Brihuega

Brihuega stands above the Tajuña in the Alcarria, a walled town whose castle and churches recall its medieval importance. During the War of the Spanish Succession it became the scene of a decisive encounter: in December 1710 Franco-Spanish troops under the Duke of Vendôme stormed the town, where the allied rearguard under General Stanhope had taken refuge. Later, Ferdinand VI established a royal cloth factory here in 1750. Its buildings and workshops transformed the town and made textile manufacture a major source of employment.