Caudete () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

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located in the

province of Albacete Albacete ( es, Provincia de Albacete, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is ...

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...

. It has a population of 10.163 (From INE 2015). It is part of the

Altiplanicie de Almansa Altiplanicie de Almansa is a ''comarca'' of the Province of Albacete, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Englis ...

''comarca''.

History

Following its Christian conquest in 1240, Caudete became part of the

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as result of the

Treaty of Almizra The Treaty of Almizra (or Treaty of Almiçra) was the third of a series of three treaties between the Crown of Aragon and Crown of Castile meant to determine the limits of their expansion into Andalusia so as to prevent squabbling between the Chri ...

, featuring a

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population. It later passed to the

Crown of Aragon The Crown of Aragon ( , ) an, Corona d'Aragón ; ca, Corona d'Aragó, , , ; es, Corona de Aragón ; la, Corona Aragonum . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of ...

, and—granted a population charter in 1305—the first Christian settlers arrived thereafter. There were ongoing disputes between Caudete and nearby

Villena Villena () is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the ...

over control of the

Alhorines Valley The Alhorines Valley ( es, Valle de los Alhorines) is a valley and a major grain producing area of the provinces of Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Alicante, Alicante and Province of Valencia, Valencia in Spain. Historically it was long ...

, an important wheat-growing area. On the wake of the , the town was besieged and taken by force by Castile. It was reincorporated to Aragon on 22 October 1436. Caudete became part of the land of

Ontinyent Ontinyent ( es, Onteniente) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Clariano River, a tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Alcoi railway. Ontiny ...

in 1446. Although Caudete initially favoured the Bourbon side at the early stages of the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

, it eventually came to support the ''Austracist'' side. As a result of siding with the loser faction, Caudete lost his local autonomy and was annexed to Villena in 1707. Until the 19th century the dominant language in the municipality was

Valencian Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the El Carche comarca in Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance language also known as Catal ...

with some aspects of Aragonese. Since then the region has undergone forceful linguistic substitution by

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similar to what happened in the Valencian ''comarca'' of

Vega Baja del Segura Vega Baja del Segura (in Spanish) or Baix Segura (in Valencian) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. To the north its neighbouring ''comarcas'' are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits ...

. Today the principal language is Spanish with some Valencian words. Caudete is famous for its ''Moros y Cristianos'' festival in September.

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External links

Town hall website
Municipalities of the Province of Albacete {{Albacete-geo-stub

History

See also

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