Caudete

Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

Coat of arms

38°42′16″N 0°59′17″W / 38.70444°N 0.98806°W / 38.70444; -0.98806CountrySpainAutonomous CommunityCastilla–La ManchaProvinceAlbaceteGovernment

• MayorMoisés López Martínez (PP)Area

• Total142 km² (55 sq mi)Elevation

557 m (1,827 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total10,003 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))Postal code

02660

Area code+34 (Spain) + 967 (Albacete)Websitewww.caudete.es

Caudete (Spanish pronunciation: [kawˈðete]) is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha. It has a population of 10.163 (From INE 2015). It is part of the Altiplanicie de Almansa comarca.

History

Following its Christian conquest in 1240, Caudete became part of the Crown of Castile as result of the Treaty of Almizra, featuring a mudéjar population.^[2] It later passed to the Crown of Aragon, and the first Christian settlers arrived after a charter was granted in 1305.^[2]

There were ongoing disputes between Caudete and nearby Villena over control of the Alhorines Valley, an important wheat-growing area.

On the wake of the 1429–1430 Castilian–Aragonese War [es], the town was besieged and taken by force by Castile.^[3] It was reincorporated to Aragon on 22 October 1436.^[4] Caudete became part of the land of Ontinyent in 1446.^[5]

Caudete, which favoured the Bourbon side at the early stages of the War of the Spanish Succession, eventually came to support the Austracist side.^[6] As a result of siding with the loser faction, Caudete lost his local autonomy and was annexed to Villena in 1707.^[6]

Until the 19th century the dominant language in the municipality was Valencian with some aspects of Aragonese. Since then the region has undergone forceful linguistic substitution by Spanish similar to what happened in the Valencian comarca of Vega Baja del Segura. Today the principal language is Spanish with some Valencian words. Caudete is famous for its Moros y Cristianos festival in September.^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ^a ^b Pérez Amorós 2018, p. 185.
^ Doménech Mira 2002, pp. 91–104.
^ Doménech Mira 2002, p. 104.
^ Casanova 2001, p. 219.
^ ^a ^b Soler García 1984, pp. 179–192.

Bibliography

Casanova, Emili (2001). "La frontera lingüística castellano-catalana en el País Valenciano". Revista de Filología Románica. 18. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 213–260. ISSN 0212-999X.
Doménech Mira, Francisco J. (2002). "El asedio a la villa y el castillo de Caudete. Un episodio de la guerra de fronteras entre Castilla y Aragón (1429-1430)". In Pretel Marín, Aurelio (ed.). II Congreso de Historia de Albacete: del 22 al 25 de noviembre de 2000. Vol. 2. Albacete: Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses "Don Juan Manuel". pp. 91–112. ISBN 84-95394-41-3.
Pérez Amorós, María Luz (2018). "Sobre los étimos de 'Caudete', 'Bogarra' y 'Oliva' (Alto Vinalopó)". In Montoya Abat, Brauli; Tort i Donada, Joan (eds.). Actes de l’XI Jornada d’Onomàstica de l’Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) i el III Congrés de la Societat d’Onomàstica: Elda i Petrer 2017. pp. 181–192. ISBN 978-84-482-6233-4.
Soler García, José María (1984). "Sobre la agregación de Caudete a Villena en 1707". Congreso de Historia de Albacete (8-11 diciembre de 1983). Separatas de las Actas. Volumen III. Edad Moderna, Albacete, [s.n.] pp. 179–192 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.