Manchuela or La Manchuela ("lesser La Mancha ") is a comarca located in Castile-La Mancha and Valencian Community , Spain .
8-570: The historical Manchuela comarca included the municipalities of Tarazona de la Mancha and Villalgordo del Júcar , and the Requena-Utiel comarca which had been part of the Cuenca Province until 1851 and is now part of the province of Valencia , Valencian Community , except for Mira . This comarca has been traditionally a place of wheat , olive and wine growers, along with some cattle rearing. There are two wine Designations of Origin in
16-406: A Roman villa have also been found here. The village of Tarazona was settled in the late 15th century by migrants from Villanueva de la Jara . On 11 October 1564 Tarazaona was granted the status of village. The Church of San Bartolomé (Tarazona de la Mancha) was built in the seventeenth century. When the provinces of Spain were created around 1710, Tarazona was put in the province of Cuenca. It
24-515: 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. Tarazona de la Mancha is located in the north of Albacete along the border with Cuenca Provence. On the south the municipality borders the municipality of La Gineta . On the east it borders Madrigueras . To the west it borders Montalvos , La Roda , Fuensanta and Villalgordo del Júcar . To
32-682: The comarca, Manchuela DO and Ribera del Júcar DO . The present-day Manchuela comarca is divided between Manchuela Albaceteña in Albacete Province , the Manchuela Conquense in Cuenca Province and the Valencian Manchuela ( Requena-Utiel ) in the Valencia Province . The Júcar River cuts across the high plateau of La Meseta forming deep gorges (Hoces del Júcar) offering spectacular landscapes. The Serranía de Cuenca forms
40-514: The full municipal area but only the central settled part. The town in that year had a population of 5,892. The "Carta arqueológica de Tarazona de la Mancha" made in 1978 by Cayo Tomás González and Matías Muñoz stated that the area was a site of Second Bronze Age culture, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Late Medieval Culture based on archeological remains. There is a bridge over the Valdemembra River built during Roman times. Remains of
48-469: The north it borders the municipalities of Quintanar del Rey and Villagarcía del Llano located in the province of Cuenca. The municipality has an area of 212 square kilometers. The Valdemembra River , a tributary of the Júcar River flows through the municipality. The Júcar forms the southern boundary of Tarazona de la Mancha. At least as late as 1940 a distinct town population was kept, not including
56-1562: 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 corridor. Abengibre , Alatoz , Alborea , Alcalá del Júcar , Balsa de Ves , Carcelén , Casas-Ibáñez , Casas de Juan Núñez , Casas de Ves , Cenizate , Fuentealbilla , Golosalvo , Jorquera , Madrigueras , Mahora , Motilleja , Navas de Jorquera , Pozo-Lorente , La Recueja , Valdeganga , Villamalea , Villatoya , Villavaliente and Villa de Ves . 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 , Minglanilla , Motilla del Palancar , Olmedilla de Alarcón , Paracuellos , El Peral , La Pesquera , El Picazo , Pozoamargo , Pozorrubielos de la Mancha , Puebla del Salvador , Quintanar del Rey , Sisante , Tébar , Valhermoso de la Fuente , Valverdejo , Villagarcía del Llano , Villalpardo , Villanueva de la Jara and Villarta . Camporrobles , Villalgordo , Fuenterrobles , Venta del Moro , Caudete de las Fuentes , Utiel , San Antonio , Requena , Sinarcas , and Chera . 39°13′N 1°21′W / 39.217°N 1.350°W / 39.217; -1.350 Tarazona de la Mancha Tarazona de la Mancha
64-506: Was transferred to Albacete Province in 1833. 39°15′54″N 1°54′46″W / 39.26500°N 1.91278°W / 39.26500; -1.91278 This Albacete Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Villargordo del Cabriel Villargordo del Cabriel is a municipality in the comarca of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community , Spain. This article about
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