Montiel

Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

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38°42′N 2°52′W / 38.700°N 2.867°W / 38.700; -2.867CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastilla–La ManchaProvinceCiudad RealArea

• Total271.22 km² (104.72 sq mi)Elevation

900 m (3,000 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,330 • Density4.9/km² (13/sq mi)DemonymMontieleñosPostal code

13326

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Montiel is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha.^[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 271.22 km² and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 1,294.^[2]

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.^[3] In 1243, Montiel was granted a fuero (a copy of Cuenca's) and a number of privileges by Grand Master Paio Peres Correia.^[4]

The Battle of Montiel occurred at the town. It was also the place where Peter of Castile was killed by Henry of Trastamara.^[5]

References

Citations

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ^a ^b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ Madrid Medina 2015, p. 69.
^ Madrid y Medina 1989, p. 206.
^ "Un sarcófago hallado en Montiel data de 1396". Castilla la Mancha (in Spanish). Europa Press (news agency). 21 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

Bibliography

Madrid y Medina, Ángela (1989). "Alfonso X el Sabio y La Mancha santiaguista" (PDF). Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie III, Historia Medieval. 2. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 205–218.
Madrid Medina, Ángela (2015). "Los orígenes de la presencia de la Orden de Santiago en el Campo de Montiel". Revista de Estudios del Campo de Montiel (1). Almedina: Centro de Estudios del Campo de Montiel: 55–73. ISSN 2172-2633.