CIUDAD REAL, capital of the province of Ciudad Real, Spain; 97 miles S. from Madrid, on a plain between the Jalon and Guadiana. It was built and fortified by Alonso el Sabio in 1264, to check the progress of the Moors; and portions of the walls and towers remain. It has several fine churches, and a large hospital, founded by Cardinal Lorenzana. It is one of the least commercial capitals of Spain, deriving most of its trade from agriculture and an annual fair. Pop. 10,000.