9th October. Day of Valencian Community. History.

Hello everyone,
Valencian Community Day is celebrated annually and it is a public holiday in Valencian Community, Spain.

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This celebration commemorates the capture of Valencia from Moorish forces in 1238 by King James I of Aragon. He took possession of the City on October 9. He was called "the conqueror".

Jaume I "the conqueror".


























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Did you know that this celebration started in 1331 and it was banned by Felipe V in 1707 after the abolition of the regional code of law known as "Furs valencians"



























Picture: Portrait of Felipe V hung upside down in Xàtiva, Valencia.
This painting is a symbol of the Xàtiva because this king ordered the city to be burnt and razed to the ground three times during the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714).