- Ocaña, Spain
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Ocaña — Municipality —
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Coat of armsLocation in Spain Coordinates: 39°57′25″N 3°29′48″W / 39.95694°N 3.49667°WCoordinates: 39°57′25″N 3°29′48″W / 39.95694°N 3.49667°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 (57.1 sq mi) Elevation 730 m (2,395 ft) Population (2009) – Total 9,468 – Density 64/km2 (165.7/sq mi) Demonym Ocañenses Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 45300 Website Official website 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.
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- Municipalities in Toledo province
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