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Talavera de la Reina
Spain, also known as Kingdom of Spain, is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. It is a country which is located in Southern Europe, and politically organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest sovereign nation of the three nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with a high degree of autonomy. The name Spain comes from the Latin name Hispania whose capital is Madrid which is also the largest city of the Country.
Talavera de la Reina is a city and municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The first mention of the city occurs in the writings of Livy, in his relation of a battle between the Romans and the Carpetanoi which is a Celtiberian tribe. After the Roman conquest of Spain, it was known as Caesarobriga, and served as a significant center for agriculture and ceramics in the third and fourth centuries AD.
It is the second-largest center of population in Castilla-La Mancha and the largest in the province of Toledo. Its population of 79,916 makes it larger than the city of Toledo, even though the latter remains the provincial capital. The city is globally known for its ceramics, which Phillip II of Spain used in many of his works, such as the monastery of El Escorial.
Talavera de la Reina enjoys a very good reputation amongst worldwide travelers and hence is one of the most visited places in Spain.
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