A stream among the reeds Curiosity · Alcañizo, La Campana de Oropesa, Toledo Image of Alcañizo, not of the place itself. The name appears in a document of Alfonso X dated 1271 referring to a stream where reeds grew, beside which the settlement later developed. Around 1332 Alfonso XI gave Alcañizo to his Portuguese wife. Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Alcañizo