Editing Province of Albacete (section)

==History==
The territory occupied by the province of Albacete has been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by cave paintings in the [[Cueva del Niño]] and [[Cueva de la Vieja]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Ampurias: revista de prehistoria, arqueología y etnología|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oc9AAAAAMAAJ|year=1973|language=es|page=25}}</ref> In Roman times, the territory of the present province of Albacete was part of [[Carpetania]] and [[Celtiberia]], [[Contestania]], [[Bastetania]] and [[Oretania]]. The Romans built a significant settlement at [[Libisosa]],<ref name="Morris2013">{{cite book|last=Morris|first=A.E.J.|title=History of Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whBEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA79|date=2 December 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-88514-6|page=79}}</ref> and during the age of the [[Visigoths]], [[Tolmo de Minateda]] grew in prominence.

During the Muslim era, territories of the province were under different zones of influence, and numerous farmhouses, castles and watchtowers developed to fight off invaders. A number of battles were held here in the Middle Ages, and on April 25, 1707, the [[Battle of Almansa]] was held in the vicinity of the town of [[Albacete]], a major Spanish battle which culminated in the triumph of [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] who ascended to the throne, establishing the monarchy for the [[House of Bourbon]] in Spain.<ref name="Pearce2014">{{cite book|last=Pearce|first=Adrian J.|title=The Origins of Bourbon Reform in Spanish South America, 1700-1763|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATJvBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|date=20 August 2014|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-36224-7|page=24}}</ref>

In 1822, the short-lived Province of Chinchilla was created, composed of municipalities in the provinces of [[La Mancha]], [[Province of Cuenca|Cuenca]] and the [[Kingdom of Murcia]]. Its capital at [[Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón]], very close to the city of Albacete, would be the basis on which the province of Albacete was created in 1833 as dictated by [[Javier de Burgos]].<ref name="MirandaCalzado2008">{{cite book|last1=Alí Miranda|first1=Francisco|author-link=Francisco Alía Miranda|last2=Calzado|first2=Angel Ramón del Valle|title=La guerra civil en Castilla-La Mancha, 70 años después: actas del Congreso Internacional|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGD_3statAsC&pg=PA828|year=2008|publisher=Univ de Castilla La Mancha|language=es|isbn=978-84-8427-555-8|page=828}}</ref> Following the adoption of the Constitution in 1978, the province of Albacete joined the [[Castile-La Mancha]] Region from the [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]] Region, and its Statute of Autonomy was approved in 1982.<ref name="MáizWilliam2014">{{cite book|last1=Máiz|first1=Ramón|last2=William|first2=Safran|title=Identity and Territorial Autonomy in Plural Societies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MvqiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT132|date=14 January 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-30394-5|page=132}}</ref>