Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Cuéllar

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Town of the Alburquerque lordship

Cuéllar was a lordship of the House of la Cueva, Dukes of Alburquerque, until the abolition of lordships in 1811, and Beltrán de la Cueva died in its castle on 1 November 1492. In the 17th century the town fell back sharply and in 1751 had 2,194 inhabitants. In the 18th century it recovered thanks to Carlos III's rules on the distribution of common lands, and the French sacked its churches in 1808 and 1809.

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Castillo de Cuéllar (Castillo de los Duques de Alburquerque): Castle, 1552 to 1569

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