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History
Various
historians, such as P. Mariana; Silva; Jeronimo López de Ayala "
Duke of Cedillo"; Pedro Rojas
"Duke of
Mora" have stated that the village of Almorox pre- dates the Roman occupation of
Spain. The historian Rodrigo Méndez Silva, in his book titled Población General de
Espańa,
edited in 1675 stated that the town of Almorox was one league
from Escalona, situated in wild countryside, fertile for wine
grapes, olive trees and fruit, with three hundred inhabitants, a
parish, six chapels. a Jewish settlement of the Nabucodonosor,
and dominated by Saracens.
Around the village there are
burial sites, which are believed to be of Celtic origin.
This
village had an important involvement in the campaign against the
Moors and, in particular in the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso
VI.
CREDITS
The information about the history and the monuments of Almorox is the result of the considerable effort and interest of local people. We wish to thank the following people for their collaboration in this part of the Almorox web page.
Juan Carlos Moreno for the use of his web page as a source and his general support. Fernando Cortéz (Leman) for the use of his photographs, Máximo Parro for the permission to use his history of Almorox and Jesús Rodríguez Tosar for his generous support.
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