 The full name, Montilla-Moriles, was first used in 1891 during the "Arreglo de Madrid", revised in "Washington" in 1911 and finally ratified in The Hague in 1925.However, it was only with the "Estatuto de la Viña y el Vino" in 1932 that the name was finally protected by law, establishing that only the producers in the protected area could legally use the name.The Spanish Civil War delayed the founding of the Regulatory Council of the DO until 1944, and the Regulations were finally approved in 1945, the first Chairman being Luis Merino del Castillo.