1252 resettlement charter Historical milestone · Alcanar, Montsià, Tarragona Image of Alcanar, not of the place itself. After several failed attempts at settlement, the Christian resettlement was consolidated in 1252 with colonists who came from different Catalan comarcas. The district, at the southern end of Catalonia, was already occupied by Iberian settlements from the seventh century BC. 1252 Photo: Herodotptlomeu (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Alcanar