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What to see and do in Humanes

What to see and do in Humanes (La Campiña, Guadalajara): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Humanes: festival calendar

September: The fire procession of Peñahora (second Saturday of September)

How far each place is from the centre of Humanes

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What to see and do in Humanes

Humanes
Village
Humanes is a municipality of the La Campiña comarca, in the province of Guadalajara, located in the valley of the Henares, 23 km from the capital, where the rivers Henares and Sorbe meet. Facing it, across the Henares, rises la Muela, a hill already within the municipal area of Alarilla, used as a paragliding take-off zone. It was called Humanes de Mohernando because of its old ties to the Santiago military order's encomienda of Mohernando, until in the 16th century Francisco de Eraso, royal secretary, bought these lands from Philip II and became the first lord of Humanes. It preserves the church of San Esteban, built between 1508 and 1604, with two naves and a Latin-cross plan, with columns of Alcarria type and an ashlar tower from 1508, and celebrates the night-time procession of fire in honour of the Virgen de Peñahora. It has 1,841 inhabitants (INE 2025).
Church of San Esteban de Humanes
Monument
The parish church of San Esteban, in Humanes (Guadalajara), has two naves, a Latin-cross plan and a rubble-stone tower dated 1508. The presbytery and the crossing are the work of the master stonemasons Juan de Ballesteros and Juanes de Iriarte, built between 1570 and 1604, with a portico facing south formed of alcarreño-type columns similar to those of the Concathedral of Santa María de Guadalajara. The porticoed gallery, typical of the rural style of the area, rests on five columns on a plinth and provides the usual entrance to the temple. Inside are the raised choir, the baptistery, with a font decorated with arches, and the sacristy. On its walls 34 masons' marks of 17 different types have been identified.
Hermitage of la Virgen de Peñahora
Monument
Hermitage of the Virgen de Peñahora, patron saint of Humanes (La Campiña, Guadalajara), located beside the río Sorbe. In her honour the patronal festivities are held on the second Saturday of September, whose central event is the fire procession: the image of the Virgen travels about two kilometres from the hermitage to the parish church of San Esteban while the fields are set alight along its route, a spectacle of pain and devotion deeply rooted among the residents.
The Muela of Humanes
Nature
La Muela is the hill on the other side of the río Henares, reached by crossing the river from Humanes, already within the boundary of the neighbouring municipality of Alarilla. It is a usual take-off spot for paragliding. In the municipal area of Humanes, in the comarca of La Campiña, the río Henares and río Sorbe also meet.
Humanes de Mohernando
Curiosity
The municipality of Humanes, in La Campiña (Guadalajara), was formerly called Humanes de Mohernando, having belonged to the Order of Santiago, within the encomienda of Mohernando. That seigneurial regime changed when Francisco de Eraso, royal secretary, bought all the lands of the former encomienda from Philip II and became the first lord of Humanes; later, Philip IV granted his successors the title of count of Humanes. The town reached the category of villa in the 19th century.
The fire procession of Peñahora
Activity
The Peñahora fire procession is the central event of the patronal festivities of Humanes (La Campiña, Guadalajara), held on the second Saturday of September in honour of the Virgen de Peñahora. During the route, more than two kilometres through the fields, the image of the Virgen is carried from her hermitage, located beside the río Sorbe, to the parish church of San Esteban, in the town centre. Along the way, the fields are set alight, in a ritual that combines religious devotion with an old agricultural practice and that stands as the main festive hallmark of the municipality.
The pig slaughter and charcuterie
Food and drink
The pig slaughter marked the calendar of the towns of the countryside and left the larder stocked with loins in earthenware jars, chorizos, blood sausages and hams cured in the dry air of the meseta. Several butchers' shops in the comarca keep up the artisan production.