Alcazar Is History

Alcazar Is History

The history of Alcázar de San Juan goes from the Stone Age to our times, passing through the Arab invasion, the Middle Ages or the Golden Age, or the arrival of the Railroad.

From the Stone Age to the Roman era

The origin of Alcázar de San Juan is lost in the Stone Age, since remains of some civilizations settled in this area have been found in our municipality, such as polished axes, arrowheads and ceramics, among other objects.

Several prehistoric sites have been found outside the purely urban area, such as La Motilla de los Romeros and in the Fondos de Cabaña del Yacimiento de las Saladillas in the area around the lagoons, both from the Bronze Age, or the more recent Chalcolithic and Iberian remains found in the area of Piédrola.

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Desde la invasión árabe hasta el siglo XVIII

Con la invasión árabe en el año 711, se dota a esta zona de un importante complejo defensivo, al que llamaron “Al-kasar”, que significa Alcázar-palacio fortificado, quedando la población dentro de la Taifa de Toledo. Tras la caída de ésta en el año 1085 La Mancha se convierte en frontera, siendo la localidad conquistada y fortificada a manos cristianas.

La repoblación, gestión y defensa es encomendada a la Orden militar de San Juan de Jerusalén, que se había establecido en La Mancha en 1189, formando el Gran Priorato de Castilla y León, con sede en Consuegra, aunque en “Alcázar de Consuegra” se establece un palacio prioral.

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19th and 20th centuries

The 19th century was a century of decline for Alcázar de San Juan, as throughout it the town lost what had given splendor to this village for centuries. French king Joseph Bonaparte issued a decree on April 10, 1810, to establish a new territorial division of Spain, which stipulated that Alcázar would be a simple municipality under the Prefecture of Ciudad Real, losing all its privileges. The Priorato of the Order of Saint John, which had marked the life of these lands for seven centuries, also disappeared. From this moment, Alcázar de San Juan began to belong legally to the province of Ciudad Real, when historically it belonged to the province of Toledo.

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COMING SOON

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