The fuero of Pelayo Pérez Correa Historical milestone · Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo Image of Santa Cruz de la Zarza, not of the place itself. Ceded to the Order of Santiago before 1175 with confirmation from Pope Alexander III, the town was the seat of a commandery from 1242 and received a fuero of its own in 1253 from the hands of the master Pelayo Pérez Correa, the same man who conquered a good part of Extremadura. 1253 Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Santa Cruz de la Zarza