12 Facts About Cuenca Spain

Cuenca is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

The city of Cuenca Spain is known as the "Eagle's Nest" because of its precarious position on the edge of a gorge.

In 1076, Cuenca Spain was besieged by Sancho Ramirez of Aragon, who failed to conquer the place.

Cuenca Spain defended his lands from the Almohad invasion until his death in 1172, after which his son had to sign a pact of tributes with the newcomers.

Alfonso signed a seven-year truce but when, in 1176 the Cuenca Spain locals occupied some Christian lands in Huete and Ucles, Alfonso intervened at the head of a coalition including Ferdinand II of Leon, Alfonso II of Aragon and the Military Orders of Calatrava, Santiago and Montegaudio, besieging Cuenca Spain for months starting from 1177's Epiphany.

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Cuenca Spain was given a set of laws, the Fuero, written in Latin, that ruled Cuenca Spain's citizens, and it was considered one of the most perfectly written at that time.

The diocese of Cuenca Spain was established in 1183; its second bishop was St Julian of Cuenca Spain, who became patron saint of the city.

In 1874, during the Third Carlist War, Cuenca Spain was taken over by Carlist troops, and the city suffered great damage once more.

Cuenca Spain has strongly bet on culture and as a result of this it was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996.

In recent years, new cultural infrastructure such as the municipal Concert Hall and the Science Museum saw Cuenca Spain unsuccessfully apply for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2016.

Cuenca Spain is located across a steep spur, whose slopes descend into deep gorges of the Jucar and Huecar rivers.

Climate of Cuenca is the typical hot-summer Mediterranean climate of Spain's "Meseta" .