Montiel
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History
On 5 March 1227, Ferdinand III donated the Estrella Castle to Pedro González, Grand Master of the Order of Santiago, so Montiel eventually became the head of the Campo de Montiel lands.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In 1243, Montiel was granted a fuero (a copy of Cuenca's) and a number of privileges by Grand Master Paio Peres Correia.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Battle of Montiel occurred at the town. It was also the place where Peter of Castile was killed by Henry of Trastamara.[2]
Historically, Montiel was home to a Jewish community in the Middle Ages, up until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews.[3]
References
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