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The marquisate of the valley

Benimantell, La Marina Baixa, Alicante

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The marquisate of the valley

Historical milestone · Benimantell, La Marina Baixa, Alicante

Image of Benimantell, not of the place itself.

Carlos I granted in 1543 the title of marquis of Guadalest to the lord of the valley. The marquisate grouped together the places of Morisco vassals spread over the slope of Aitana, and the expulsion of 1609 left the whole seigneury without hands or rents.

1543

Photo: Hinzel (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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