Mota del Marqués

Town Hall

Mota del Marqués is a municipality in the province of Valladolid, in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. It is located on one of the western foothills of the Torozos Mountains, the region to which it belongs, on the banks of the Bajoz River. Within the municipality, remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages have been found, as well as Roman vestiges. The town's name refers to its location on the slope of a hill (mota) where the remains of a castle stand. Its name has changed throughout the centuries, receiving multiple designations, always associated with its hill (mota). It has been called Santibáñez de Mota, Valdemota, and Mota de Toro, until the end of the 16th century, when King Philip II granted Rodrigo de Ulloa, the town's owner, the title of Marquis, thus giving the town its current name, Mota del Marqués.