Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena
The lordship has a double historical origin. On the one side, the towns and villages of the Land of Jorquera, Hellín, Ves, Tobarra, Almansa, Yecla, Sax and Villena were owned by "Infante" Manuel of Castile, so it began to be called the "Land of don Manuel". On the other side, the "Land of Alarcón" and Iniesta belonged to the crown during the 12th and 13th centuries, being incorporated to the lordship by Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, who had a very wide jurisdiction in his land and made it become a dukedom and, finally, a principate.