 It is in the La Mancha region, in the "Mancha Alta" sub-region.It was founded in 1284 by the Archdeacon of Alcaraz, Pero Muñoz (later adjusted to "Pedro" Muñoz in the municipality's name), as one of a series of defensible points in the La Mancha plains.The village was abandoned in 1410, due to a severe drought, and re-established in 1525.