Cascajares was born in 1994 with the idea of ​​rescuing a product of Spanish cuisine as was the Capon, a delicacy for centuries had been the main course of the best celebrations, although it had almost disappeared from the kitchens by the lack of artisan producers. Alfonso Jimenez and Francisco Iglesias gathered information, made studies breeds, feeding and breeding modes relying on historical archives in order to create the real capon Cascajares.