Carcelén, villa independiente desde 1398 Historical milestone · Carcelén, La Manchuela, Albacete Carcelén separated in 1398 from the jurisdiction of Jorquera and was constituted as a villa with its own justice, although it remained within the orbit of the marquisate of Villena, which in the count of 1586 still dominated nineteen places in these lands. 1398 Photo: Malopez 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Carcelén