Martín Muñoz SEGOVIA de las Posadas Martín Muñoz de las Posadas General Introduction PUBLISHED BY Prodestur Segovia Plaza Mayor, 9 - 40001 Segovia Tel. 921 466 070 - Fax. 921 460 492
[email protected] www.segoviaturismo.es DESIGN Agenda Comunicación S.L. Tel. 921 447 176 www.agendacomunicacion.com The origins of Martín Muñoz de las Posadas can be traced to the end of the eleventh century, when Martín LAYOUT DESIGN Muñoz, a noble from Burgos, was granted, among others, this modest settlement, which still contained many CARPASARA-diseño gráfico mozarabs and berbers, in return for having taken part as one of the captains of the army of Rodrigo Díaz Tel. 677 574 223 - 91 415 13 84 de Vivar, “El Cid”, in helping King Alfonso the Eleventh recover Toledo from the Arabs. In this way Alfonso www.carpasara.com succeeded in repopulating recovered land while rewarding his followers’ participation in the reconquest itself. CONTENTS This particular town was one of the so-called “Sexmo de las Posaderas”, an administrative category to which certain tax advantages accrued. As to the particulars of these villages we learn details of them when King p. 3 General Introduction Alfonso the Tenth donated them to Segovia in 1256, although it was not until 1399 that they were officially p. 4 What to see? classed as a “Sexmo”, along with Aldeanueva del Codonal, Domingo García, La Cuesta and Muñoveros. p. 7 Let’s party! - Surroundings p. 8 Gastronomy p. 9 How to get there? - Where do I find The location was granted the status of “town” by Philip II at the request of Cardenal Diego de Espinosa, whose Updated JANUARY 2016 information? birthplace it was, when the latter was member and chairman of the Council of Castile.