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What to see and do in Conquista de la Sierra

What to see and do in Conquista de la Sierra (Comarca de Trujillo, Cáceres): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Conquista de la Sierra

Conquista de la Sierra
Village
Small municipality located at 447 m altitude which in medieval times, under the name La Zarza, was part of a lordship linked to the Pizarro family of Trujillo, as recorded in local historical documentation on "Conquista de la Sierra and its territory, lordship of the Pizarro family".
De La Zarza a Conquista de la Sierra
Historical milestone
The village was called "La Zarza" from the fourteenth century; in 1626 Juan Fernando Pizarro, who had purchased the royal rights and held the title of Marqués de la Conquista, gave it the name "Conquista", to which "de la Sierra" was added in the 1916 reform.
Iglesia de San Lorenzo Mártir
Monument
Parish church of Conquista de la Sierra, belonging to the diocese of Plasencia.
Juan Pizarro, nacido en La Zarza
Historical milestone
Juan Pizarro, brother of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, was born in the village (then La Zarza) and died in Cuzco around 1538; his father, Gonzalo Pizarro Rodríguez de Aguilar, owned an estate there.