sentences:  The town, which already existed in 1095 (Barceale de Lomba), benefited from the jurisdiction granted in 1197 by the Alfonso de León monarch to Castroverde de Campos (Zamora).Its tower or fortress was under the orders of the Holy Board during the War of the Communities .Striking with the province of Zamora, if we approach from Villafrechós we will see how the monotony of the cereal fields is broken by some mass of pine trees.