Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Talavera de la Reina

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Town of the Royal Silk Factories

A town that reached its height from 1750, when the Royal Silk Factories arrived; they employed more than 4,000 workers and ran for about a century. The battle of Talavera was fought in its territory on 27 and 28 July 1809. In 1833 it did not become a province, and its lands were divided among several.

What to see today

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Prado (Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Prado): Church, c. 1501 to 1649
Convento de la Encarnación de las Madres Bernardas: Monastery, 1610 to 1625
Iglesia de San Ginés (Colegio Compañía de María) (Iglesia de San Ginés, del convento de Santo Domingo): Church, 1536

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