Independence of Villargordo del Cabriel Curiosity · Villargordo del Cabriel, La Plana de Utiel-Requena, Valencia Image of Villargordo del Cabriel, not of the place itself. Villargordo del Cabriel (La Plana de Utiel-Requena, Valencia) gained its municipal independence from Requena in 1747 after the payment of 90,000 reales. Until then the village was known as Villargordo de Requena, a name that reflected its subordinate status; independence brought with it the change of name to its current form, Villargordo del Cabriel. Photo: Miguel Á. Sancha M. (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Villargordo del Cabriel