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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MAL-MAR |
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MANCHA, LA (Arabic, Al Mancha, " the dry land " or "wilderness ") , a name which when employed in its widest sense denotes the bare and monotonous elevated plateau
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Mancha de Montearagon or de Aragon, and the western simply as La Mancha ; afterwards the north-eastern and south
scene of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote; in appearance , with its multitude of windmills and vast tracts of arid land, it remains almost exactly as Cervantes described it. Many villages, such as El Toboso and Argamasilla de Alba, both near Alcazar de San Juan, are connected by tradition with episodes in Don Quixote.End of Article: MANCHA, LA (Arabic, Al Mancha, " the dry land " or "wilderness ") If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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