History

These lands have witnessed the fights for survival of Prehistoric civilizations. From these period, interesting remains have been found in the caves and terraces nearby the river Guardal. In Castro de la Balunca there are remains of settlements and graveyards of bastetanas (Pre-Roman) tribes.
It was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs in 1488 and inhabited by people from the Basque Country, Navarra and Aragón. It belonged to the Casa de Alba.
As with all the villages in this AREA.
Its Parish Church was built in 1657 above the remains of an Arab mosque.