Manchuela or La Manchuela ("lesser

La Mancha La Mancha () is a natural and historical region located in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, and Toledo. La Mancha is an arid but fertile plateau (610 m or 2000 ft) that stretches from the mountains of Toledo to th ...

") is a ''

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

'' located in Castile-La Mancha and

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Historical comarca

The historical Manchuela comarca included the municipalities of

Tarazona de la Mancha Tarazona de la Mancha is a municipality in the province of Albacete in the Autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It had a population of 6,647 at the 2011 census. Geography Tarazona de la Mancha is located in the north of Albacete ...

and Villalgordo del Júcar, and the

Requena-Utiel La Plana de Utiel-Requena is a ''comarca'' currently in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Historically, the ''comarca'' was part of Castile and formed part of the province of Cuenca in the 1833 provincial division of Javier ...

comarca which had been part of the Cuenca Province until 1851 and is now part of the

province of Valencia Valencia ( ca-valencia, València) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's over 2.5 million people (2018), one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the au ...

, except for

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. This comarca has been traditionally a place of

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

and

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

growers, along with some cattle rearing. There are two wine Designations of Origin in the comarca,

Manchuela DO Manchuela is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the historical Manchuela comarca, in the east of the provinces of Albacete and Cuenca ( Castile-La Mancha, Spain) between the valleys of the Rivers Júcar and C ...

and Ribera del Júcar DO.Wines from Spain
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Present-day comarca

The present-day Manchuela comarca is divided between

Manchuela Albaceteña Manchuela or La Manchuela ("lesser La Mancha") is a ''Comarcas of Spain, comarca'' located in Castile-La Mancha and Valencian Community, Spain. Historical comarca The historical Manchuela comarca included the municipalities of Tarazona de la ...

Albacete Province Albacete ( es, Provincia de 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 ...

, the Manchuela Conquense in Cuenca Province and the Valencian Manchuela (

) in the

Valencia Province Valencia ( ca-valencia, València) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's over 2.5 million people (2018), one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the au ...

. The

Júcar River left The Júcar () or Xúquer () is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales, Sistema Ibérico. Its most i ...

cuts across the high plateau of La Meseta forming deep gorges ''(Hoces del Júcar)'' offering spectacular landscapes. The Serranía de Cuenca forms the northern boundary of the comarca, and the Sierra de las Cabrillas the eastern. The western boundary is formed by a section of the Júcar River and the southern

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 (al-manṣaf), "half way of the road". The municipality borders with Al ...

corridor.

Municipal terms and villages

Albacete province

Abengibre, Alatoz,

Alborea Alborea is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 870. See also *Manchuela Manchuela or La Manchuela ("lesser La Mancha") is a ''comarca'' located in Castile-La Mancha and Valencian Community, Spain. ...

, Alcalá del Júcar, Balsa de Ves,

Carcelén Carcelén is a municipality in Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in th ...

, Casas-Ibáñez, Casas de Juan Núñez, Casas de Ves, Cenizate,

Fuentealbilla Fuentealbilla () is a village and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is located to the northeast of the city of Albacete and had a population of 2,071 in 2009. Former Spain national foot ...

Golosalvo Golosalvo is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Furt ...

, Jorquera,

Madrigueras 250px, right Coat of arms of Madrigueras Madrigueras is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

, Mahora, Motilleja, Navas de Jorquera, Pozo-Lorente,

La Recueja La Recueja is a municipality in La Manchuela county, province of Albacete at Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' ...

Valdeganga Valdeganga is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Furt ...

Villamalea 250px, right Coat of arms of Villamalea Villamalea is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

, Villatoya, Villavaliente and

Villa de Ves 250px, right Coat of arms of Villa de Ves Villa de Ves is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

Cuenca province

Alarcón, Almodóvar del Pinar, Buenache de Alarcón, Campillo de Altobuey, Casasimarro, Casas de Benítez, Casas de Guijarro, Castillejo de Iniesta, El Herrumblar, Enguídanos, Gabaldón, Graja de Iniesta, Hontecillas, Iniesta,

Ledaña Ledaña is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Bey ...

Minglanilla Minglanilla, officially the Municipality of Minglanilla ( ceb, Lungsod sa Minglanilla; tgl, Bayan ng Minglanilla), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 151,002 ...

Motilla del Palancar Motilla del Palancar is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Province of Cuenca, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 5,224. Notable people

* José Luis Olivas, Spanish politician of the People's Party. He was named ...

Olmedilla de Alarcón Olmedilla de Alarcón is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Engli ...

, Paracuellos, El Peral, La Pesquera,

El Picazo El Picazo is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 872 inhabitants. See also *Manchuela Manchuela or La Manchuela ("lesser La Man ...

Pozoamargo Pozoamargo is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Ins ...

, Pozorrubielos de la Mancha, Puebla del Salvador,

Quintanar del Rey Quintanar del Rey is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ...

Sisante Sisante is a municipality located in the Cuenca Province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto ...

, Tébar, Valhermoso de la Fuente, Valverdejo, Villagarcía del Llano, Villalpardo,

Villanueva de la Jara Villanueva de la Jara, popularly called La Jara, is a town and municipality in the Manchuela Conquense , this in turn is part of the La Manchuela comarca, province of Cuenca, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is known for the cultivation of port ...

and Villarta.

Valencia province

Camporrobles, Villalgordo, Fuenterrobles, Venta del Moro, Caudete de las Fuentes,

Utiel Utiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain. According to the 2014 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a ...

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, Requena, Sinarcas, and Chera.

References

External links

Manchuelan Games (Juegos Manchuegos).La Comarca de la Manchuela, la Mesopotamia Manchega

Web INE (superficies y población de municipios)

"El Bienhablao". Repertorio de vocablos (La Manchuela)
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