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The 1877 title of city

Alcázar de San Juan, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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The 1877 title of city

Historical milestone · Alcázar de San Juan, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

Alfonso XII granted Alcázar de San Juan the title of city in 1877, at the height of the railway and of the wine trade. The former head of the Grand Priory of Saint John had multiplied its population in barely two decades.

1877

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