Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Mancha, in the province of Ciudad Real, founded in 1284 by Pero Muñoz, archdeacon of Alcaraz, depopulated in 1410 on account of the plagues and resettled in 1525; its principal monument is the church of San Pedro Apóstol, built between 1700 and 1722 between the Renaissance idiom and the Baroque, beside a town hall topped by a Neo-Mudéjar tower of the early twentieth century. In the district is the Vega lagoon, of fresh water and permanent surface, accompanied by the seasonal ones of Navalafuente and El Retamar.
Monument
Church built between 1700 and 1722, whose first stone was laid on 8 September of that first year, and in which Renaissance and Baroque language are combined. It is the main monument of Pedro Muñoz and stands on the plaza de España. It has a Latin-cross floor plan, with low volumes attached to three corners of the transept and a square-plan tower. In 2010, during restoration works, the dome collapsed completely.
Monument
Bridge of Roman origin over the river Záncara, in the municipal district of Pedro Muñoz (La Mancha, Ciudad Real), a testimony to the ancient roads that crossed the Manchegan plain. It formed part of the Roman road that linked Complutum (Alcalá de Henares) with Carthago Nova, one of the two major roads that crossed the area in Antiquity, since the road linking Corduba with Tarraco also ran nearby.
Nature
The laguna de la Vega, also called laguna del Pueblo or simply la Vega, is a freshwater lagoon of endorheic origin with a surface area of 54 hectares and a permanent sheet of water, the most important in the Pedro Muñoz marshland complex. Its freshwater character favours the growth of non-halophile vegetation and it is home to abundant wildlife, with more than 23 species of waterbirds, chiefly ducks and waders. It is included on the Ramsar Convention list, is part of the Natura 2000 network, and is designated a biosphere reserve, nature reserve and wildlife refuge. It is accompanied by the seasonal lagoons of Navalafuente, which only holds water in very rainy years, and of the Retamar, of purely endorheic character.
Monument
The current Pedro Muñoz town hall building was built in 1946, although it retains the tower of the early 20th-century town hall, in historicist style and neo-Mudejar character, the only original remnant of that building. The present complex is slender, with a domed roof and oriental elements of curved form, topped with dovecotes and with a small turret on top, and it is one of the most recognisable buildings in the town centre.
Activity
El buen yantar de Sancho, gastronomic days in Pedro Muñoz (Ciudad Real), in the district of La Mancha, devoted to Manchegan cuisine and the world of Cervantes. They are held between 30 April and 4 May, with a display of local agri-food products, exhibitions on old trades, and tastings for visitors.
Curiosity
On 12 August 2007, at 09:47, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale was recorded, with its epicentre at Pedro Muñoz, at the point where the municipalities of Tomelloso, Campo de Criptana, Socuéllamos and Arenales de San Gregorio meet, and it was felt across almost the whole of the Iberian Peninsula. According to the director of the National Seismic Network, Emilio Carreño, the tremor was very shallow, which explains why it was felt so widely, although the National Geographic Institute pointed out that this type of earthquake is fairly common in the area, with one or two episodes each year. There were no personal injuries; the only significant material damage was to the roof of the Teatro Municipal in Almagro, more than 100 kilometres away.
Curiosity
The town was founded in 1284 by Pero Muñoz, archdeacon of Alcaraz, was left deserted in 1410 because of the plagues and was resettled in 1525 by the Juan Mayordomo family.
Food and drink
Thick porridge of grass pea flour worked with paprika, garlic and bacon, eaten straight from the pan with a wooden spoon. A winter dish in Pedro Muñoz and throughout La Mancha, tied to the pig slaughter and to work in the fields.