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What to see and do in Cabezamesada

What to see and do in Cabezamesada (La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Cabezamesada: festival calendar

June: Festivities of San Antonio de Padua de Cabezamesada (June 13)
September: Festivities of la Virgen del Castillo (September)

How far each place is from the centre of Cabezamesada

Pillar of Justice of Cabezamesada 400 m

Towns near Cabezamesada

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What to see and do in Cabezamesada

Cabezamesada
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Mancha de Toledo, in the province of Toledo, formed after the battle of Uclés of 1108, when the Christians retreating along the Riánsares raised here a castle that would be a fief of the Albornoz family, and on which the Catholic Monarchs conferred town status at the end of the fifteenth century; it preserves a Renaissance rollo de justicia, the pillar of jurisdiction, with Ionic columns and a church commissioned in 1498 from the master mason Juan de Ochoa, with the alabaster busts of the commander Alonso Ramírez and his wife, as well as the chapel of the Virgen del Castillo, the town's patroness.
Church of la Inmaculada Concepción de Cabezamesada
Monument
Church commissioned in 1498 from the master stonemason Juan de Ochoa, which preserves the alabaster busts of the commander Alonso Ramírez and his wife Isabel de Garnica, set within an arch by the Gospel side of its chapel. Ochoa himself failed to meet the deadlines and budget agreed for the work. The chapel also holds a plaster altar with a painted altarpiece depicting Saint Catherine and Saint Anthony Abbot.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Castillo
Monument
Rectangular-plan hermitage in Cabezamesada that houses the image of the Virgen del Castillo, patron saint of the town, and stands out for its metal-truss interior roof structure. Every 15 August the image is brought down in a procession, and during the patronal festivities, on the first weekend of September, produce from the countryside is auctioned in her honour, a tradition that keeps alive popular devotion to the Virgen del Castillo.
Pillar of Justice of Cabezamesada
Monument
A carved stone monument in Renaissance style, with Ionic columns and wrought-iron hooks ending in serpents' heads, a symbol of the municipal jurisdiction.
The fugitives of Uclés
Curiosity
The municipality took shape after Alfonso VI's defeat at the battle of Uclés in 1108, when Christians retreating along the Riánsares built a castle here that would become a fief of the Albornoz family. The Catholic Monarchs granted it town status in the late 15th century.
Festivities of San Antonio de Padua de Cabezamesada
Activity
The patronal celebration of Cabezamesada, in the comarca of La Mancha de Toledo, is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and is held on 13 June with a procession and popular events.
Festivities of la Virgen del Castillo
Activity
The festivities of the Virgen del Castillo, patron saint of Cabezamesada (La Mancha de Toledo), unfold over several months: on 15 August the image is carried down in procession from her hermitage to the village church, the main festival is held on the first weekend of September, and between the second and third weekends of October, depending on the grape harvest, the Virgen is carried back up to her hermitage. During the festivities the traditional auction and raffle of farm produce takes place, offered by local residents in thanks for the year's harvest.