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La Mancha
La Mancha , historic region of central Spain, in historic New Castile, comprising Ciudad Real prov. and part of the provinces of Toledo, Albacete, and Cuenca. This high, barren plateau, dotted with windmills, was made famous as the scene of most of the adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha in the n... Read more
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha , autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,695,144), central Spain, encompassing the provinces of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Albacete. It was established as an autonomous region in 1982. It is in the historical region of New Castile. Its plains are drained by the Tagus and... Read more
Guadalajara
Guadalajara town (1990 pop. 63,572), capital of Guadalajara prov., central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha, on the Henares River. Its economy is mainly agricultural. It flourished as a Roman colony and belonged to the Moors from the 8th to the 11th cent. It is the site of a military airfield ... Read more
Albacete
Albacete , city (1990 pop. 129,002), capital of Albacete prov., SE Spain, in Castile-La Mancha. Under the Moors, Albacete was a part of the Kingdom of Murcia , with which it was incorporated (1269) into Castile. An agricultural and transport center, the city is in a wine-producing region. Its produ... Read more
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real , city (1990 pop. 58,170), capital of Ciudad Real prov., central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha, on a fertile plain between the Jabalón and Guadiana rivers. It is an agricultural marketplace, with farm-related industries. Ciudad Real was founded by Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th ce... Read more
Cuenca
Cuenca city (1990 pop. 43,209), capital of Cuenca prov., E central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha, at the confluence of the Huecar and Júcar rivers, c.3,000 ft (910 m) above sea level. This historic town retains its medieval character in the narrow streets, clustered houses, and bridges; the mo... Read more
Castile
Castile , Span. Castilla , historic region and former kingdom, central and N Spain, traditionally divided into Old Castile and New Castile, and now divided into Castile-La Mancha and Castile-Leon. Castile is generally a vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the highly industrialized Madrid ar... Read more
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , 1547-1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet, author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, b. Alcalá de Henares. Life Little is known of Cervantes's youth. He went to Italy (1569), where, in the service of a cardinal, he studied Italian literature and phi... Read more
Toledo
Toledo city (1990 pop. 60,671), capital of Toledo province, central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha, on a granite hill surrounded on three sides by a gorge of the Tagus River. Historically and culturally it is one of the most important cities of Spain. Tourism is its most important industry, and armame... Read more
novel
novel in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily brief. Although the novel has a place in the literatures of all nations, this article concentrates on the evolutio... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "mancha"

La Mancha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition La Mancha , historic region of central Spain, in historic New Castile, comprising Ciudad Real prov...with windmills, was made famous as the scene of most of the adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha in the novel by Cervantes.
Castile-La Mancha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Castile-La Mancha , autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,695,144), central Spain, encompassing the provinces of Toledo...among young men looking for work. The National Museum of Abstract Art (1966) is found in Castile-La Mancha.
Don Quixote de la Mancha
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Don Quixote de la Mancha, a satirical romance by Cervantes , published 1605, a second part...popular classics ever written. Don Quixote, a poor gentleman of La Mancha, a man of amiable disposition, has had his wits disordered by inordinate...
Man of La Mancha
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Man of La Mancha (1965), a musical play by Dale Wasserman (book), Mitch Leigh (music), Joe Darion (lyrics). [ ANTA Washington Square...
El Toboso
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition El Toboso , town, Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha. It is an agricultural center of La Mancha. El Toboso was the birthplace of Dulcinea del Toboso in Cervantes's Don Quixote.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...dramatist best remembered as the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha , a satirical romance published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615...the National Theatre company. An American musical, Man of La Mancha , began a good run in New York in 1965 (London, 1968), and...
Spain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Salamanca in Castile-León; Toledo in Castile-La Mancha; and Badajoz in Extremadura. The center of Spain forms a vast...The plateau comprises Castile-León , Castile-La Mancha , and Madrid, which form the heart of Spain, and Extremadura...
Bay, Howard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Little Sheba (1950), The Music Man (1957), and Man of La Mancha (1965). He also directed shows, including As the Girls Go...Howard Taubman of the Times praised his work for Man of La Mancha as “sparing in its furniture and props [but] rich...
Pedro Almodovar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...like All About My Mother. Almodovar was born on September 25, 1949 (some sources say 1951), in Calzada de Calatrava, La Mancha, Spain. This is a small village in a remote part of Spain. Almodovar moved with his family to Extremadura, Spain, when...
Talavera de la Reina
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Talavera de la Reina , town (1990 pop. 69,215), Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile-La Mancha, on the Tagus River. It is in an agricultural region and is known for its fine ceramics industry. At Talavera, in 1809, in...

Dictionary entries related to "mancha"

Rotunno, Giuseppe
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Secret of Santa Vittoria (Kramer) 1971 Carnal Knowledge (Nichols) 1972 Roma (Fellini); L'uomo della Mancha (The Man of La Mancha ) 1973 Amarcord (Fellini); Film d'amore e d'anarchia (Love and Anarchy ) (Wertmüller) 1974...
Cantinflas
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Delgado) (as Dr. Medina) 1966 Su exelencia (Delgado) 1968 Por mis pistolas (Delgado) (as Fidenco) 1969 Don Quijote sin mancha (Delgado) 1970 El profe (Delgado) 1972 Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (Delgado) (as Sancho Panza) 1976 El ministro y Yo...
musical comedy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Styne's Funny Girl (1964), Herman's Hello Dolly ! (1964), Bock's Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Leigh's Man of La Mancha (1965, based on Don Quixote ), Kander's Cabaret (1966, based on Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin ), MacDermot's Hair...
Rey, Fernando
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Gil) (as José) 1947 Reina Santa (Gil) (as Infante Alfonso); La Princesa de los Ursinos ; Don Quixote de la Mancha (Gil) (as Sanson Carrasco); Fuentovejuna (Román); Noche de Reyes (Lucia) 1948 Locura de amor (The Mad Queen...
Ibáñez E Ibáñez De Ibero, Carlos
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...geodesic bases, compared with the ± 1/1,200,000 achieved until then. The fifteen-kilometer base measured in La Mancha was of particular note. At the request of the Swiss Confederation he carried out in 1880 the measurement of the central base...
Rounseville, Robert
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Pelléas opposite Maggie Teyte. Sang Hoffmann in Beecham film version of opera, 1950. Created Tom Rakewell in The Rake's Progress , Venice 1951. Returned to Broadway mus. stage, singing in Candide and in Man of La Mancha .
O'Toole, Peter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1971 Murphy's War (Yates) (as Murphy) 1972 The Ruling Class (Medak) (as Jack, 14th Earl of Gurney); Man of La Mancha (Hiller) (as Cervantes/Don Quixote) 1973 Under Milk Wood (Sinclair) (as Captain Cat) 1975 Man Friday (Gold) (as...
manchega
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music manchega. An especially lively type of seguidilla danced in the La Mancha province of Spain.
Almodóvar, Pedro
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ALMODÓVAR, Pedro Nationality: Spanish. Born: Calzada de Clatrava, La Mancha, Spain, 1951 (some sources say 1947). Career: Moved to Madrid and worked for National Telephone Company, 1967; wrote comic...

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La Mancha Completes the Renewal of the Ity Mine's Mining Permit HIGHLIGHTS: - Mining permit of the Ity mine is re-conducted until November 2013 - La Mancha's ownership in Ity is reduced from 51% to 45.9% - La Mancha remains operator of the mine
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 5/28/2007; 700+ words ; ...CCNMatthews - May 28, 2007) - La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) (hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") reports that an agreement...November 2013 with the following changes for La Mancha: - In accordance with the Ivorian mining...
La Mancha's Frog's Leg Mine to Boost its Average Annual Gold Production by 29%.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 7/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...Jul 20, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) HIGHLIGHTS: - Frog...to 113,388 oz (57,828 oz attributable to La Mancha) from 2010 onwards La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) (hereinafter "La...
La Mancha Resources Inc.: Second Hassai Mine VMS Target Boosts Project's 43-101 Inferred Resource to Over Two Million Ounces of Gold.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 11/4/2009; 700+ words ; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) - All amounts...resources (435,800 attributable to La Mancha) - 132,640 ounces of gold in indicated resources (53,050 attributable to La Mancha) - 279,000 tonnes of copper in inferred...
La Mancha's 2010 Gold Production set to Increase by up to 48%.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 1/25/2010; 700+ words ; ...Jan 25, 2010 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) - HIGHLIGHTS...contribute up to 70,000 ounces of gold net to La Mancha in 2010, 41% more than in 2009 La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA)(hereinafter...
La Mancha to Spend $10.6 Million on Exploration in 2008 ; All amounts are expressed in CAD dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 2/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...Ivoire reserve definition program underway La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) (hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce...implementing an exploration structure in 2007, La Mancha can now rely on a team of 16 exploration...
La Mancha Intersects High Grades at Ity that May Lead to a Significant Resource Upgrade ; All amounts are expressed in CA dollars, unless otherwise indicated
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 2/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...36 m @ 14.78 g/t Au from 66.10 m La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) ("La Mancha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce...A. Michel Cuilhe, Chairman and CEO of La Mancha, said: "Obtaining results of this calibre...
Resource Up 37% at La Mancha's Frog's Leg Project Due to Excellent Drill Results ; HIGHLIGHTS: - Measured and Indicated resource nears 1 million ounces of gold - Confirmation of continuous mineralization between the Rocket and Mist ore bodies - Start-up of gold production remains on track for June 2008
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 4/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...dollars, unless otherwise indicated. La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA)(hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company"), with joint venture...of gold (504,900 oz attributable to La Mancha), up from the previously stated 723...
La Mancha Reports its 2007 Financial Results ; 2007 HIGHLIGHTS - Revenues of $48.5 million - Cash flow from operating activities of $0.5 million - Net loss of $10.8 million - 45% increase in reserves to 688,800 ounces - Total production of 53,900 ounces (at US$485 per ounce) - Positive feasibility study and start of development at Frog's Leg (Australia) - Cash position of $13.1 million
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 3/31/2008; 700+ words ; ...unless otherwise indicated. Audited La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA)(hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") produced 53,900...Hassai and Ity mines and the reduction in La Mancha's interest in the Ity mine from 51% to...
La Mancha Reports First Quarter Results All amounts are expressed in CA dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Unaudited
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 5/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...44,000 - Net loss of $1.4 million La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA)(hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") produced 14,060...course of the first quarter of 2007, La Mancha generated positive cash flow from operating...
First VMS 43-101 Resource Shows More Than 1 Million Ounces of Gold at La Mancha's Hassai Property.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) All amounts...gold (402,400 oz attributable to La Mancha) - 297,000 tonnes of copper (118,800 tonnes attributable to La Mancha) - Confirmation of an enriched supergene...