Chozas de Canales
Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha
Chozas de Canales is a small farming village and municipality in the province of Toledo, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. With improved road links from the national capital Madrid to the north, the village has doubled in size (1995–2005), with new chalets being built. The village now has a supermarket and a restaurant that opens in the evenings. But the old part of the village still has a feeling of going back in time with the good community spirit. The new chalets are essentially identical and modern and do not blend in with the old traditional village houses. The village centre still maintains its charm and tradition, but the new part looks like a giant council estate. The village is built around the small chapel in the centre opposite the village square and with the church on the hill looking down. People in the village either commute to Madrid for work or are involved in farming. The village produces its own wine, Rocanales, from the Bodega Cooperativa Santa Maria Magdalena. Around the village is miles upon miles of farm land.
Origins
El término Chozas de Canales se deriva del nacimiento de la población: vecinos de Canales construyeron chozas donde posteriormente se edificaría el caserío.
History
The Secretary of State of Philip IV, Don Pedro Coloma and Escolano, bought for himself and his successors the territories that included the uninhabited portion of Canales and Regachuelo, with the villages of Chozas and Yunclillos. Already with the title of marquis, he was granted the status of viscount of Chozas de Canales, in 1680. With these and other inherited lands, or foreclosed mortgages when he did not have them by inheritance, he ended up with the "cabildo de racioneros beneficiados y curas" of Santa Maria, the village of Navarrete, in the Rioja, and the bishopric of Calahorra and La Calzada. But by 1770, the family had no heirs, and the lands reverted to the cabildo. At the end of the 18th century, the marquesal palace was restored.
Monuments
A destacar la ermita del Cristo de la Misericordia y la iglesia parroquial de Santa María Magdalena.
Gallery
Festivals
Primer fin de semana de mayo: Cristo de las Misericordias.
Fin de semana más próximo al 15 de mayo: San Isidro Labrador.
22 de julio: Santa María Magdalena.
Primer fin de semana de septiembre: Virgen chica (Virgen de Loreto)
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Cristo de la Misericordia (3) · Fin de semana más próximo al (15) · San Isidro (15) · Primer fin de semana
- July: Fiestas locales (22)
- September: Primer fin de semana
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Viernes · Calle Matadero
Town hall
•Ayuntamiento de Chozas de Canales — Plaza de la Constitución 1
Town hall of Chozas de Canales
• Ayuntamiento de Chozas de Canales — Plaza de la Constitución 1
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How to get there
- 🚗 32 km from Toledo (about 23 min by car)
- 🚗 36 km from Fuenlabrada (about 25 min by car)
- 🚗 38 km from Móstoles (about 27 min by car)
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- ✈️ 73 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 52 min by car)
- ✈️ 195 km from Salamanca airport (about 138 min by car)
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