Villarobledo

Villarrobledo grew on the plains of La Mancha and became known for the great clay jars made by its potters. Local families worked clay before the sixteenth century, making household vessels and later large tinajas for the storage and production of wine. The town also asserted its independence from the Marquis of Villena: after its inhabitants supported the Catholic Monarchs in 1475, the monarchs restored the privileges of a town that the marquis had taken away.