 Pedro Almodóvar is a native of the area.Between the Sacred Convent of Calatrava la Nueva and the Castle of Salvatierra there was population and for its defense it had two castles, therefore, it can be assured that it was founded in the first decades of the 13th century, with which, Calzada de Calatrava grew to the shadow and shelter as logistic support of the Castle of Calatrava la Nueva and the Order of Calatrava with its knights, friars and soldiers.The Order of Calatrava monitored and commanded throughout this area until the time of the Catholic Monarchs , the lands remained their property as well as many privileges, however numerous archaeological sites that confirm the human presence in this area from the Paleolithic lower.