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Consuegra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2018, the municipality had a population of 10,098 inhabitants. It is 80 km from Ciudad Real and 60 km from Toledo. Consuegra is located in La Mancha region, famous for its extensive dry plains, vineyards and historical constructions such as windmills.
The castle tops off the Cerro Calderico, that also hosts a number of windmills, [1] dominating over Consuegra.. Gifted by Alfonso VIII to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1183 along its dominions, [2] the most relevant features of the fortification are dated after the donation, largely a number of expansions and restorations in the 12th and 13th centuries. [1]
The Battle of Consuegra took place during the Spanish Reconquista on 15 August 1097 near the village of Consuegra in the province of Castile-La Mancha between the Castilian and Leonese army of Alfonso VI and the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
The Consuegra Dam is a ruined Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The dam dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD. [1] It is on the River Amarguillo upstream from Consuegra. Although less than 5 metres high, the dam was remarkably long, over 600 metres.
By 1769, the territory comprised 14 towns: Consuegra, Alcázar, Madridejos, Herencia, Villacañas, Tembleque, Villafranca, Urda, Argamasilla, Quero, Camuñas, Villarta, Turleque and Arenas. [11] After becoming a mayorazgo-infantazgo in 1785, the langues and assemblies of the Order of Malta were fully incorporated to the Spanish Crown in 1802. [12]
This is an incomplete list of windmills in Spain. you can help expanding the article. Aragon ... Windmills of Consuegra: Tower: Twelve of the original thirteen mills ...
The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages , northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and ...
English: Flag of Consuegra, in Toledo province, Spain. Español: Paño rectangular una vez y medio mas largo que ancho dividido verticalmente en tres partes, siendo de color verde las particiones situadas junto al mástil y al batiente, y el doble de ellas la central de color rojo.