Velada, Spain

Velada is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,436 inhabitants.ToponymyThe primitive population of this term was Atalayuelas. The relation of 1578 says that the name is changed towards 1278 but there are two Evenings, the first of which remains remains in the middle of the sixteenth century and the modern population that was founded around the middle of the fifteenth century. The territory was reconquered by knights of the city of Avila. In 1294 the estates of Velada and San Roman were created in favor of Fernán and Gil Blázquez de Ávila, grouped in a mayorazgo founded by his father Blasco Jimeno Dávila. Their descendants ruled the lordship and its towns. According to Cedillo, at the beginning of century XVI, they had to grant the title of Villa to Velada. In 1557 of grant to Don Gomez Dávila, eighth lord of Velada, the title of Marquess de Velada. The town is divided into two districts, one to the south and one to the north, separated by a streamThe term "Velada" refers to the action of monitoring, confirmed because in ancient times the population called "Atalayuelas", which means to watch, to watch from a watchtower.HistoryIn agreement with a document of 1578 Atayuelas happens to be denominated Velada towards 1278. The zone was reconquered by knights of the city of Avila. In 1294 the estates of Velada and San Roman were created.It is estimated that at the beginning of the sixteenth century he was awarded the title Villa.On October 30, 1557, King Felipe II granted the Marquisate of Velada to Gomez Dávila and Dávila, who at that time was the 11th lord of Velada and VIII lord of San Román.