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    Castilla de la Mancha is the third largest region in Spain, located in the mountainous and arid central plains known as La Mancha. The capital is Toledo and the official language is Castilian Spanish. Miguel Cervantes was inspired by the landscape of La Mancha to write his famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha in the early 1600s. Cervantes had a varied background, fighting in the Spanish military in Italy and spending five years as a prisoner after being captured by Ottoman forces.

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    Castilla de la Mancha is the third largest region in Spain, located in the mountainous and arid central plains known as La Mancha. The capital is Toledo and the official language is Castilian Spanish. Miguel Cervantes was inspired by the landscape of La Mancha to write his famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha in the early 1600s. Cervantes had a varied background, fighting in the Spanish military in Italy and spending five years as a prisoner after being captured by Ottoman forces.

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    CASTILLA DE LA

    MANCHA

    -Alyson

    FACTS
    It is the third-largest region in Spain.
    It is also Spains most mountainous region
    The capital city is Toledo
    The official language is Castilian Spanish
    Since it is popular in Spain, there are also many live bullfights
    La Mancha in Arabic is no water
    Located in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula
    Inspired Miguel Cervantes to write Don Quixote de la Mancha

    MIGUEL CERVANTES
    Wrote the book Don Quixote de la Mancha in the early 1600s
    Was known as the Spanish Shakespeare
    Had a deaf surgeon as a father and moved around a lot as a child
    He went to join a Spain military unit in Italy
    Fought against Ottoman Empire and suffered two chest wounds
    Spent five years as a prisoner when getting captured by a Turkish
    group
    Became the worlds first bestseller

    CITATIONS
    http://www.insidersabroad.com/spain/regions/kastilien-la-mancha
    http://www.biography.com/people/miguel-de-cervantes-9242997

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