Ocaña, Spain

Ocaña
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Ocaña Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°57′25″N 3°29′48″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Toledo
Comarca	Mesa de Ocaña
Judicial district	Numero 1
Government
• Mayor	José Carlos Martínez Osteso
Area
• Total	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Elevation	730 m (2,400 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	9,468
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Ocañenses
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	45300
Website	Official website

Busto de Isabella of Spain in Ocaña.

Ocaña, a town and municipality of central Spain, in the province of Toledo. It is located on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Ocaña, and has a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca.

History

The town is surrounded by ruined walls which contain the remains of an old castle. Ocaña is the Vicus Cuminarius of the Romans and was the dowry that Al Mutamid of Seville gave his daughter Zaida on her marriage with Alfonso VI of Castile (1072-1109). The Battle of Ocana was fought near here, on 19 November 1809; the Spanish under Juan Carlos de Aréizaga were routed by the French under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Soult.

Main sights

• Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena, in Renaissance style
• Convent of St. Dominic, in Renaissance style (1535-1605)
• Fuente Grande ("Great Spring"), built in the 16th century
• Fuente Vieja ("Old Spring"), probably of Roman origins
• Parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, built over a 12th century mosque
• Parish church of St. John the Baptist (13th century)
• Convent of the Carmelites (16th century)
• Palacio de los Cárdenas (16th century)
• Rollo de Justicia (15th century)

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.