It was assigned to Sobrecullida, Vereda and Corregimiento of Daroca at different times, being a village until 1711, a place in 1785 and a town belonging to the partido judicial of Calamocha since 1834.

In addition, between Torrijo and Monreal del Campo there was a medieval town called Villacadima, of which several buildings are preserved including the stone markers that delimited it and on which its name is engraved.

After the gradual disappearance of saffron crops, which in Torrijo del Campo had great importance not only economically but also traditionally, its inhabitants mainly focus their activity on rainfed cereal agriculture and some irrigated orchards, meadows and forest areas.

In addition, the nearby towns of Calamocha and Monreal del Campo are the labor destination for residents of Torrijo, who thus complement the household finances.

[4] Among the municipality's residents are figures such as Francisco Cabello Rubio [es; ca], an Aragonese politician and jurist who held the position of Civil Governor in the provinces of Teruel, Castellón and Valencia until he was appointed Minister of the Interior in 1840.

A descendant of Torrijo del Campo is the swimmer Teo Edo Farré, who participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games where he ranked 24th in the 1500-meter freestyle.

In the academic world are Calixto Plumed Moreno, professor at the San Juan de Dios University School of Nursing and Physiotherapy; Julio Palacios Martínez [es; ca; fr; gl], prominent scientist member of the Royal Spanish Society of Physics and Chemistry and the Royal Spanish Academy; Pascual Rubio, professor at the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Zaragoza; and Francisco Gascón Latasa, professor of Physics at the University of Seville.