The town of Bailen, besides being naturally witnessed great battles from Roman times wider domain, has been a melting pot since the first towns settled by "the mineral wealth, fertility and productivity of their land". Archaeological siteshave been found that prove the existence of villagesof early human communities organized, who arrivedto the European continent acquiring and transmitting knowledge. That's when live stock and farming as their main way of life for thousands began hundreds of years, through the story.
Starting from the very famous historic town of Bailen, little is known. It begins with the words in the source of the term "Baritto" turdetano word origin who received the existing Phoenician settlement.
When the Greeks colonized our territory, was christened Baikol and Besur, thus constituting the beginning of the triad of the Mediterranean diet composed of wheat, oil and wine, becoming today a benchmark in the hospitality industry of the province of Jaén. Later, when the Romans come to Spain for the purpose of engaging in the Punic Wars against the Carthaginians, they were really fascinated by the large mining, agricultural and cattle wealth of the area, deciding to settle on it and calling it with the names of Baecula-Caecilia and Baecula-Andalusia, placing its population around 800 inhabitants.