Casar de Cáceres is a town and municipality in the province of
Cáceres, in the autonomous community of
Extremadura. With 4532 inhabitants in 2017, it is the second most populous municipality in the Tajo-Salor
Mancomunidad. In the municipality there are two population centers: Casar de Cáceres and La Perala. The capital of the municipality is located about 10 kilometers from the capital of Caceres, in the middle of Vía de la Plata.
During the
Ancien Régime
''Ancien'' may refer to
* the French word for "ancient, old"
** Société des anciens textes français
* the French for "former, senior"
** Virelai ancien
** Ancien Régime
** Ancien Régime in France
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, the municipality belonged to the c''omunidad de villa y tierra'' of Cáceres. and until the first half of the 19th century it was considered as a hamlet of the village of Cáceres.
History
Although the precise origin of the town is unknown, archaeologists have found a Bronze Age fort, a pre-Roman funeral stele and anthropomorphic tombs, among other remains, suggesting inhabitants since ancient times. During Roman times, the town lay along the
Vía de la Plata.
In 1291,
Sancho IV of Castile
Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (''el Bravo''), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles that ...
granted the town the privilege to cultivate the land; the ratification of Carlos IV has been preserved in the municipal archive. El Casar belonged to the Land of
Cáceres.
At the fall of the
Ancién Regime the town was constituted as a constitutional municipality in the region of Extremadura, being integrated since 1834 in the Judicial District of Cáceres.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Cáceres
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