Montiel is a
municipality of
Spain located in the
province of Ciudad Real
The province of Ciudad Real () is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Province of Córdoba (Spain), Córdoba, Province of Bada ...
,
Castilla–La Mancha.
The municipality spans across a total area of 271.22 km
2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 1,294.
History
On 5 March 1227,
Ferdinand III donated the
Estrella Castle to
Pedro González, Grand Master of the
Order of Santiago, so Montiel eventually became the head of the Campo de Montiel lands. In 1243, Montiel was granted a ''
fuero'' (a copy of Cuenca's) and a number of privileges by Grand Master
Paio Peres Correia.
The
Battle of Montiel occurred at the town. It was also the place where
Peter of Castile was killed by
Henry of Trastamara.
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Municipalities in the Province of Ciudad Real
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