Espartero, son of Granátula Curiosity · Granátula de Calatrava, Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real Image of Granátula de Calatrava, not of the place itself. General Baldomero Espartero, regent of Spain, was born in Granátula de Calatrava in 1793. The house where he was born and an equestrian statue keep his memory alive in the town. Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Granátula de Calatrava