Pascual Madoz in his famous "Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar" (Geographical-historical-statistical Dictionary of Spain and its overseas territories) indicates that two hypotheses about the toponym of Albacete are probable. In the first place he highlights the proposal suggested by Bernardo Espinalt y Garcia, who believes that the city was founded by the Cilicians, who called it "Celtide" relying on Liutprand of Cremona, " (in Spain this place is called Celtide, which the Moors called Albacene incorrectly)". The second hypothesis states that its origin may be the "Alaba" of the Celtiberians, mentioned by Pliny the Elder and by Ptolemy, which could result in ("White city"), which later became "Albacete".