Town hall

The term "Sonseca" could stem of "som", "somo", since the hamlet rises on a light domineering height, of here "dry height", The "somo" originates in the Latin "summues", which means "the highest".

This place was already well-known and inhabited for Hispanic - Roman followed by population visigoda and of course also Mozarab. This population belonged in the Middle Age to the Church of Toledo and to the municipal dominion of city, splitting of this one in 1629 on having transformed in town, they must pay for it, since it happened from the jurisdiction ecclesiastic to the civil one. The modest inhabitants sonsecanos not could assemble such a quantity, coordinated the sale of the dominion, jurisdiction and vallasaje to a Portuguese called Duarte Fernández Acosta, who paid it to the few one; taking Sonseca possession his son Álvaro in 1641. To the death of this one a suit began for right to put councilors who were corresponding to the new gentleman, detail that were not recognizing those of Sonseca. It was solved in 1719, recognizing the right to put justice to the founders of the dominion.  (Fte.-Texto Delegation to see link)

Nucleus: Casalgordo