Settlement charter of Macastre of 1611 Historical milestone · Macastre, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia Image of Macastre, not of the place itself. The place kept a Muslim population until the expulsion and was left deserted. In 1611 the lord granted a charter of settlement to install Christian families, who reorganised the cultivation of olive, almond and carob around the castle hill. 1611 Photo: B25es (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Macastre