Caudete

Following its Christian conquest in 1240, Caudete became part of the Crown of Castile as result of the Treaty of Almizra, featuring a mudéjar population.{{Sfn|Pérez Amorós|2018|p=185}} It later passed to the Crown of Aragon, and the first Christian settlers arrived after a charter was granted in 1305.{{Sfn|Pérez Amorós|2018|p=185}}

There were ongoing disputes between Caudete and nearby Villena over control of the Alhorines Valley, an important wheat-growing area.

On the wake of the {{ill|Castilian–Aragonese War (1429–1430)|es|Guerra castellano-aragonesa de 1429-1430|lt=1429–1430 Castilian–Aragonese War}}, the town was besieged and taken by force by Castile.{{Sfn|Doménech Mira|2002|pp=91–104}} It was reincorporated to Aragon on 22 October 1436.{{Sfn|Doménech Mira|2002|p=104}} Caudete became part of the land of Ontinyent in 1446.{{Sfn|Casanova|2001|p=219}}

Caudete, which favoured the Bourbon side at the early stages of the War of the Spanish Succession, eventually came to support the Austracist side.{{Sfn|Soler García|1984|pp=179–192}} As a result of siding with the loser faction, Caudete lost his local autonomy and was annexed to Villena in 1707.{{Sfn|Soler García|1984|pp=179–192}}

Until the 19th century the dominant language in the municipality was Valencian with some aspects of Aragonese. Since then the region has undergone forceful linguistic substitution by Spanish similar to what happened in the Valencian comarca of Vega Baja del Segura. Today the principal language is Spanish with some Valencian words.

Caudete is famous for its Moros y Cristianos festival in September.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

• Church of Santa Catalina (Caudete)

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• {{Cite journal|journal=Revista de Filología Románica|year=2001|volume=18|pages=213–260|url=https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RFRM/article/view/RFRM0101120213A/11061/|title=La frontera lingüística castellano-catalana en el País Valenciano|publisher=Ediciones Complutense|location=Madrid|issn=0212-999X|first=Emili|last=Casanova}}
• {{Cite book|chapter=El asedio a la villa y el castillo de Caudete. Un episodio de la guerra de fronteras entre Castilla y Aragón (1429-1430)|first=Francisco J.|last=Doménech Mira|title=II Congreso de Historia de Albacete: del 22 al 25 de noviembre de 2000|volume=2|year=2002|editor-first=Aurelio|editor-last=Pretel Marín|pages=91–112|location=Albacete|publisher=Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses "Don Juan Manuel"|url=http://iealbacetenses.dipualba.es/viewer.vm?id=0000010100&page=1&lang=es|isbn=84-95394-41-3}}
• {{Cite book|chapter-url=https://www.avl.gva.es/documents/31987/54305/Actes_20.pdf/c134ea98-efa0-4b00-8138-bde326e9dd4b|chapter=Sobre los étimos de 'Caudete', 'Bogarra' y 'Oliva' (Alto Vinalopó)|first=María Luz|last=Pérez Amorós|title=Actes de l'XI Jornada d'Onomàstica de l'Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) i el III Congrés de la Societat d'Onomàstica: Elda i Petrer 2017|editor-first=Brauli|editor-last=Montoya Abat|editor-first2=Joan|editor-last2=Tort i Donada|year=2018|isbn=978-84-482-6233-4|pages=181–192}}
• {{Cite book|chapter-url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/sobre-la-agregacin-de-caudete-a-villena-en-1707-0/html/00429102-82b2-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_2.html|chapter=Sobre la agregación de Caudete a Villena en 1707|first=José María|last=Soler García|via=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|title=Congreso de Historia de Albacete (8-11 diciembre de 1983). Separatas de las Actas. Volumen III. Edad Moderna, Albacete, [s.n.]|year=1984|pages=179–192}}

• [http://www.caudete.es/ Town hall website]

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