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Alcaraz, Albacete

Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

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38°40′5″N 2°39′34″W / 38.66806°N 2.65944°W / 38.66806; -2.65944CountrySpainAutonomous community Castilla–La ManchaProvinceAlbaceteArea

• Total370.53 km² (143.06 sq mi)Elevation

953 m (3,127 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,405Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

02300

Dialing code(+34) 967 38 ** **WebsiteOfficial website

Alcaraz is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha.^[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 370.53 km².^[2] The locality lies at 953 metres above mean sea level.^[3]

History

Alcaraz was incorporated to Christian domain in 1213.^[4]

The town was granted the status of city in 1429, by means of the concession of a royal privilege.^[5] The urban oligarchy controlling political power and riches in the later Middle Ages was formed by a mix of the nobleza hidalga (descended from knights-villein) and the so-called caballeros cuantiosos.^[6] The Alcaraz's extensive municipal territory during the Middle Ages had decreased fivefold by the end of the 16th century, after the emancipation of several hamlets, and it was further decimated in the ensuing years.^[7]

References

Citations

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ^a ^b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Predicción por municipios. Alcaraz (Albacete)". AEMET. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Lop Otín 2014, p. 140.
^ Cano Valero 1987, p. 17.
^ López Requena 1988, p. 169.
^ Cano Valero 1987, p. 14.

Bibliography

Cano Valero, José (1987). "El siglo de las águilas alcaraceñas" (PDF). Al-Basit: Revista de Estudios Albacetenses (22): 11–42. ISSN 0212-8632.
Lop Otín, María José (2014). "Iglesia y vida urbana. Las ciudades del Arzobispado de Toledo a fines del Medievo" [Church and Urban Life. The Cities of the Archbishopric of Toledo in the Late Middle Ages]. Edad Media. Revista de Historia. 15. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid: 135–154. ISSN 2530-6448.
López Requena, Mercedes (1988). "Iniciación al estudio de las oligarquías urbanas castellano-manchegas en la Baja Edad Media". Campesinos y señores en los siglos XIV y XV ; Castilla-La Mancha y América. I Congreso de Historia de Castilla-La Mancha. Vol. VI. Toledo: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. pp. 163–178. ISBN 84-7788-006-9.