Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Brozas

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Head of the Encomienda Mayor of the Order of Alcántara

It was the capital of the Encomienda Mayor of the Order of Alcántara, and in 1537 Charles I made it an independent villa by royal charter, in return for 7500 gold ducats. It grew from 2900 inhabitants on becoming independent to 6240 in the census of 1591, and in 1566 Philip II made it the head of one of the four partidos of Alcántara. In April 1706 the Austracist army invaded, sacked and burned it.

What to see today

Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor de la Asunción («La catedralina») (Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor de la Asunción): Church, c. 1553 to 1726

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