Carrizosa is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The oldest sig…Carrizosa is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The oldest signs of civilization in the municipality are from Iron Age funerary vessels which were found with painted horizontal stripes. Following the Battle of Alarcos, Muslims reconquered Castile and Carrizosa came under Muslim control. In the year 1212, following the victory of the kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, the Order of Santiago takes over the comarca Campo de Montiel which the municipality is located in. In 1215, King Henry I of Castile gave Carrizosa to Count Don Alvaro Nunez de Lara so that they are repopulated following the Reconquista with Henry later outlining in a document from 1217 that the purpose was to repopulate. In 1243, the Order of Santiago Alcaraz's council began to clash over ownership of the castles, villages, and woodland in the Campo de Montiel region.
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