Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real

Francisco de Quevedo spent his last days in a convent cell in Villanueva de los Infantes, and a university team has named the town as the 'place in La Mancha' that opens Don Quixote. Capital of the Campo de Montiel since 1573, it gathers churches and palaces around a Plaza Mayor framed by 18th-century mansions. Wine and olives still underpin the local economy.

Highlights

• The cell in the Santo Domingo convent where Quevedo died
• Church of San Andrés, where Quevedo's remains were found in 2007
• Casa del Caballero del Verde Gabán, described by Cervantes in Don Quixote
• Mayo a las Damas on 30 April, songs sung outside young women's homes
• Wines from the town's vineyards, under the La Mancha designation

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.