Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real

Villanueva de los Infantes is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain.

The convent is now the church of Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic) and this room is situated inside it.

The town should not be confused with another Villanueva de los Infantes, in the province of Valladolid, which is part of the Castile and León autonomous community.

It was crowned canonically on the last Saturday of May 2000, by the Prior Bishop of Ciudad Real, Rafael Torija de la Fuente.

The patron saint is Santo Tomás de Villanueva, whose feast is celebrated on 18 September, with pontifical privilege (the feast of Santo Tomás de Villanueva is celebrated on 10 October).

Villanueva de los Infantes is member of the cultural programme Ruta Ñ to promote the Spanish language and culture. Photo: Students of Spanish in the "Casa de los Estudios" (Villanueva de los Infantes).
Main center (Plaza Mayor) of Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real, Spain