Declaración de villa en 1822 Historical milestone · Peal de Becerro, Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Image of Peal de Becerro, not of the place itself. Peal de Becerro was declared a town by royal order of Fernando VII on 25 April 1822, after having been burned and looted in a Nasrid attack in late 1361 and having its fortress destroyed by Fernando III in 1224. Photo: Peejayem (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Peal de Becerro