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Muslim origin of Barxeta

Barxeta, La Costera, Valencia

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Muslim origin of Barxeta

Curiosity · Barxeta, La Costera, Valencia

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Barxeta originated as a Muslim alquería (farmstead) belonging to the municipality of Xàtiva, conquered by James I, who granted it to the Valencian knight Pere Zapata. In 1488 it passed into the hands of the lords of la Tallada, of Italian origin, and in 1574 the village achieved independence from Xàtiva. Following the forced conversions, the mosque was turned into a church in 1535; in 1609, 46 Morisco families were expelled from the town, and after that loss the village was repopulated with Christian settlers. Barxeta lies at the easternmost end of the La Costera region.

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