Castilla-La Mancha,sometimes written in English asCastile–La Mancha, is a south-western European region that was part of theKingdom of Castile. Nowadays it is established as anautonomous communityofSpain.It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities.Albaceteis the largest and most populous city. Its capital city isToledo, and its judicial capital city isAlbacete.
It is mostly in this region where the story of the famous Spanish novelDon QuixotebyMiguel de Cervantesis situated, due to which La Mancha is internationally well-known. Although La Mancha is a windswept, battered plateau, it remains a symbol of Spanish culture with its vineyards, sunflowers, mushrooms, olive plantations, windmills,Manchego cheese, andDon Quixote.