La Torre de Esteban Hambrán | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Toledo |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Torrijos, Spain |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Torrijos |
Coordinates: | 40.1686°N -4.2186°W |
Elevation M: | 560 |
Area Total Km2: | 51 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | Musulmana |
Population Demonym: | Torreño, ña |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 45920 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Ángel Marinas Alonso (2007) |
La Torre de Esteban Hambrán is a Spanish village and municipality in the province of Toledo in Castile-La Mancha. It is adjacent to the municipalities of Santa Cruz del Retamar, Méntrida, Casarrubios del Monte, and Las Ventas de Retamosa.
The village's name, which means "Tower of Esteban Hambrán" in English, may be derived from an old Muslim tower once belonging to a 12th-century Mozarab nobleman, Esteban ben Ambrán. The tower was used to communicate, by means of fire signals, with the distant Castle of Alamín.
The town was founded by the Romans in 171 BC, but little is known about the Roman era of the village. After the Reconquista, the area around the "Esteban Hambrán" tower became populated. In the early 15th century, the land belonged to Pero López de Ayala. The village was bought in 1436 by Álvaro de Luna. When some years later John II of Castile confiscated the place, the village became crown property.
The population was 1,756 in 2006.