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Ciudad Real (province)

Ciudad Real is a province of central Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Bajadoz, and Toledo. Its capital is Ciudad Real[?]. The capital was founded by king Alfonso VI of Castile after the battle of Las Navas de Tolsa against muslims of Al-Andalus (Andalucia).

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