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| Coordinates:39°31′5″N2°59′53″W / 39.51806°N 2.99806°W /39.51806; -2.99806 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Area | |
• Total | 144.19 km2 (55.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,723 |
| • Density | 11.95/km2 (30.95/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Tobeseños, Tobosinos, Tobosescos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45820 |
| Website | eltoboso |
El Toboso is a Spanishmunicipality located in theprovince of Toledo, autonomous community ofCastilla–La Mancha. According to the 2009 data, El Toboso has a total population of 2,219 inhabitants. The economy of the town is based on wine production andcattle, andsheep.
The placename is a derivative of the wordtoba (from vulgar Latintōfa, Classical Latintōfus), used in Spanish both forScotch thistle and forporous limestone types, with the addition of the suffix-oso (relative to abundance).[2] In the1575Relations, El Toboso is cited to be named because of the presence of thistle in the surroundings.[3]Clemencín suggests instead a reference to porous stones (not common in the area).[3]
The place received a population charter in 1275.[4] It received theprivilege of township in 1338.[5] El Toboso was one of the founding members of theComún de La Mancha, an institution related to theOrder of Santiago set up in 1353 byMaester Fadrique with the aim of satisfying demands about a more equitable distribution of taxes from several localities.[6][7] The town received a small number of GranadanMorisco families fromVélez Rubio who had been deported in 1571 in the wake of theAlpujarras Revolt.[8]
El Toboso is famous for appearing in the novelDon Quixote by theSpanish writerMiguel de Cervantes, as the town in which the fictional characterDulcinea lives. The town also appears inGraham Greene's tributeMonsignor Quixote, where the heroes are a priest (supposedly a descendant of Cervantes's character), and the recently deposedCommunistmayor of the town in the post-Franco era.
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