Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Uclés

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Head of the Order of Santiago

Chief house of the Order of Santiago from 1174; after the death of the last master, Alonso de Cárdenas, in 1493, the Catholic Monarchs were administrators of the Order from 1494, and in 1516 Carlos I merged the military orders into the Crown, after which it began its long, slow decline. According to its article, work on the present monastery began in 1528, and in 1567 Felipe II ordered part of the old fortress pulled down to continue work on the church. On 13 January 1809 the French won a battle at the town and sacked the village and the monastery.

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Monasterio de Uclés (Real Monasterio de Santiago de Uclés): Monastery, 1529 to 1735

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