Claim: Don Juan Manuel (1282-1348), a writer, was from Escalona, which is a municipality located in the north part of the province of Toledo (in Castile-La Mancha, Spain) and the most characteristic building of the town is The Mudéjar-style Castillo-Palacio de Escalona built in the 16th century.
Evidence: The Mudéjar-style Castillo-Palacio de Escalona is the most characteristic building of the town, built in the 15th century.