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The conquest of Iniesta in 1186

Iniesta, La Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca

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The conquest of Iniesta in 1186

Historical milestone · Iniesta, La Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca

Image of Iniesta, not of the place itself.

Alfonso VIII of Castile took Iniesta in 1186 and incorporated it into the Castilian frontier line. In the Andalusi period, under the name Yanasta, it had been a comarca centre that lived on saffron, on wool and on the manufacture of tapestries.

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Photo: Diki Vader (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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