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MANZANARES
, a See also:town of See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Ciudad Real, on the See also:river Azuer, a large sub-tributary of the Zancara, and on the See also:railways from See also:Madrid to Ciudad Real and See also:Linares
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Manzanares is one of the See also:chief towns of La See also:Mancha, and thus in the centre of the See also:district described by Cervantes in See also:Don Quixote
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Its citadel was founded as a See also:Christian fortress after the defeat of the See also:Moors at See also:Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
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See also:Bull-fights were formerly held in the See also:main plaza, where galleries to accommodate spectators were built between the buttresses of an See also:ancient See also:parish See also: |
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