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The name of this town originates from its role as a crossroads on the ancient routes that connected Complutum with Carthago Nova in Roman times, and on the Silk Road that linked Toledo with Valencia and Cartagena. It derives from the Arabic word "rutba," the tax paid for the passage of livestock. A true inheritor of so many peoples and cultures, La Roda has absorbed the best of each, evident in its beautiful town center, its magnificent Church of El Salvador, and the Palaces of the Doctor de La Encina and the Counts of Villaleal. It is currently very well connected to the provincial capital, Albacete, from which it is only 36 km away. The entire town center has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest for its historical and artistic value.

The typical houses of La Mancha in Las Pedroñeras and the surrounding region feature a very distinctive architecture, characterized by functionality and adaptation to the climate and agricultural life. Traditional materials: They were built with rammed earth (compacted mud) and adobe bricks mixed with straw. The roofs were made with poles, reeds, and plaster, and reinforced with green esparto grass ropes. White facades and indigo baseboards: The whitewash served to keep the houses cool and disinfect the walls, while the indigo blue on the baseboards and frames had both a functional and superstitious origin (to ward off insects and evil spirits).

It is a relatively modern building where the Cristo del Socorro is kept, an image highly revered in the town.

In the same Town Hall square there is that post office with a clock tower that attracts attention for its design.

It is the modern municipal building of Hontanaya since it seems that it has not been built for many years.

Next to the Hontanaya church we can find a public fountain that helps us quench our thirst. To swear by the hat on the fountain, we assume that it's been a few months since anyone has gone to fill water 😂😂

This church is characterized by having a different tower than the towers of churches in nearby towns, which is why it is very striking from several kilometers away.

Hontanaya pays tribute to Toro Pío who in 1959 deserved such a memory for his bravery during the town festivals.