Macomer

Macomer stands below the Campeda plateau in central-western Sardinia, in a district suited to grazing and the raising of cattle and horses. In 1478 forces of the Crown of Aragon defeated Leonardo Alagon, the last marquis of Oristano, near the town. The battle ended his resistance to Aragonese rule. In 1767 Macomer became the seat of the Marquisate of Marghine, which included several neighbouring villages.