On the other hand, Menéndez Pidal[4] quotes the name of Ocaña to support his thesis of the Ligurian substratum in the Iberian Peninsula.

The Mesa de Ocaña is bordered to the north by the Tagus, to the west by the Martín Román [es] and Algodor rivers, to the east by the glacis of Tarancón, and to the south by La Mancha, of which it is however often considered to be a subsector.

Ocaña and the land of Oreja were however conquered afterwards by the Almoravids, returning to Christian control in 1139, and the organization of settlement policy had to wait until 1156.

[9][10] The friars of the Order of Santiago soon established the seat of an encomienda,[8] and held control over Ocaña throughout the remaining of the Middle Ages.

[14] By the early 16th century, Ocaña had consolidated as a hub of artisan activity, including the craftmanship of reputed perfumed gloves.