Los señores de Castejón y el escudo de la Villa

Abstract

Castejón has usually been considered a new village, which appeared with the railway during the last century. But, though modest, Castejón has its own history as well. An old castle and the village of Castellón were on “el Montecillo”, a nearby hill, on the banks of river Ebro. In 1350, after the Black Death of 1348, Castejón had about 80 inhabitants. At the end of the Middle Ages it became almost depopulated. It was only “la barca” that allowed a little centre of population to outlast; therefore, the old village could go on through the ages.
Charles III of Navarre conferred Castejón on his godson Charles, Charles of Beaumont’s son, as a christening gift. And John of Beaumont, his broher...