| Uclés | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 View of Uclés | |
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| Coordinates: 39°58′50″N 2°51′46″W / 39.98056°N 2.86278°W / 39.98056; -2.86278 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.61 km (24.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 2.2/km (5.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Uclés is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 64.61 km and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 212.
History
See also: Monastery of UclésThe fortress and town was probably built by al-Fath ibn Musa ben Zennun circa the late 9th to early 10th century, becoming the al-Fath's main stronghold after his father's death in 908. Having submitted to the Cordobese central authority by the 920s, the rebellious Banu Zennun (later arabised to 'Dhi-l Nun') clan was removed from the place by 936, although Uclés returned to their control in 1018.
The place passed to Christian control in the wake of the conquest of the Taifa of Toledo in 1085 and then was lost a year after following the Battle of Sagrajas. The Almoravid rule consolidated after the 1108 Battle of Uclés.
Towards 1157, the fortress of Uclés was acquired in a barter by Alfonso VII from Ibn Mardanix in exchange for the fortress of Alicún. The fortress was ceded to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1163, and, following the unsuccessful repopulating efforts by the Knights Hospitallers, to the Order of Santiago on 9 January 1174. The Order's grip in the area consolidated following the 1177 takeover of Cuenca and Uclés was granted a fuero by the order's Grand Master in 1179, henceforth becoming the seat of an encomienda and the headquarters of the order in the Kingdom of Castile.
See also
References
- Citations
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Almonacid Clavería 1988, p. 9.
- Pretel Marín 1986, pp. 40–41.
- ^ Calzado Sobrino 2015, p. 77.
- Pretel Marín 1986, p. 66.
- ^ Pretel Marín 1986, p. 67.
- Ayala Martínez 1995, p. 26.
- Ruiz Gómez 2006, pp. 123–124.
- Bibliography
- Almonacid Clavería, José Antonio (1988). "La kura de Santaveria: estructura político-administrativa". I Congreso de Historia de Castilla-La Mancha. Musulmanes y Cristianos: La implantación del feudalismo. Vol. V. Toledo: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. pp. 5–20. ISBN 84-7788-005-0.
- Ayala Martínez, Carlos de (1995). "Fortalezas y creación de espacio político: la Orden de Santiago y el territorio conquense (siglos XII-XIII)" (PDF). Meridies: Estudios de Historia y Patrimonio de la Edad Media (2). Universidad de Córdoba: 23–47. ISSN 1137-6015.
- Calzado Sobrino, María del (2015). "Documentación de la Orden militar de Santiago durante la conquista cristiana: el fondo documental de Uclés en la Edad Media" (PDF). Revista de Estudios del Campo de Montiel 1213 (1): 75–87. ISSN 1989-595X.
- Pretel Marín, Aurelio (1986). Conquista y primeros intentos de repoblación del territorio albacetense (del período islámico a la crisis del siglo XIII). Albacete: Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses.
- Ruiz Gómez, Francisco (2006). "La Mancha en el siglo XII: sociedades, espacios, culturas". Studia Historica. Historia Medieval. 24. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. ISSN 0213-2060.
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