The passage of Charles V on the way to Yuste Historical milestone · Macotera, Tierra de Peñaranda, Salamanca Image of Macotera, not of the place itself. On 8 November 1556 the emperor Carlos V and his retinue crossed the Calzada Vieja of the municipal district, the road of La Huelga, heading for Alaraz, where he spent the night before continuing his journey towards the monastery of Yuste. 8 de noviembre de 1556 Photo: Nieto (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Macotera