Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Albacete

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Free-fair town

A town since 1375, Albacete was the lordship of Empress Isabella of Portugal from 1526 to 1539, years in which several religious orders arrived and the church of San Juan was rising, begun in 1515 and now a cathedral. In 1710 Felipe V granted it a free fair, and in 1783 the permanent fairground was inaugurated, finished the following year.

What to see today

Catedral de San Juan Bautista (Catedral de Albacete): Cathedral, 1515 to 1690
Recinto Ferial de Albacete (Recinto Ferial): Public building, 1783 to 1784

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