Pillory of Pezuela de las Torres Monument · Pezuela de las Torres, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid A jurisdictional pillar more than seven metres tall raised around 1554, when the townspeople paid 1,417,000 maravedís to break away from the jurisdiction of Alcalá de Henares; it was the visible sign of their newly bought status as a town. Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid. (CC BY 3.0 es) What to see and do in Pezuela de las Torres