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| − | Ciudad Real is a small city, in Castilla-La Mancha. Funded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_X King Alfonso X The Wise] in the 13th century (1255) to balance the power of the Military Order of Calatrava as ''Villa Real''. The ''carta puebla'' records of a ''grand villa é bona que corriesen todos por fuero é que fuese cabesza de toda aquella tierra ... é púsele nombre Real''. The ''Villa'' denomination that one still encounters in the south became ''Ciudad'' in 1420, with King Juan II, father of Isabel I. | + | Ciudad Real is a small city, in Castilla-La Mancha. Funded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_X King Alfonso X The Wise] in the 13th century (1255) to balance the power of the Military Order of Calatrava as ''Villa Real''. The ''carta puebla'' records of a "''grand villa é bona que corriesen todos por fuero é que fuese cabesza de toda aquella tierra ... é púsele nombre Real''". The ''Villa'' denomination that one still encounters in the south became ''Ciudad'' in 1420, with King Juan II, father of Isabel I. |
| − | <center><wz tip="La Plaza Mayor de Ciudad Real.">[[Image:plaza-mayor-CiudadReal.jpg| | + | <center><wz tip="La Plaza Mayor de Ciudad Real not so long ago.">[[Image:ciudad-real-old-plaza-mayor.jpg|350px]]</wz> <wz tip="La Plaza Mayor de Ciudad Real today.">[[Image:plaza-mayor-CiudadReal.jpg|270px]]</wz></center> |
== People == | == People == | ||
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Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a small city, in Castilla-La Mancha. Funded by King Alfonso X The Wise in the 13th century (1255) to balance the power of the Military Order of Calatrava as Villa Real. The carta puebla records of a "grand villa é bona que corriesen todos por fuero é que fuese cabesza de toda aquella tierra ... é púsele nombre Real". The Villa denomination that one still encounters in the south became Ciudad in 1420, with King Juan II, father of Isabel I.
People
- Carlos Sánchez is from Ciudad Real.