In 1434, the Castilian king, John II, entrusted the Grandmaster of the Order of Alcántara, Gutierre de Sotomayor, with the defense border of Écija against any Granadan raids from Archidona, taking any offensive if necessary.

[6] The Crusader force arrived at Peña de los Enamorados and decided to venture into the deep ravines that form the banks of the Guadalhorce River, which are now called the slopes of Archidona.

The guides told Gutierre that is an uninhabited place, always silent, where we will not find any traces, except those of wild beasts and vermin.

The Granadans attacked with impunity; large boulders, rolled down from the summits, descended with a buzz, dragging along a hail of smaller stones and causing havoc.

King John, although very sad, wrote a benevolent letter to the master, granting him the authority to fill the vacant positions due to the deaths of the commanders and knights.