From Nompot to Monforte Historical milestone · Monforte del Cid, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante In the thirteenth century the place was called Nompot; Alfonso IV ceded it in 1328 and by around 1355 it is already documented as Monfort. It lost the status of villa after the War of the Two Peters and in 1916 it added the surname del Cid, taken from the neighbouring sierra. siglo XIV Photo: Ramón T. Berenguer (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Monforte del Cid