Carta fundacional de 1508 Historical milestone · Los Villares, Área Metropolitana de Jaén, Jaén Image of Los Villares, not of the place itself. Los Villares received its founding charter from Juana I of Castile in 1508, although its actual founding as a settlement is dated to 1539, under Carlos I. In 1571, following the victory at Lepanto, the Virgen del Rosario became linked as its patroness, officially confirmed in 1781. Photo: Kordas (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Los Villares