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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]], capital of the [[Ciudad Real|eponymous province]]. 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 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> | <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> |
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Ciudad Real is a small city, in Castilla-La Mancha, capital of the eponymous province. 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.