Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Ciudad Real

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Capital of the province of La Mancha from 1691

A city that had one of the two Royal Chancelleries of Castile in 1494, moved to Granada in 1505, and the capital of the province of La Mancha from its creation in 1691. On 26 and 27 March 1809 it was the scene of a battle between Napoleon's troops and the Spanish army, and a cavalry garrison occupied it until 1813. In 1833 it became the capital of the province of Ciudad Real.

What to see today

Convento de la Merced (Museo de la Merced) (Convento de los Mercedarios Descalzos): Monastery, c. 1621 to 1700
Catedral de Santa María del Prado (Iglesia de Santa María del Prado): Cathedral, c. 1514 to 1835
Convento de las Carmelitas Descalzas (Convento de Santa Isabel y San Antonio Abad): Monastery, 17th century

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