Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Gata

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Exempt villa of the Order of Alcántara

It was an exempt villa of the Order of Alcántara from 1341, and at the end of the 15th century the last master, Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel, set up the Academia del Maestre there, directed by Antonio de Nebrija. After backing the royalist side in the War of the Comunidades, Charles I gave it his arms as its shield, and in 1591 the partido of Gata was created. In the Peninsular War it stood out for its defence against the French.

What to see today

Fuente del Chorro: Fountain, 16th century
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol (Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro): Church, c. 1508 to 1554

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