The region was conquered by Iberian Muslims in the 8th century before coming under the Castilians in the 13th century, who then founded the village under the priory of Uclés.
The village was founded through the efforts of the Archdeacon of Alcaraz, Pero Muñoz.
He was looking to find high, defensible points in the La Mancha plains, close to his headquarters near Alcaraz, that were safe from the raids often carried out by the Muslim armies which caused great havoc among Christians.
Alcaraz aimed to populate strategic locations resulting in the village being founded in 1284, the year of the death of King Alfonso X (the Wise) of Castile, whose son Sancho IV succeeded to the throne.

The Archbishop of Toledo had asked permission to create churches throughout this region, expropriating land for this purpose.
Realizing that the site was inhabited, he tried to make the villagers abandon the village so that he could to take it.
The Archdeacon of Alcaraz (Pero Muñoz) petitioned the Archbishop of Toledo for permission to annex the inhabited land, and the Archdeacon became famous for the complicated lawsuit that ruled in his favour.
The Archbishop of Toledo was forced to relinquish his rights to the town and concede it to Alcaraz.
For this reason, the villagers honored the Archdeacon by putting his name to the village.

Alfonso XI conceded the village in 1324, and in that same year the village council received a letter of privilege from the Military Order of Santiago.

In 1410, a year of considerable drought in the region, the wetlands receded and divided the town lake into three.
 This made the land very prone to disease and also attracted pests from the surrounding barren lands.
 Faced with these plagues, residents were forced to abandon the village.
The region was conquered by Iberian Muslims in the 8th century before coming under the Castilians in the 13th century, who then founded the village under the priory of Uclés. The village was founded through the efforts of the Archdeacon of Alcaraz, Pero Muñoz. He was looking to find high, defensible points in the La Mancha plains, close to his headquarters near Alcaraz, that were safe from the raids often carried out by the Muslim armies which caused great havoc among Christians. Alcaraz aimed to populate strategic locations resulting in the village being founded in 1284, the year of the death of King Alfonso X (the Wise) of Castile, whose son Sancho IV succeeded to the throne.
The Archbishop of Toledo had asked permission to create churches throughout this region, expropriating land for this purpose. Realizing that the site was inhabited, he tried to make the villagers abandon the village so that he could to take it. The Archdeacon of Alcaraz (Pero Muñoz) petitioned the Archbishop of Toledo for permission to annex the inhabited land, and the Archdeacon became famous for the complicated lawsuit that ruled in his favour. The Archbishop of Toledo was forced to relinquish his rights to the town and concede it to Alcaraz. For this reason, the villagers honored the Archdeacon by putting his name to the village.
Alfonso XI conceded the village in 1324, and in that same year the village council received a letter of privilege from the Military Order of Santiago.
In 1410, a year of considerable drought in the region, the wetlands receded and divided the town lake into three.  This made the land very prone to disease and also attracted pests from the surrounding barren lands.  Faced with these plagues, residents were forced to abandon the village.
Pedro Muñoz