The founding of Vilafranca as Rivus Truitarum Historical milestone · Vilafranca, Els Ports, Castellón Image of Vilafranca, not of the place itself. Blasco de Alagón granted a settlement charter to the place then called Rivus Truitarum, the river of the trout; in time the town litigated with Morella until it obtained its definitive independence in 1691. 7 de febrero de 1239 Photo: Columbusalbus (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Vilafranca