Ciudad Real

From Free net encyclopedia

For the city in Chiapas, Mexico, formerly called Ciudad Real see San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

Image:Ciudad Real, Spain location.png

Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real.

The city was founded by King Alfonso X in the 13th century to fight against the Military Order of Calatrava.

Its population is 65,048 (as of 2002), about an eighth of the population of the province.

It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid.

Natives of Ciudad Real

  • Fernando Luna (born April 24, 1958), professional tennis player

See also

de:Ciudad Real es:Ciudad Real eo:Ciudad Real fr:Ciudad Real it:Ciudad Real nl:Ciudad Real (stad) pt:Ciudad Real fi:Ciudad Real