Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Genealogy

Guide to Castilla-La Mancha Autonomous Community ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Autonomous Communities
Autonomous communities are larger jurisdictions found within Spain and may contain several provinces. It is both a political and administrative division. The autonomous communities of Spain were created in 1978. To learn more about them please read Autonomous communities of Spain.

History
Castilla–La Mancha or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community located in central Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. It is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. Castilla–La Mancha consists of 919 municipalities and the capital is the city of Toledo, where the government headquarters are located.

Provinces of Castilla-La Mancha
The provinces within its jurisdiction include:


 * Albacete
 * Ciudad Real
 * Cuenca
 * Guadalajara
 * Toledo