Brozas

Brozas grew on the plains south of Alcántara under the authority of the military order that bore that town's name. From the thirteenth century it was the seat of the order's chief commandery, with a castle as its centre. The settlement remained subject to Alcántara until 1537, when Charles I granted it the status and jurisdiction of an independent town in return for 7,500 ducats. Its churches and noble houses testify to the importance Brozas attained within the order's lands.