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Francisco de Borja, Marquis of Llombai

Llombai, La Ribera Alta, Valencia

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Francisco de Borja, Marquis of Llombai

Historical milestone · Llombai, La Ribera Alta, Valencia

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Carlos I granted the marquisate to Francisco de Borja, who founded here in 1545 a Dominican convent intended for preaching among the Moriscos of the valley. Its church of Santa Cruz is considered the last example of Valencian rural Gothic.

1545

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