Belmonte, Cuenca Explained

Official Name:	Belmonte, Cuenca
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Cuenca
Pushpin Map:	Spain#Spain Castilla-La Mancha
Pushpin Relief:	1
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	39.5594°N -2.7084°W

Belmonte is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2009, it had a population of 2,251.

Notable people

• Juan Pacheco, born in Belmonte in 1419, he was the first Marquess of Villena.^[1]
• Pedro Girón, born in Belmonte in 1423, he was Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.^{[2] [3]}
• Fray Luis de León, born in Belmonte between 1527 and 1528.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Castellano Huerta, María Águeda . Algunos aspectos de la personalidad de Juan Pacheco, Marqués de Villena . 1987 . Congreso de Historia del Señorío de Villena, Albacete 23-26 octubre de 1986 . Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses «Don Juan Manuel» de la Excma. Diputación de Albacete . 95 . 84-505-9666-1 . PDF.
2. Pedro Girón, el hombre que casi se casa con Isabel I la Católica . 7 March 2018 . 10 August 2018 . Revista de Historia . es.
3. Web site: Person - Girón, Pedro (1423-1466) . 10 August 2018 . . . es.
4. Antonio . Ramajo Caño . El carácter proemial de la Oda primera de fray Luis (y un excurso sobre la "Priamel" en la poesía de los Siglos de Oro) . . 2008 . Alicante . 1994 . 84–117 . Romanische Forschungen . Vittorio Klostermann GmbH . 27940531 . 106 .