This town of elegant streets, Renaissance palaces and stately air remained at the forefront of the conflicts of the nineteenth century. Geographically very close to Cantavieja and Morella, the main centers of Carlist power, it was a privileged witness to the movement of government and rebel armies. During the passage of the Royal Expedition through Maestrazgo, the Carlist pretender established his headquarters there. In La Iglesuela he found the serene and peaceful place far from the hustle and bustle of the military barracks that the Carlist court needed.