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 15th century.
Evidence: Don Juan Manuel (5 May 1282 – 13 June 1348) was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. Juan Manuel was born in the Castle of Escalona, in what is now the province of Toledo. Escalona is a municipality located in the north part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Castilla-La Mancha Spain The Mudéjar-style Castillo-Palacio de Escalona is the most characteristic building of the town, built in the 15th century.