in 2006 found the number of immigrants to be 3,324 persons, of whom 2,011 (60.50%) are men, and 1,313 (39.50%) women, arriving from 43 different countries. The ten countries that contribute most to immigration are Romania, Ukraine, Morocco, Moldavia, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bulgaria and Peru. Government The City Council of Villarrobledo, presided by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, is made up by the Councillors listed in the right table. Also, Villarrobledo is head of No. 6 Judicial Party of the province of Albacete, which includes the municipalities of El Bonillo, Munera, Ossa de Montiel and Villarrobledo. History The present location of Villarrobledo dates from 1292, according to diverse historical sources. In its history, vestiges of almost all the historical cultures that have existed in the Iberian Peninsula have existed in Villarrobledo, all the way from the Paleolithic to the present. Archaeological findings Paleolithic Between La Jaraba and La Paradica, there are found remains of the first human civilizations in the province of Albacete corresponding to Upper Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic) people. In this place there have been found diverse stone tools, manufactured on nuclei or stone chips, which can be seen in the archaeological section of the Albacete Provincial Museum. There are other five archaeological deposits from the Middle Paleolithic. Bronze Age There are many fortified settlements from the Bronze Age, especially in the south zone of the municipal area, related to the Bronze Culture of La Mancha or Motillas Culture Visigoths Historically, it is documented in the the existence of the Church of Lila, (also known as Lipa, Liba or Belida) in las Casas de Lipa (place of La Elipa, less than 10 km to the south of the urban center) assigned to the Bishoprics of Mentesa (Villanueva de la Fuente, Ciudad Real) (3rd to 7th century) and Ergávica (Santaver near Cañaveruelas, Cuenca) (600 to 693). Modern era The Battle of Villarrobledo was fought here in 1836. Natives Alonso Ortiz. Renaissantist humanist and writer Miguel Cano. Baroque architect and sculptor, father and first master of Alonso Cano, renowned painter and sculptor. Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón. Spanish Archbishop and twice Viceroy in Peru. Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco. Baroque music and Ópera composer. Manuel "Champi" Herreros. 80 cc FIM World Champion, in 1989. References External links Tourism Office of Villarrobledo Carnival of Villarrobledo Holy Week of Villarrobledo Viña Rock Music Festival Villarrobledo from the sky Citizen grouping Against the Pollution