A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARÉVALO Years ago "Efepé" published an excellent project which managed to combine successfully a brief history of Arévalo and its county with drawings, making the past more enjoyable and readily accessible to young reader. Students in their fourth year, in their Automoción course have produced the english rendering in December 98 true to the spirit and chronology of the project and with the original drawings. The result we have placed on our web site today.     1 2 3 4 5 6 7               1. The history of Arévalo and its people goes back to prehistoric times. Of that era we have many remains   2. In El Lugarejo and in Cantazorras 15000 years-old axes have been found               3. In the Neolithic period the men of those lands made a living of agriculture and the cattle herdings.   4. Of that time we have arrowheads and polished axes, dated towards 7000 bC in Donvidas.               5. 3000 years later, we find bell shaped beakers in Pajares de Adaja.   6. The first settlers of this place lived in citadels, castros. One of this citadels is located on the summit of Cantazorras.               7. Stone slabs and bulls, "verracos" show us about the existence of this castros as long ago as 2000-6000 bC.   8. In the 3rd century bC. the troops of the Carthaginian Hannibal levelled the castros, among them, the ones in Las Cogotas, La Osera, etc.               9. The Romans will later rule these lands [200 bC.] being with Lucius Paulus as preator.   10. The Bridges, highways and villages such as Magazos and Amenara are constant reminders of Roman presence               11. A typical example is the Roman mosaic found in Magazos.   12. Christianity took root early, disseminate by slaves and soldiers. The first bishop was Saint Segundo. [Aepiscopus Arevalorum in the year 66]                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7