Settlement charter of L'Alcúdia of 1252 Historical milestone · Alcúdia (l'), La Ribera Alta, Valencia Image of Alcúdia (l'), not of the place itself. Jaume I handed the place to Pedro de Montagut in 1238 and he granted on 17 January 1252 a charter of settlement to fifty-four Christian colonists. That document fixed the distribution of the lands and the obligations of the new settlers. 1252 Photo: Llapissera (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Alcúdia (l')