Caudete

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Caudete is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 9,553 (2005) and is located at 38°42′00, N°000′58.

Until the 19th century the dominant language in the municipality was Valencian with some aspects of Aragonese. Since then the region underwent linguistic substitution by Spanish (Castilian) similar to in the Valencian comarca Vega Baja del Segura. Today the principal language is Castilian Spanish with some Valencian words. Caudete is famous for its Moros y Cristianos festival in September.

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