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Caudiel, in the Alto Palancia, was born of the Christian conquest of 1235 and was part of the lordship of Jérica. It keeps the convent of the Discalced Carmelites and remains of its wall.
The reconquest reached Caudiel in early 1235, shortly before the conquest of Jérica on 5 February. On 9 March 1255 the lordship of Jérica, which included Caudiel, was given to Teresa Gil de Vidaure, and on 4 September it passed to Jaime Pérez, James I of Jérica. In 1276 James I protected the local Muslim community.
In 1526 Ferdinand of Aragon, Duke of Calabria, fortified the town, and on 11 November 1538 he bought Caudiel. In 1616 the Augustinian convent was founded, today the parish church; on 21 October 1627 the Virgen del Niño Perdido arrived and on 21 November 1671 the Discalced Carmelite convent was founded.
On 25 June 1820 the monastery of San Miguel de los Reyes, which had inherited Ferdinand's property, was secularised. In 1866 the old parish church collapsed.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Caudiel (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 1/11/2026.
