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Castile-La Mancha: Polity Style: 1982-2024

15 Nov 1978 municipalities within the administrative limits of the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo are placed under the administration of Junta de Comunidades de la región castellano-manchega in accordance with a royal decree-law of 31 Oct 1978, effective upon publication (Spain Official Gazette, No. 273, 15 Nov 1978, pp. 25959-25960; Castilla-La Mancha Official Gazette, No. 1, 20 Oct 1980, pp. 3-4)
17 Aug 1982 provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo are organized as an autonomous community (comunidad autónoma) of Spain under the name of Castilla-La Mancha in accordance with the Statute of Autonomy of Castile-La Mancha of 1982 (passed by the Congreso de los Diputados of Spain on 17 Jun 1982; Senado on 26 Jul 1982; signed into law on 10 Aug 1982; effective the day after the publication in Spain Official Gazette as required by Disposición final of the Statute) (Spain Official Gazette, No. 195, 16 Aug 1982, pp. 22040-22047; Castilla-La Mancha Official Gazette, No. 6, 15 Sep 1982, pp. 182-194) [1]
17 Aug 1982 - Castilla-La Mancha [2]

[1] Full title (Spanish): Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha.
[2] The Statute of Autonomy of Castile-La Mancha of 1982 (amended in 1991 and 1994) defined the name of the autonomous community as Castilla-La Mancha. The versions of the Statute (amended in 1997, 2002, 2010 and 2014) ) do not define the name of the polity, referring to it either as Castilla-La Mancha, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha or Región de Castilla-La Mancha. Castilla-La Mancha is normally used in legislation.