Uclés | |
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Coordinates: 39°58′50″N 2°51′46″W / 39.98056°N 2.86278°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
Province | Cuenca |
Area | |
• Total | 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 140 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (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. [2] The municipality spans across a total area of 64.61 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 212. [2]
The 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. [3] Having submitted to the Cordobese central authority by the 920s, [4] 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. [3]
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. [5] The Almoravid rule consolidated after the 1108 Battle of Uclés. [5]
Towards 1157, the fortress of Uclés was acquired in a barter by Alfonso VII from Ibn Mardanix in exchange for the fortress of Alicún. [6] The fortress was ceded to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1163, [7] and, following the unsuccessful repopulating efforts by the Knights Hospitallers, [7] to the Order of Santiago on 9 January 1174. [8] 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. [9]
Uclés | |
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Coordinates: 39°58′50″N 2°51′46″W / 39.98056°N 2.86278°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
Province | Cuenca |
Area | |
• Total | 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 140 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (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. [2] The municipality spans across a total area of 64.61 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 212. [2]
The 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. [3] Having submitted to the Cordobese central authority by the 920s, [4] 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. [3]
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. [5] The Almoravid rule consolidated after the 1108 Battle of Uclés. [5]
Towards 1157, the fortress of Uclés was acquired in a barter by Alfonso VII from Ibn Mardanix in exchange for the fortress of Alicún. [6] The fortress was ceded to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1163, [7] and, following the unsuccessful repopulating efforts by the Knights Hospitallers, [7] to the Order of Santiago on 9 January 1174. [8] 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. [9]