There are some remnants of defensive walls from the time of the Reconquista, when Alfonso the Battler, king of Aragon, forced a route through towards Valencia from Zaragoza.

Manchones is a small settlement situated at the base of a hill in the valley of the river Jiloca, between Calatayud and Daroca.

[4] The pueblo lies on an ancient route between the Meseta Central, the Ebro and the coast of the Levante, which was certainly established in Roman times.

It has been suggested that the name of the pueblo derives from mancusos, gold coins in circulation in Aragon during the 11th century.

[4] Diego López de Lobera, who served under Alfonso the Battler during the Reconquista, was given the castle of Manchones in 1152.