Quintanar de la Orden

Quintanar de la Orden is a district situated in the Mancha Alta de Toledo comarca, region of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. As per the 2006 registration, the district has a populace of 10471 inhabitants. The term " Quintanar " gets from the Latin Quintana signifying 'one fifth' which may identify with the segment of the gather of the occupants which needed to made good on as government obligation or lease at the market where they sold nourishment.

It could likewise be identified with the separation, of five miles from a specific Roman correspondences focus. The term " Order " identifies with the Order of Santiago who were allowed domain over the grounds of La Mancha in 1353 not long after the Reconquista of that region and who built up their central command there. The region outskirts the towns of Mota del Cuervo in the Province of Cuenca and Villanueva de Alcardete, El Toboso, Miguel Esteban and La Puebla de Almoradiel in the Province of Toledo.

The disclosure Paleolithic may demonstrate the nearness an ancient settlement. Roman coins show the presence or the like of establishment here at that time. In the Middle Ages the town was possessed by Mozarabs. After the Reconquista it was surrendered to the military Order of Santiago. In the sixteenth century it turned into the central authoritative zone of the area of La Mancha.