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What to see and do in San Martín de Pusa

What to see and do in San Martín de Pusa (La Jara, Toledo): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to San Martín de Pusa: festival calendar

November: Festivities of San Martín Obispo (8 al 11 de noviembre)

How far each place is from the centre of San Martín de Pusa

Bridge of San Martín de Pusa 50 m
Castle of Santisteban 4.7 km

Towns near San Martín de Pusa

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What to see and do in San Martín de Pusa

San Martín de Pusa
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Jara, in the province of Toledo, head of the lordship of Valdepusa that Peter I of Castile constituted in 1357 over lands detached from the alfoz, the jurisdictional district, of Talavera and which remained in the hands of the Ribera lineage; the settlement was called El Pozuelo until between 1425 and 1430 Payo de Ribera resettled it and gave it its present name, and it preserves the palace of the lords of Valdepusa, of the sixteenth century, a stone bridge of the same date over the river Pusa, the ruins of the castle of Santisteban, of the twelfth, and the fountain of the Pozo Nuevo, inaugurated in 1585.
Castle of Santisteban
Monument
The castle of Santisteban is a fortress in an advanced state of ruin located in the Valdepusa estate, seven kilometres from San Martín de Pusa (Toledo), on the banks of the Pusa river. It dates from the 12th century: in 1117 the constant Almoravid assaults on the Montes de Toledo area prompted its construction, within the La Jara district, as part of the defensive system built by Alfonso VI after the reconquest of Toledo in 1085. It occupies a strategic position on top of a hill, dominating the passage between Toledo and Talavera de la Reina. In the 14th century it belonged to Diego Gómez de Toledo and later to the marquises of Malpica and dukes of Arión, lords of Valdepusa; among its ruins a stone bearing crosses of the Order of Saint John was found, which is why it is also believed to be linked to the Knights Hospitaller.
Palace of los Señores de Valdepusa
Monument
The Palacio de los Señores de Valdepusa, in San Martín de Pusa (La Jara district, Toledo), is a 16th-century building erected on an earlier fortified house built in 1470 by Per Afán de Ribera VI. Its façade displays a heraldic stone that previously stood on a building located opposite, possibly the tithe barn (cilla) where tithes were collected. Next to it stands the manor house of the same family, also from the 16th century, built as a residence for the administrators of the lords of Valdepusa, where Saint Teresa of Ávila stayed during one of her journeys.
Bridge of San Martín de Pusa
Monument
A 16th-century stone bridge crossing the River Pusa, a key element of the comarca's historic roads.
El Pozo Nuevo Fountain
Monument
The Fuente El Pozo Nuevo is a public fountain in San Martín de Pusa (La Jara, Toledo) inaugurated in 1585 by the then mayor of the council, Juan Sánchez Pulido. It is one of several that dot the town centre, along with the Fuente El Caño, which served as a livestock trough, and the fountain La Deliciosa, installed in the Plaza de la Constitución in 1908.
Festivities of San Martín Obispo
Activity
The Fiestas de San Martín Obispo of San Martín de Pusa (La Jara, Toledo) are held from 8 to 11 November, with a communal pig slaughter (matanza), a bonfire, a procession and a horseback re-enactment of Saint Martin, along with the traditional parade of horse riders.
The lordship of Valdepusa
Historical milestone
Pedro I of Castile constituted in 1357 the seigneury of Valdepusa on lands detached from the alfoz of Talavera, which remained in the hands of the Ribera lineage. Its holders organised the repopulation of the valley and raised the fortified house that precedes the palace.
From El Pozuelo to San Martín
Historical milestone
The hamlet was called El Pozuelo after the well that supplied it. Between 1425 and 1430 Payo de Ribera repopulated it with residents arrived from Bernúy fleeing the drought and gave it the name of San Martín de Valdepusa, after the dedication of the new church.