A Medieval Haven for Pilgrims: The Rise and Fall of Hospital de Santa María de

Hospital de Santa María de las Tiendas was founded by Bernardo Martínez in 1106. It gained special protection from King Alfonso VIII in 1182, and was transferred to the Order of Santiago in 1187, boosting its economic prospects. Its properties were recorded in 1204, and the Prior of Uclés set the rents in 1211. Pamala Fernández and her husband Teresa donated 5000 maravedíes alfonsíes to the hospital in 1222. The hospital was managed by the administrator of the Hospital of Villamartín from then on. Known as Hospital Real or de Las Tiendas due to its dependence, it was situated near the river de las Cuezas, and was classified as a 'granja y coto redondo ordinary' by Sebastián Miñano's geographical dictionary. The hospital was demolished by its owners in 2006, leaving it as an empty plot.

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