Casares bears the mark of many cultures: it minted its own coins in Roman times and is home to the Hedionda Baths, built on the orders of Julius Caesar. The Moors built the Castle that gave rise to today's town center, and in 1361 the Pact of Casares — signed by Pedro the Cruel and Mohamed V — brought it into the Nasrid kingdom. It surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs in 1485. The Church of the Incarnation now stands on the castle ruins. The town lived through Morisco uprisings and resisted the Napoleonic invasion, following Manilva's separation in 1795. Its landscape stretches from the Torre de la Sal to the Sierra Bermeja mountains, and its layout still holds Moorish-era streets like Callejón del Rey and Calle Mazmorrilla. Also worth seeing are Plaza de España, with its Carlos III fountain, and the birthplace of Blas Infante. Declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1978, Casares preserves Roman remains and an aqueduct, with an economy built on farming, livestock, and tourism.