Country Spain Municipality Illescas Elevation 583 m Population 25,721 (2014) Local time Saturday 12:52 AM | Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 57 km² Province Province of Toledo | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 40% Humidity Points of interest Torre Mudejar, Olmo del Milagro, Puerta de Ugena | ||
Illescas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 15,830 inhabitants. In 2012, Illescas had more than 24,000 inhabitants.
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Map of 45200 Illescas, Toledo, Spain
History
Illescas was founded in 2621 BC, although archaeological remains indicate that the area has been populated since prehistoric ages. According to data collected during excavations performed in yacimiento de el Cerrón a Celtiberian town existed on this site between the late 2nd and 5th centuries.
In 1154 Alfonso VII signed a town charter and four years later the village was made part of the Señorio arzobispal and remained so until 1575.
Once a playground for kings, it lost royal favor because of the Revolt of the Comuneros in which local resident Francisco de Guzmán captained a group of commoners in the army of Juan de Padilla. during the Revolt, which occurred from the year 1520 to 1521.
The town gained a railway link in 1876.
Geography
The village is located on a plain between Madrid and Toledo. It belongs to the region of La Sagra and to the north borders with Casarrubuelos, Cubas de la Sagra, Torrejón de la Calzada and Torrejón de Velasco. To the east it borders with Yeles and the house of Campsota. To the south it borders with Numancia de la Sagra and to the west it borders with Cedillo del Condado, El Viso de San Juan, Ugena, Carranque and the west of Toledo.