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Alfondeguilla, in the Espadán mountains, has Roman and Arab origins, an old castle and a population history that collapsed with the expulsion of the Moriscos and grew again in the 19th century.
The first settlements were Roman and the Arabs created the present site; the source gives no dates. The Castro castle, according to the text, was built shortly before the Christian era. After the Christian conquest the place belonged to the Counts of Ripalda and the Duchy of Medinaceli.
With the expulsion of the Moriscos the population halved between 1602 and 1646. In the 19th century attempts were made to exploit mercury and cobalt deposits, and the population rose from 180 in 1795 to 943 in 1900. In the Civil War it was the last stronghold of the Ebro Front in the area. Until 1992 some villagers worked at the Segarra shoe factory in La Vall d'Uixó.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Alfondeguilla (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 2/11/2026.
