Since ancient times, Zocodover has hosted bullfights, reed games, Autos-de-Fé (acts of faith), public executions, proclamations, parades, and so on. For example, the reception given to Alfonso VII in 1139 after having reconquered the castle of Oreja. Or the bullfights attended by all the residents, who rented out balconies and rooftop terraces. Charles II attended those held in 1697 and 1698. It was also a place of execution for criminals of all kinds, murderers, criminals, or those who were unintentionally executed in Autos-de-Fé (acts of faith). These autos, whose final act usually took place in the "Brasero de la Vega," always took place in the square, with solemn processions with the prisoners and, on occasion, the installation of scaffolds. The last public execution carried out in Zocodover was on November 25, 1822, when choir chaplain Don Atanasio García Juzdado was garroted for having formed an absolutist faction against the liberal government. Partially destroyed in 1936, it was rebuilt. Today, Zocodover Square is a meeting point for thousands of people every day.