In 1554, when Pezuela had just 180 inhabitants, the Council bought the privilege of jurisdiction and the title of villa (town) from King Charles I of Spain. This privilege cost one and a half million maravedis, the currency at the time. To honour the power of the administration of justice and its status as a town, and as a warning to travellers, this stone pillory was ordered to be raised, reaching over 7 metres high. It originally stood at the north entrance of the municipality. After being demolished during the Civil War, it was rebuilt in the 20th century in this square.
Casa del Curato
In front, next to the church, we can see the facade of the Parish House, built in the first third of the 16th century for the parish clergy by Don Alonso Hernández de Tendilla, former steward to Cardinal Cisneros. It was burnt down in 1706 by an Austracist party in the middle of the Spanish War of Succession, and the parish priests moved to another house opposite the church, of which a stone plaque remains in memory of its founder Pedro Sánchez.
South of the Parish House, the entire square was taken up by the palace of the 4th Count of Pezuela, built in the mid-17th century, which was also burnt down in 1706 by an Austracist party.
