The first wall of Pastrana dates back to the 14th century, built under the government of the Military Order of Calatrava, to which the territory belonged. It was a consequence, on the one hand, of the characteristic disturbances of this time of crisis and, on the other and fundamentally, of the disturbances within the Order itself and the struggles maintained to hold the mastership.
The Puerta de San Francisco had another location in the primitive medieval wall; it was moved to its current position in the 17th century when the wall was rebuilt to safeguard the population from a plague epidemic in 1650. It gets its name from the Franciscan convent installed outside the walls in front of it.

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Location: Pastrana, Campiña, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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