Caudete (Spanish pronunciation: [kawˈðete]) is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha.

Following its Christian conquest in 1240, Caudete became part of the Crown of Castile as result of the Treaty of Almizra, featuring a mudéjar population.

[2] There were ongoing disputes between Caudete and nearby Villena over control of the Alhorines Valley, an important wheat-growing area.

[6] As a result of siding with the loser faction, Caudete lost his local autonomy and was annexed to Villena in 1707.

Since then the region has undergone forceful linguistic substitution by Spanish similar to what happened in the Valencian comarca of Vega Baja del Segura.