Almansa

Almansa, a town of Spain, in the province of Albacete, 60 miles N.W. of Alicante by rail. There is a ruined Moorish castle. An obelisk, about a mile distant, marks the spot where the French, under the Duke of Berwick, gained an important victory, on 25th April 1707, over an army of Spanish and English troops. Pop. 9960.