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The El Chorrillo Mines, located near Valenzuela de Calatrava in Ciudad Real, are known for their manganese mining, which was carried out until 1950. These mines are part of the rich mining history of the volcanic region of Campo de Calatrava, where iron and manganese deposits are found due to volcanic activity.

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The hermitage-convent of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella was founded at the end of the 17th century in Miguelturra, province of Ciudad Real (Spain). It was created around the primitive hermitage of Santa Marina, which since the 13th century has belonged to the Virgen de la Estrella, after the appearance of the virgin, discovered by some shepherds in the place that a star pointed out to them for several nights. Digging at the marked point, they found a dark-skinned virgin inside a cave, which can still be visited next to the church. From that moment on, she was taken as the patron saint of Miguelturra. The convent, attended from its origin by cloistered Mercedarian nuns, was founded by Doña Maria Velarde y Treviño due to the fame that the virgin had for being miraculous. The founder was buried next to her husband, Francisco Trevillo y Dávila at the foot of the main altar in 1785.

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Torres del Estena is a fascinating place in the Cabañeros National Park, located near Navas de Estena in the province of Toledo. These geological formations consist of three rocks aligned with each other. Their peculiarity and beauty make them one of the icons of the Boquerón de Estena trail. Under the tower on the right, there is a cave or small rock shelter that, until 1932, housed a hermitage known as El Tío Cestero.

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Fantastic rock towers that stand as gatekeepers made of quartzite at the side of the path.

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The three towers are made of quartzite rock and are aligned with each other, they are part of a tectonic gap that was formed due to the frictional movement of a fault.

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Prospecting mine, excavated in the area around the ravine's bathrooms. In the Jabalón riverbed, a few kilometers from this place, in La Fuente del Chorrillo, there is a mining operation. This deposit, called "El Chorrillo Mines", was worked until 1950 and was rich in Manganese.

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It preserves a painting inside the convent where a knight of Calatrava is represented kneeling before the image of Maria de la Estrella and where tradition says that he announced to her that they were going to found a convent attached to the hermitage. At the bottom of the box it reads: "EXVOTO".

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The Cabeza del Rey volcano represents a perfect natural watchtower to contemplate all the multitude of Calatrava volcanoes that surround it.

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