Heritage · Peralveche
Villaescusa de Palositos: the village almost erased from the map
Villaescusa de Palositos is a former village in Guadalajara, now deserted, of which only the church and cemetery remain. Documented since the Reconquista and part of the Común de Villa y Tierra de Huete from 1085, it was inhabited until around forty years ago and was annexed to Peralveche in 1977.
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- Municipality
- Peralveche
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,083 m
- Abandoned village
- Church and cemetery
- Huete
- Annexed in 1977
Barely anything, and plenty of history
Of Villaescusa de Palositos, the church and the cemetery remain standing. Its houses, streets, plaza, town hall, school, and fountains have vanished, even though just over forty years ago they were still in use.
From the 11th century to 1977
Its history is recorded from the Reconquest: in 1085 it passed to the Crown of Castile, within the Común de Villa y Tierra de Huete. In 1977, already heavily depopulated, it was annexed to Peralveche.
Photo: El Observario
Location
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Reference villages: Peralveche · Trillo · Arbeteta · Carrascosa de Tajo.
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