History of Ibros
According to various sources, Rus corresponds to the ancient Ruradensis Republic of 202 AD, the time of Emperor Aurelio, although there have been some suggestions of a prior Iberian nucleus on the site.
From the Visigoth period, there are two important settlements in the municipal area with two oratories or monasteries: Valdecanales and Cueva de la Veguilla. In addition to these settlements, the discovery of ceramic remains, decontextualized by the territory, point towards a possible population nucleus from this time.
The town must have fallen into the hands of Fernando III at the same time as the rest of the region, around 1226, although this is not mentioned in the chronicles. After the conquest, it belonged to the Order of Calatrava. In the urban centre, there is a cylindrical tower, belonging to an old castle, restored to the city of Baeza in 1440 in the reign of Juan II, after being the protagonist of the civil struggles between the supporters of Álvaro de Luna and those of the nobles. It was a dependent village of Baeza until 1628, when it was granted independence by royal privilege of King Felipe IV.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the urban area was expanded. Its foundation began on the slopes of Eras del Moral, on Calle de las Torres. In 1886, the annex of El Mármol, former señorío of the secretary of Felipe II, Juan Vázquez de Salazar y Molina, was incorporated into its term.