It is mentioned as part of a donation made by Sancho IV in which he gave the San Andrés Monastery and all its assets to the Bishop Gomesano. In Nájera's 11th century charter, it appears as Genestajo and in 1137 as Genestare. Víctor Jiménez y Jiménez, father of the writer Juan Ramón Jiménez, was born in Nestares in 1828.

-Surrounding area: The San Bartolomé (14th century) Chapel, which is on Mount Serradero, and the 17th century Virgen de Manojar Chapel. HOLIDAYS: San Isidro on the 15 May.



-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros.
-Location: 21.6 km2.
-Height: 860 metres.
-Economy: The main activity is livestock farming, but some rain-fed crops are also grown.