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Albaladejo (Municipality, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)

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Flag of Albaladejo - Image by Ignacio Gavira, Wikimedia Commons, 6 May 2019


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Presentation of Albaladejo

The municipality of Albaladejo (1,185 inhabitants in 2018; 4,894 ha; municipal website) is located on the border with the Provinces of Albacete and Jaén (Andalusia), 120 km south-east of Ciudad Real and 30 km south-east of Villanueva de los Infantes.

Albaladejo was already settled in the Roman times, as evidenced by the ruins of the settlements of Paterniana and Puente de la Hornilla; the municipal territory was crossed by the Via Herculea, subsequently the Andalusia Royal Road.
During the Muslim rule, Albaladejo was the place of a significant fortress watching the road to Andalusia. After the Christian reconquest, later than 1214, the town was granted to the Order of Saint James, as part of the Commandery of Segura de la Sierra until 1566, when made the see of a proper commandery.
Originally known as Castello de Paterno (13th century), the town was subsequently renamed to Alvaladielo or Albaladexo de los Freires (the Friars', referring to the Order of Saint John), a name of Arab origin (lit. "on the road", from albala, "a road").

The castle of Albaladejo, still standing adjacent to the church, was revamped by the Order of Saint James to watch the Campo de Montiel. The castle is relatively small (32 m x 13 m), protected by two rectangular towers. Philip II's Relaciones Topográficas report in 1575 that the "old tower" was in good state but "without arms", which indicates it had lost any military significance.

Ivan Sache, 6 May 2019


Symbols of Albaladejo

The flag of Albaladejo is prescribed by an Order issued on 17 February 1998 by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and published on 6 March 1998 in the official gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 11 p. 1,752 (text).
The flag is described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3, yellow with a diagonal green stripe running from the hoist's upper angle to the fly's lower angle, with the crowned coat of arms superimposed in the center.

The coat of arms of Albaladejo is prescribed by an Order issued on 17 February 1998 by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and published on 6 March 1998 in the official gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 11 p. 1,752 (text).
The coat of arms is described as follows:

Coat of arms: Or a bend vert cantonned by a castle gules and a cross-sword of the Order of Saint James. The shield surmounted by a Spanish Royal crown.

The symbols are supported by a memoir submitted on 9 December 1996 by Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marquis of La Floresta, Chronicler of Arms of Castilla y León.
The coat of arms recalls the very old road to Andalusia on which the town was built, the fortress of Roman origin, and the long rule of the Order of Saint James, also reflected in the dedication of the parish church to Apostle St. James.
The flag uses the main colors of the coat of arms.
[Municipal website]

Ivan Sache, 6 May 2019