Casa de la Tercia

The Casa de la Tercia is one of the most outstanding civil buildings in Torre de Juan Abad and a fundamental piece for understanding the economic and institutional organization of the town in modern times.

Its mere presence evokes the weight that the administration of rents and tithes in a town integrated into the Santiago orbit, and makes the visit a good opportunity to discover a lesser-known facet of the local heritage, different but complementary to its religious buildings and its literary memory.

This type of construction was linked to the collection and storage of agricultural products, Therefore, it helps to understand the importance of the territory, cereal production, and the economic structure of the Campo de Montiel.

In a town like Torre de Juan Abad, marked by its historical development since the Late Middle Ages and by its subsequent consolidation as a town, the Casa de la Tercia reflects very well that relationship between power, taxation and agricultural landscape.

Its value lies not only in its age, but also in what it represents within the historical evolution of the municipality.

A visit to this building allows for a broader understanding of the town center, where places of worship, main houses, and buildings linked to land management coexist.

Therefore, the Casa de la Tercia fits very well into a tour of the historic center of Torre de Juan Abad, next to the church of Nuestra Señora de los Olmos, the Quevedo House Museum and the main urban spaces of the town.