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  • Mahomed with his family took refuge in the fortress of Ucles, near Toledo, where he was treacherously poisoned by the Alcayde; and thus perished one of the last of the Ommiades.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • The king of Castile led his army to the plains of Salmanara, where they encountered the Moorish host, near to Ucles.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • The king of Castile led his army to the plains of Salmanara, where they encountered the Moorish host, near to Ucles.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • Mahomed with his family took refuge in the fortress of Ucles, near Toledo, where he was treacherously poisoned by the Alcayde; and thus perished one of the last of the Ommiades.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • This Moorish princess was a perfect beauty of the Oriental type, with dark hair and oval face, and Alfonso may well have been enamored of her charms; but he was no less enamored of her marriage portion, which consisted of the rich cities of Cucuça, Ucles, and Huate.

    Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

  • Early in 1809 the Spaniards were defeated with great slaughter at Ucles, Ciudad Real, and Medellin; Zaragoza was taken after another siege, and still more obstinate defence; and the national cause seemed more desperate than ever.

    The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) John Knight Fotheringham 1867

  • The only son of Alfonso VI. was slain, fighting manfully in the ranks, at the battle of Ucles, in 1109, when only eleven years of age.

    The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 William Hickling Prescott 1827

  • St. James, by the death of the incumbent, in 1476, she made a rapid journey on horseback, her usual mode of travelling, from Valladolid to the town of Ucles, where a chapter of the order was deliberating on the election of a new principal.

    The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 William Hickling Prescott 1827

  • The King of Castile led his army to the plains of Almanara, where they encountered the Moorish host, near to Ucles.

    Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Washington Irving 1821

  • $6: This large winery near Toledo has found an astoundingly affordable, young steel-fermented expression of ripe Tempranillo from the Ucles growing region.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2010

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