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Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real
municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain
Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Castilla–La Mancha
- Province
- Ciudad Real
- Comarca
- Campo de Montiel
- Commonwealth
- Manserja
- Mayor
- Antonio Ruiz Lucas
- Total
- 135.06 km (52.15 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 880 m (2,890 ft)
- Density
- 35.04/km (90.76/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- infanteño (m), infanteña (f)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
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Villanueva de los Infantes is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 4,785 people as of 2024.
It is the capital of the comarca (region) Campo de Montiel. It has been designated by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid as "El Lugar de La Mancha" (The Place in La Mancha) mentioned at the start of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. It is also known as the place where Francisco de Quevedo died; his remains were found in 2007 in the church of San Andrés Apostol (St. Andrew's Church). It is possible to visit the room in the convent where Quevedo spent his final days. The convent is now the church of Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic) and this room is situated inside it.