Montesclaros is a small town, also known as a municipality, located in the province of Toledo in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It's a charming place known for its beautiful natural surroundings.

As of 2018, about 408 people lived in Montesclaros. This town is also famous for its marble quarries, which are places where special stone is dug out of the ground.

A Look at Its History

Before Montesclaros became a town, the area was just open land used for grazing animals. It was called Anadinos in Higueruela de las Dueñas.

Montesclaros officially became a populated town in February 1491. This happened thanks to a powerful woman named María de Luna. She was the daughter and a very wealthy heir of a important person called the Constable of Castile, Álvaro de Luna.

María de Luna wanted to make the nearby mountains safer. At that time, there were many robberies and even deaths happening there. To help stop this, she decided to create a new town. She gave fifteen families from a nearby town called Navamorcuende the right to move to Montesclaros and start a new life there. This is how Montesclaros began its journey as a community.

Montesclaros facts for kids

A Look at Its History

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