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Segorbe Cathedral (Cloister)

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Cathedral began its construction in the XIII century embedded to the wall in Gothic style of which you grieve they are some remains in the facade west, vaults of hidden crucería in some chapels, the walls teachers, Santa Bárbara's turret, the tower of the bells and the cloister. It is it due to the remodeling begun in the year 1791 of style academicista. It is of a single ship, without cruise neither dome, with chapels among the buttresses. It is prominent the Gothic cloister, of trapezoidal plant, forced by the irregularity from the wall to which is embedded, since one of the strangest copies constitutes, of great attractiveness in their simplicity.
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Segorbe wall and part of the aqueduct with the portal of the Barrimoral

Segorbe wall and part of the aqueduct with the portal of the BarrimoralPopular
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Wall group and aqueduct part of the canvas of the medieval wall is Still conserved, previous to the XIII century in whose final tract is some eyes of the aqueduct of the XIV century that it was good to supply from water to Verónica's population Arch This access door he/she opens up in the old wall. It is called this way because in their interior part it conserves an image of the Santa Face (denominated by the villagers our gentleman's cabecica. Of having taken care although reduced promotions, it is composed of an arch of half point with extraordinarily lengthened dovelas that they seem to indicate a Muslim origin.
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Morella is a locality of the north of the province of Castellón

Morella is a locality of the north of the province of CastellónPopular
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Morella is a town of the north of the county of Castellón (Spain), capital of the district Els Ports. Their municipal term has 383,5498 km², the third in extension of the Valencian Community.Morella, bordering city between Teruel and Catalonia, appears before the eyes of the surrounded visitor of the charm that transmit him/her its centennial walls and crowned by its robust castle, to more than a thousand meters of altitude and its mountain ports are Tower Miró (1259 m.) and Querol (1020 m.).The abrupt and mountainous relief of the district of Els Ports siembra the road to arrive to Morella crossing ravines, forests of pines, holm oaks, oaks, ravines and molars.
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Morella general Vista spectacularly in the hillside of a mountain

Morella general Vista spectacularly in the hillside of a mountainPopular
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Climbed spectacularly in the hillside of a mountain, the walled city of Morella, the old one Castrates Aelia of the Romans and feud of the Carlism in times of the general Goatherd, it dominates the landscape of High Maestrazgo. Morella can exhibit such an old history as illustrious. In their district they have been archaeological numerous and interesting remains and still the paintings rupestres of Morella Vella is conserved that attest the prehistoric man's presence for these lands. In Them Solanes was found around a score of sepulchres of the Age of Brass and hipogeos in Inn Nou, prehistoric relics that were destroyed regrettably. Morella was one of the first towns seated in Spanish lands, since it is considered that its foundation dates of the period eneolítico that is located among the year 2500 adC and the 200 adC.With the arrival of the Celtic ones he/she settled down in the current location of Morella the tribe of the beribraces or brigaces. Of the stay of the Greek for the district gives faith, as inestimable testimony, the denominated Treasure of Morella whose valuable currencies, among those that highlighted those coming from Crete, Hangups and Great Greece, have gotten lost. The Carthaginians were not able to subject to the ilercavones, descending of the beribraces. Aníbal made a pact with them and it transformed them into his allies. Mandonio, régulo of Mandonia (Morella), participated in the wars púnicas and the ilercavones they sometimes fought beside the Carthaginians and others in favor of the Romans, always in defense of the independiencia ideal. After the general's death Fifth Sertorio that had rebelled against the power of Rome, the whole district passed to depend on the Romans. Morella was deeply romanized and its inhabitants followed the customs and they accepted the Roman laws. The city acquired the title of Roman municipality and he/she was integrated in the county Tarroconense. The step of the Visigoths for Morella left historical scarce prints. Nevertheless, it is considered that the churches of San Nicolás of Morella and of San Pedro of Castellfort they are of Visigothic origin regarding their foundation. The vandals took Morella to blood and fire and they occupied it lasting about three years, abandoning her the year 411. The Visigoths sent by Ataúlfo Tarraconense conquered the year 414, but Morella, by means of a pact, it was depending on Rome until Eurico appropriated totally of the county the year 476.
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Albocácer (in Valencian, Albocàsser)

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Albocácer (in Valencian, Albocàsser) is a municipality of the Valencian Community located in the district of High Maestrazgo (Castellón, Spain) and capital of the mismaAparte of the antecedents that present the frequent archaeological remains of prehistoric, Iberian, Roman and Arab times, the village of Albocácer he/she is born as such starting from the letter it populates granted by Don Blasco of Alagón, the king's lieutenant Don Jaime I, in January 25 1239, to Juan of Abrupt and thirty residents more than they were governed by the jurisdictions of Aragon. In 1243 he/she appears as dominion of the Order of Calatrava that confirmed their letter it populates the day January of that same year 24. June of 1275, 2 the order exchanged the district with Artal of Alagón who in turn will make delivery from the same one to the king Jaime II June 14 of 1293. It was high to the category of Villa during the domain of Artal of Alagón (1275 -1293). The following year is the king the one that gives this and other places to the Order of the Temper. To the breakup of this passed to be part of the patromonio of the Order of Montesa until the XIX Century. During the XIX Century it was scenario of frequent confrontations in the course of the Carlist wars.
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