterness from a blog titled "Toledo Ole!"
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Tour of Toledo, Spain created at TripWow by TravelPod TripAdvisor⢠TripWow Slideshow of Toledo by TravelPod. Cities visited on this trip: - Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain and Canary Islands - Madrid, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands Photos in this video: - "Banister at Museo de Santa Cruz" by Helio85 from a blog titled "Toledo, pt. deux" - "Tile mural at Museo de Santa Cruz" by Helio85 from a blog titled "Toledo, pt. deux" - "Garden inside the Museo de Santa Cruz" by Helio85 from a blog titled "Toledo, pt. deux" - "Cathedral of Toledo Facade" by Brandon_t from a blog titled "Holy Toledo!" - "Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes" by Henniterness from a blog titled "Toledo Ole!" - "Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes " by Ggruthdiana from a blog titled "Day in Toledo" - "Alcazar of Toledo 3rd cent - now library & museum" by Oz09 from a blog titled "Madrid to Toledo & back!" - "Arriving at the Hostal del Cardenal - Toledo" by Deepblue82 from a blog titled "To the ancient capital of Spain - Toledo" - "Picture from the old city of the new city" by Helio85 from a blog titled "Just... one... more... hill..." - "View from the battlements of the Alcazar" by Cullism from a blog titled "Avila, Segovia and Toledo" - "St Therese's garden, minus the lawnmower" by Cullism from a blog titled "Avila, Segovia and Toledo" - "Toledo from the other side or the river" by M-and-c from a blog titled "Toledo" - "Great shot of Toledo across Tagus River" by Oz09 from a <b>...</b>
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A TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Toledo, Spain by TravelPod blogger Travelprincess1 titled "Consuegra: Don Quixote's windmills" Travelprincess1's travel blog entry: "...We first toured Don Quixote's windmills! I went inside one and learned how it worked, before taking several pictures of them..." Read and see more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from this trip: 1. "Look! There they are!" 2. "Tall? Not superimposing, but rangable" 3. "Don Quixote's windmills" 4. "Now where is my lance?" 5. "A paler blue roof" See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com
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A TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Toledo, Spain and Canary Islands by TravelPod blogger K07ao02 titled "Trip to Toledo" K07ao02's travel blog entry: "Hey Everyone! Just wanted to update you all on whats has been going on. School is going well. We just had our "midterms", which were a complete joke. One of my teachers actually told us that her exam wasn't worth studying for. It is a very welcomed change from the academic work at K College. During our free afternoons I still tend to take a lot of siestas. But also, me and a few people from my group have been trying to get out and explore the city a little bit more, and we have found some pretty cool places. We really like the Cable car that give an amazing view of the city, in particular, the Palace. We took our first excursion as a group to the city of Toledo, which is about an hour bus ride away from Madrid. It was such a beautiful city. We took a walking tour around the whole city and we were able to see some incredible things. Probably my favorite place we went was the Cathedral, however, I was not able to take pictures inside. It was a Gothic style cathedral that literally took my breath away. There was this one room where all the walls painted with past popes, which was awesome to see. After Toledo, we went back to Madrid, where Noche En Blanco was taking place. It is a huge party that basically takes over the entire city. The streets were filled with people, and all public buildings (like the <b>...</b>
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A TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Toledo, Spain and Canary Islands by TravelPod blogger K0k0m0 titled "Toledo y el Alcazar" K0k0m0's travel blog entry: "Amaneció lluvioso y feo en Madrid, por lo que mientras desayunaba lo que el albergue proveía (café con leche, galletita dulces y pan con mermelada de frutilla) deliberaba sobre qué hacer. Ya sabía de antemano que ése iba a ser mi último día en Madrid así que estaba definiendo el destino de mis actividades para el remanente de la jornada. Yo ya había reservado alojamiento en Barcelona para el Martes 29, con lo cual cuando dejé mi mochila en el locker de Atocha hice la reserva para el tren de Madrid a Barcelona nocturno del lunes 28. El tema era qué me quedaba para hacer ese lunes lluvioso. Revisé mi guía Lux y básicamente las 2 alternativas que tenía eran o ir al Valle de los Caídos o ir a Toledo. La descripción de la guía me inclinó más por esta última opción, así que fuimos a Toledo nomás. Toledo está ubicada a unos 50 km aproximadamente al suroeste de Madrid y posee como principales atractivos su Alcázar (de hecho cuando se habla del "Alcázar" a secas, se asocia inmediatamente al de Toledo), su judería (el barrio judío medieval de calles estrechas de piedra), su catedral y una iglesia en donde está pintada tal vez la obra más famosa de El Greco "La piedad del conde de Orgaz". Tomé mi EurailPass y me dirigí a la estación Atocha (la misma donde varios años después se cometieron los atentados) para tomar <b>...</b>
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Winners of King of Spain Journalism Prizes announced - Fox News Tweet this news
Fox News---...- Ortega Vizcaino won the Don Quixote Journalism Prize - sponsored by the -Castile-La Mancha- regional government - for an article titled "Tango de ley. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:15:54 GMT+00:00
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Pikiran Rakyat--Di tahun keduanya di ajang balapan MotoGP, pembalap kelahiran Kota Talavera de la Reina, -Castile-La Mancha-, Spanyol ini rupanya telah mendapatkan kembali ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:39:27 GMT+00:00
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Windpower Monthly (subscription)---...- GE announced would cease manufacturing at its Spanish facility, 150 kilometres south of Madrid in the Noblejas district of -Castile-La Mancha- region. ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:41:06 GMT+00:00
GE wins its 'biggest European servicing deal' - Windpower Monthly (subscription) Tweet this news
Windpower Monthly (subscription)---...- GE announced would cease manufacturing at its Spanish facility, 150 kilometres south of Madrid in the Noblejas district of -Castile-La Mancha- region. ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:58:30 GMT+00:00
Spanish congress approves royal decree described as “the photovoltaic sector's ... - Renewable Energy Magazine (press release) Tweet this news
Renewable Energy Magazine (press release)--Jensen has a 5-kW installation in the town of Socuéllamos in -Castile La Mancha-, which forms part of a larger 4-MW solar park. "The cap on hours will mean a ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:56:05 GMT+00:00
Neiker-Tecnalia makes progress in detection and prevention of infection by ... - Basque Research Tweet this news
Basque Research---...- the Assaf dairy sheep produced in Castile-León under intensive farming and the extensive farming of crossed Manchego sheep in -Castile-La Mancha-. ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:40:38 GMT+00:00
Debt-ridden regions weigh on Spain - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--She showed the red card to -Castile-La Mancha- and Murcia: since they carried a "significant risk" of exceeding budget deficit limits in 2010 they were barred ... - Date : Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT+00:00
Spain - Autonomous regions able to meet budget deficit targets - ISRIA (registration) Tweet this news
ISRIA (registration)--According to this forecast, only two autonomous regions (the Region of Murcia and -Castile-La Mancha-) show significant risk regarding compliance with the ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:34:44 GMT+00:00
Fresh Spanish public debt, bad loan figures pile on pressure - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--Last month Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado said two of the 17 regions, Murcia and -Castile-La Mancha-, had a "significant" risk of being unable to meet ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:54:32 GMT+00:00
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Stock Markets Review (press release)--ITV currently runs 43 vehicle inspection centres in Spain spread across 6 regions: Aragon, Canary Islands, Madrid, Valencia, -Castile-La Mancha- and the ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:26:10 GMT+00:00

Rank Municipality Province Population
1 Albacete Albacete 166,909
2 Talavera de la Reina Toledo 87,763
3 Guadalajara Guadalajara 81,221
4 Toledo Toledo 80,810
5 Ciudad Real Ciudad Real 72,208
6 Cuenca Cuenca 54,600
7 Puertollano Ciudad Real 51,305
8 Tomelloso Ciudad Real 37,532
9 Hellín Albacete 31,054
10 Azuqueca de Henares Guadalajara 30,794
11 Alcázar de San Juan Ciudad Real 30,408
12 Valdepeñas Ciudad Real 30,255
13 Villarrobledo Albacete 26,311
14 Almansa Albacete 25,591
15 Illescas Toledo 19,167
16 Manzanares Ciudad Real 19,027
17 Daimiel Ciudad Real 18,389
18 La Solana Ciudad Real 16,392
19 La Roda Albacete 16,034
20 Tarancón Cuenca 14,962
21 Campo de Criptana Ciudad Real 14,870
22 Seseña Toledo 13,843
23 Miguelturra Ciudad Real 13,582
24 Socuéllamos Ciudad Real 13,357
25 Torrijos Toledo 12,674

President of the Junta :
Number Name Took office Left office Party Notes
1. Antonio Fernández-Galiano Fernández 1978 1982 UCD Pre-autonomous president until August 16, 1982.
2. Gonzalo Payo Subiza 1982 1982 UCD Pre-autonomous president. He replaced Fernández-Galiano, but left politics the same year.
3. Jesús Fuentes Lázaro 1982 1983 PSOE Last pre-autonomous president.
4. José Bono Martínez 1983 2004 PSOE First president of the autonomous region. He retained the post until 2004, winning all elections for the position by absolute majority, until he resigned his charge to take on the post of defence minister of Spain.
5. José María Barreda Fontes 2004 current PSOE Replaced José Bono when the latter resigned to become defence minister. Elected by an absolute majority after the Spanish regional elections of 2007

Birth rate, death rate, life expectancy :
Castile-La Mancha population 1900-2000 (in thousands)
Smallest unit: 20,000 people.
Source: España
Graphic elaborated by: Wikipedia

Autovías and autopistas in service
Highways :
Name From/To Important cities in Castile-La Mancha on route
Autovía del Nordeste Madrid - Barcelona Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara, Alcolea del Pinar
Autovía del Este Madrid - Valencia Tarancón, La Almarcha, Honrubia, Motilla del Palancar, Minglanilla
Autovía del Sur Madrid - Cádiz Ocaña, Madridejos, Manzanares, Valdepeñas
Autovía del Suroeste Madrid - Badajoz Talavera de la Reina, Oropesa
Autopista Radial R-2 Madrid - Guadalajara Guadalajara
Autopista Radial R-4 Madrid - Ocaña Seseña, Ocaña
Autovía de Murcia Albacete - Cartagena Albacete, Hellín
Autovía de Alicante Atalaya del Cañavate - Alicante Atalaya del Cañavate, Sisante, La Roda, Albacete, Almansa
Autovía Almansa-Játiva Almansa - Játiva Almansa
Autopista Ocaña-La Roda Ocaña - La Roda Ocaña, Corral de Almaguer, Quintanar de la Orden, Mota del Cuervo, Las Pedroñeras, San Clemente, La Roda
Autovía Ciudad Real - Puertollano Ciudad Real - Puertollano Argamasilla de Calatrava
Autopista Madrid-Córdoba Madrid - Toledo Toledo
Autovía de Toledo Madrid - Toledo Illescas, Toledo
Autovía de los Viñedos Toledo - Tomelloso Toledo, Mora, Consuegra, Madridejos, Alcázar de San Juan, Tomelloso

Autovías in autopistas projected or under construction
Highways :
Name From/To Important cities in Castile-La Mancha on route
Autovía Linares-Albacete Linares - Albacete Albacete
Autovía de Castilla-La Mancha Ávila - Cuenca Torrijos, Toledo, Ocaña, Tarancón, Cuenca
Autovía Extremadura-Comunidad Valenciana Mérida - Atalaya del Cañavate Ciudad Real, Almadén, Daimiel, Manzanares, Argamasilla de Alba, Tomelloso, San Clemente, Villarrobledo
Autovía de la Alcarria Guadalajara - Tarancón Guadalajara, Mondéjar, Tarancón
Autovía de la Sagra A-5 - A-4 Valmojado, Illescas, Borox, Añover de Tajo
Autovía de la Solana Manzanares - La Solana Manzanares, La Solana
Autovía del IV Centenario Ciudad Real - Valdepeñas Ciudad Real, Almagro, Valdepeñas
Autovía del Júcar Albacete - Cuenca Cuenca, Motilla del Palancar, Villanueva de la Jara, Quintanar del Rey, Tarazona de la Mancha, Madrigueras, Albacete
Autovía Transmanchega Daimiel - Tarancón Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Alcázar de San Juan, Quintanar de la Orden, Villamayor de Santiago, Horcajo de Santiago, Tarancón
Ronda Suroeste de Toledo CM-42 - A-40 Burguillos de Toledo, Cobisa, Argés, Bargas
Ronda Este de Toledo CM-42 - A-40 Toledo

align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"|Thermal power stations in Castile-La Mancha
Energy : Work force
Nombre Locale Province Proprietor
Elcogas Thermal Power Station Puertollano Ciudad Real Elcogas
Puertollano Thermal Power Station Puertollano Ciudad Real E.ON
Aceca Thermal Power Station Villaseca de la Sagra Toledo Iberdrola and Unión Fenosa

Provinces of Castile-La Mancha

Provinces: Albacete * Ciudad Real * Cuenca * Guadalajara * Toledo




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