Villanueva de la Fuente is a small village in the geographical centre of Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, in the region of Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...

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In the past it was a Roman village called Mentesa which was a typical crossroads in the Roman

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

 period.
Prominent festivals take place in May during La Romeria de Mayo, and the 31 of August which is the beginning of the Festival of the people.

Tourist sights include the mountains of Alcaraz

Alcaraz

Alcaraz is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,734. The two bell towers facing each other at the centre of the town are noteworthy....

 and the river of Villanueva. La Ermita de los Desamparados is a pilgrimage place.