Town hall

In view of the studies realized by historians Juan de Mariana, Pedro de Rojas, Lover of the Rivers and Isaac Abrabanel, we can specify that NABUCODONOSOR, when it came to the peninsula put the name of ESCALONA taking the name of Hebrew city of Scalón, of the Earth of Israel.

Presence of Iberians, Celts, Romans and visigoths in his epoch ancient. Alfonso VI occupies it in some of the campaigns toledanas, perhaps in 1083. It was a real town with big military importance from his conquest, until Alfonso VII the Emperor in 1118 gives him general jurisdiction, they delivering it in 1130 to the brothers Diego and Sunday Álvarez, which granted to his settlers the jurisdiction of the Castilians of Toledo. In 1138 figure Is Staggered in a concord between by archbishop Raimundo and his chapter cathedral. It was besieged by the troops of the king, in 1453. Murdered don Álvaro in Valladolid, fortitude is delivered after twenty days of guided resistance by his widow Mrs Juana Pimentel, going on to the real domain. Here the distinguished poet Jorge Manrique dies in 1478, fighting against Marquess of Villena close to the door of the castle of García Muñoz. (Fte.-Texto Delegation)

Nuclei of It staggers: Almorojuelo, Carrasquilla Conejeros, Castle of Escalona, Country houses of the Alberche, Miragredos, Beach of Escalona, Primie, Bank of the Alberche, Vega of Escalona, Villarta