lordship of Molina. The region was therefore resettled by the Crown of Castile, as it lay west of the Iberian System; it later returned to Muslim control, specifically to that of the Almoravids.

Around 1139, the lands were retaken by Manrique Pérez de Lara, and the area was established as an independent lordship. Consequently, Manrique Pérez de Lara became the first Lord of Molina, and Molina remained an independent