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Museu de les Ciències in Valencia, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. The history of Valencia, one of the oldest cities in Spain, begins over 2100 years ago with its founding as a Roman colony under the name "Valentia Edetanorum" on the site of a former Iberian town, [1] by the river Turia in the province of Edetania. [2]
In its long history, Valencia has acquired many local traditions and festivals, among them the Falles, which was declared a Celebration of International Tourist Interest (Festes d'Interés Turístic Internacional) on 25 January 1965 and an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO on 30 November 2016, and the Water Tribunal of Valencia (Tribunal ...
1021 – Independent Moorish kingdom of Valencia was established [2] 1064 CE – Al-Mamun of Toledo in power. [3] 1094 – Castilian Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in power. [4] 1109 – Almoravid Masdali in power. [4] 1238 – City conquered by the Christians and becomes capital of the Aragonese Kingdom of Valencia. [5] 1261 – Furs of Valencia (law ...
In the city of Valencia the Taula de canvi was created, functioning partly as a bank and partly as a stock exchange market; altogether it boosted trading. The local industry, especially textile manufactures, achieved great development and the city of Valencia turned into a Mediterranean trading emporium where traders from all Europe worked.
The Valencia History Museum (MhV) was established by a resolution of the Commission of Government of the Valencia City Council on 12 January 2001. Its mission is to showcase the history of the city, from its origins to the present day, through elements of Valencia's archaeological, artistic, and cultural heritage. Main access to the Museum
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
The city of Valencia (capital of the Valencian Community) was founded by the Romans under the name of Valentia Edetanorum, or simply Valentia, which translates to "strength" or "valour", in full "strength of the Edetani" (the centre of Edetania was Edeta, an important old Iberian settlement 25 km north of Valencia, in what is now modern day Llíria, other important nearby settlements included ...
The Fallas (Valencian: Falles; Spanish: Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain.The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, [1] [2] while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic spectacle of firecracker detonation, takes place every day from 1 to 19 March.