Quart de Poblet
Encyclopedia
Quart de Poblet (ˈkwaɾd de poˈβlet, Spanish
and unofficially: Cuart de Poblet or Cuarte) is a municipality
in the comarca of Horta Oest
in the Valencian Community, Spain
. It has 25,499 inhabitants (NSI 2009).
, the area surface is completely flat. The Turia
river crosses the municipality by north and on the west runs the Rambla del Poio. The climate is Mediterranean
, with rainfall in autumn and spring, the prevailing winds are west and east.
with other surrounding municipalities and large capacity roads.
The Renfe train station Operadora, in the old C-4 line Valencia North - Riba-Roja de Túria was adapted to line 5 of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana inaugurated on April 18, 2007 a new section connecting Quart de Poblet with Valencia metro system.
In addition, several Metrobus lines connect Quart de Poblet with Valencia and other locations (see links).
Aldaia
, Xirivella
, Chiva
, Manises
, Mislata
, Paterna
, Riba-roja de Túria
, and Valencia. All from the province of Valencia.
However, it was in the Middle Ages when its people became protagonists of important events in the history of Valencia: Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
, El Cid, led in Quart de Poblet a significant battle against the Almoravids forces named like the town and is reflected in the Cantar de Mio Cid, and in sources highlights the reference to the Quart de Poblet Castle, now gone.
After the Reconquista, King James I of Aragon
gave the Castle, the town of Quart and the farmstead of Aldaia to the Priory of the Hospital of Aldaia of Sant Vicent de la Roqueta (in the Book of distribution distribution folio 78-v °, seat # 1472 - consists that on January 7, 1244, Jaime I said, I quote: "A Sant Vicent, el Castell i la Vila de Quart, i l'alcria de Ladea -Aldaia-"). At that time, the population had only 130 houses with old Christians.
It was in 1287 when Quart, by decision of King Alfonso II of Aragon
was under the jurisdiction of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, belonging to the Cistercian order dependent and the San Vicente de la Roqueta. In fact, a monk of St. Vincent continued to be the foreman of the place, but sometimes delegated the functions to the mayor. In 1332, King Alfonso IV
gave permission to the abbot of Poblet
, Ponce de Copons, to expel the Moorish and in 1334 granted the charter of settlement to 52 families of Catalonia
and Aragon
, who made Quart de Poblet their new home. This charter consecrate the birth of the modern city. The dependence of Poblet was maintained until the confiscation decreed by Juan Alvarez Mendizabal in 1835. It was a legacy the second part of the name of the municipality.
The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception was built in the 14th century, but was rebuilt in the 18th century in Baroque style, and is between 1310 and 1320 the construction of the hermitage of Sant Onofre, following the advent of the holy hermit to a miller .
On June 14, 1630, meeting the pastor of Quart, faithful and juries of the Council agreed to proclaim to the Verge de la Llum patron of the Villa. It was pope Urban VIII.
The Procession of San Onofre, one of the most deeply rooted traditions in Cuart de Poblet, was born on June 8, 1723 after a period of drought. Seven decades later, Aldaya
won the lawsuit that forced the partition of the area.
Throughout the 19th century, the inhabitants of Cuart de Poblet participated in the War of Independence ( San Onofre Combat ), which did not hesitate to face Napoleon's troops in the so-called Battle of San Onofre (27 June 1808). The troops of the Division Valencia were captained by Brigadier Saint-Marc. Pope Leo XIII
stated in this holy anchorite, who is credited with the miracle of the end of a cholera epidemic in 1885, principal patron of the villa.
It was founded the musical group La Amistad and the Cooperative San Jose, and in May 23, 1889, a whistle announced to the public, the step, for the first time, the commuter train line Valencia - Riba-roja de Túria
Already in the 20th century, the town became the starting point of the so-called Plan Sur, which involved the diversion of the river Turia
after the tragic flood of 1957 with the objective of not traverse Valencia. For his area runs A-3 highway that connects Valencia and Madrid
, which has led the development of one of the most important industrial areas of the province and a major population change. If in the early 60's, Cuart de Poblet had little more than five thousand inhabitants, ten years after the arrival of people, mainly from Andalusia
, Murcia
, Aragon
and Castilla-La Mancha
, whose work and contributions have enriched culturally and economically the town, fired that figure and stood at nearly 26,000 current residents.
On April 19, 1979 was set up in Cuart of Poblet the first democratic City Council, after the Spanish Civil War of 1936.
Today, Cuart de Poblet experiencing a historic moment with the completion of the burial work of line 5 of MetroValencia throughout the municipality, which has led the demise of the Valencia commuter C4 line pathways from Vara de Quart to Quart of Poblet, leaving no rail link with the municipality of Xirivella but connecting the airport of Valencia
and the towns of Manises
Quart de Poblet in just over 15 minutes to the center of Valencia.
5.5% of the population of Quart de Poblet is a foreign national
(INE 2007).
, vine, carob
s olives.
Traditional industries are textiles, refractories, ceramics, etc..
.
17 January. Feast of Sant Antoni de Portmany
Blessing of animals and distribution of blessed bread rolls.
March 19. Fallas.
March. Midyear Proceedings of Moors and Christians.
March / April. Holy Week
.
May 1. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Joseph.
1 June. Virgin Birth, patroness of the villa.
June 9. Procession of San Onofre.
June 10. Feast of San Onofre. Market in San Onofre Avenue, concert of the Musical Association L'Amistat and procession.
June. Corpus Christi.
Civic religious procession moves to the Sunday following the holiday.
End of June. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Jerónimo.
September. Major Festivals, Patron Saint festivities, Populars and Moors and Christians, which start on Friday preceding the first Sunday of the month.
9 October. Valencia Day.
November. Events in honor of St. Cecilia
, patron saint of music.
December. Christmas
fair in Sports Center.
Today, the party is governed by the Association of Moors and Christians of Quart de Poblet, and is composed of seven comparsas.
Moorish side
Christians side
The festival takes place the following days:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and unofficially: Cuart de Poblet or Cuarte) is a municipality
Municipalities of Spain
The municipalities of Spain In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian , sing. municipi.*Galician or , sing. municipio/bisbarra.*Basque , sing. udalerria. are the basic level of Spanish local government...
in the comarca of Horta Oest
Horta Oest
Horta Oest is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.-Municipalities:*Alaquàs*Aldaia*Manises*Mislata*Paterna*Picanya*Quart de Poblet*Torrent*Xirivella...
in the Valencian Community, Spain
Spain
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. It has 25,499 inhabitants (NSI 2009).
Geography
Located between the Valencian Huerta SurHorta Sud
Horta Sud is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Albal*Alcàsser*Alfafar*Benetússer*Beniparrell*Catarroja*Lugar Nuevo de la Corona*Massanassa*Paiporta*Picassent*Sedaví*Silla...
, the area surface is completely flat. The Turia
Turía (river)
The Turia is a small river, 9 km in length and an altitude of 250 m above the sea, which rises in the town of Taramundi and drains into the Eo River in the town of Puente Nuevo ....
river crosses the municipality by north and on the west runs the Rambla del Poio. The climate is Mediterranean
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...
, with rainfall in autumn and spring, the prevailing winds are west and east.
Infrastructure and access road
The main lines of traffic at west of the metropolitan area of Valencia ply the municipality of Quart of Poblet. Thus, both the town and the many industrial sites are connected by highwayAutovía
An autovía is one of two classes of major highway in the Spanish road system similar to a motorway. It is akin to the autopista, the other major highway class, but has fewer features and is never a toll road. Some distinguishing features of an autovía are that it must be divided by a median, it...
with other surrounding municipalities and large capacity roads.
- The motorway A-3/E-901Autovía A-3The Autovía A-3 is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia.- Sections :- Major cities crossed:*Madrid*Arganda del Rey*Tarancón*Honrubia*Motilla del Palancar*Minglanilla*Utiel*Requena...
MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
- Valencia or eastern highwayAutovía A-3The Autovía A-3 is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia.- Sections :- Major cities crossed:*Madrid*Arganda del Rey*Tarancón*Honrubia*Motilla del Palancar*Minglanilla*Utiel*Requena...
, old N-III runs longitudinally south of Quart and provides three hits, one of which refers to the airport. - The V-30 bypass freeway, parallel to the new channel of the river TuriaTuría (river)The Turia is a small river, 9 km in length and an altitude of 250 m above the sea, which rises in the town of Taramundi and drains into the Eo River in the town of Puente Nuevo ....
, draw a diagonal line between the North-West and Southeast of the town, while the V-11 road serves to Quart and connects to the Valencia airportValencia AirportValencia Airport in Manises , also known as Manises Airport, is the 8th busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and second in the region after Alicante. It is situated west of the city of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 4.9 million passengers...
terminal . Other local roads, as the CV-408 and CV-31, serve as a link, but fragmented by industrial plants, with neighboring towns.
The Renfe train station Operadora, in the old C-4 line Valencia North - Riba-Roja de Túria was adapted to line 5 of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana inaugurated on April 18, 2007 a new section connecting Quart de Poblet with Valencia metro system.
In addition, several Metrobus lines connect Quart de Poblet with Valencia and other locations (see links).
Hamlets and Neighborhood
In the municipality of Quart de Poblet are also the following neighborhoods:- Barri Sant Jeroni.
- Barri del Cristo.
- Barri Sant Josep.
Bordering towns
The municipality of Quart de Poblet limits with the localities ofAldaia
Aldaia
Aldaia is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain.-External links:*...
, Xirivella
Xirivella
Xirivella is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the city of Valencia and the municipality of Mislata.It is connected to central Valencia by bus routes and a railway station...
, Chiva
Chiva
Chiva is a municipality in the comarca of Hoya de Buñol in the Valencian Community, Spain....
, Manises
Manises
Manises is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain. Located in the province of Valencia, it had 30,508 inhabitants in 2009 and is famous for its pottery and house in the municipality the Valencia Airport....
, Mislata
Mislata
Mislata is a municipality in the Valencian Community, in Spain. It has borders with the city of Valencia and Quart de Poblet in the west and Xirivella in the south.-Population:...
, Paterna
Paterna
Paterna is a municipality in the province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located northeast of the comarca of La Huerta de Valencia, 5 km northwest of Valencia, and on the left bank of the river Turia...
, Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain....
, and Valencia. All from the province of Valencia.
History
Quart de Poblet is probably founded by the Romans. The historian Euriclidión describes in his work how neighbors of Quartum helped Hannibal's army at be paralyzed by the River. Its name derives from the Latin word quartum miliarium, which refers to the distance that separates it from Valencia. As vestiges of that era survive remains of the Roman bridge and the aqueduct Els Arquetes.However, it was in the Middle Ages when its people became protagonists of important events in the history of Valencia: Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador , was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat...
, El Cid, led in Quart de Poblet a significant battle against the Almoravids forces named like the town and is reflected in the Cantar de Mio Cid, and in sources highlights the reference to the Quart de Poblet Castle, now gone.
After the Reconquista, King James I of Aragon
James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
gave the Castle, the town of Quart and the farmstead of Aldaia to the Priory of the Hospital of Aldaia of Sant Vicent de la Roqueta (in the Book of distribution distribution folio 78-v °, seat # 1472 - consists that on January 7, 1244, Jaime I said, I quote: "A Sant Vicent, el Castell i la Vila de Quart, i l'alcria de Ladea -Aldaia-"). At that time, the population had only 130 houses with old Christians.
It was in 1287 when Quart, by decision of King Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II or Alfons I ; Huesca, 1-25 March 1157 – 25 April 1196), called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon and the first King of Aragon who was...
was under the jurisdiction of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, belonging to the Cistercian order dependent and the San Vicente de la Roqueta. In fact, a monk of St. Vincent continued to be the foreman of the place, but sometimes delegated the functions to the mayor. In 1332, King Alfonso IV
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
gave permission to the abbot of Poblet
Poblet Monastery
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia . It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors...
, Ponce de Copons, to expel the Moorish and in 1334 granted the charter of settlement to 52 families of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
and Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, who made Quart de Poblet their new home. This charter consecrate the birth of the modern city. The dependence of Poblet was maintained until the confiscation decreed by Juan Alvarez Mendizabal in 1835. It was a legacy the second part of the name of the municipality.
The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception was built in the 14th century, but was rebuilt in the 18th century in Baroque style, and is between 1310 and 1320 the construction of the hermitage of Sant Onofre, following the advent of the holy hermit to a miller .
On June 14, 1630, meeting the pastor of Quart, faithful and juries of the Council agreed to proclaim to the Verge de la Llum patron of the Villa. It was pope Urban VIII.
The Procession of San Onofre, one of the most deeply rooted traditions in Cuart de Poblet, was born on June 8, 1723 after a period of drought. Seven decades later, Aldaya
Aldaia
Aldaia is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain.-External links:*...
won the lawsuit that forced the partition of the area.
Throughout the 19th century, the inhabitants of Cuart de Poblet participated in the War of Independence ( San Onofre Combat ), which did not hesitate to face Napoleon's troops in the so-called Battle of San Onofre (27 June 1808). The troops of the Division Valencia were captained by Brigadier Saint-Marc. Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
stated in this holy anchorite, who is credited with the miracle of the end of a cholera epidemic in 1885, principal patron of the villa.
It was founded the musical group La Amistad and the Cooperative San Jose, and in May 23, 1889, a whistle announced to the public, the step, for the first time, the commuter train line Valencia - Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain....
Already in the 20th century, the town became the starting point of the so-called Plan Sur, which involved the diversion of the river Turia
Turía (river)
The Turia is a small river, 9 km in length and an altitude of 250 m above the sea, which rises in the town of Taramundi and drains into the Eo River in the town of Puente Nuevo ....
after the tragic flood of 1957 with the objective of not traverse Valencia. For his area runs A-3 highway that connects Valencia and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, which has led the development of one of the most important industrial areas of the province and a major population change. If in the early 60's, Cuart de Poblet had little more than five thousand inhabitants, ten years after the arrival of people, mainly from Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, Murcia
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
and Castilla-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, whose work and contributions have enriched culturally and economically the town, fired that figure and stood at nearly 26,000 current residents.
On April 19, 1979 was set up in Cuart of Poblet the first democratic City Council, after the Spanish Civil War of 1936.
Today, Cuart de Poblet experiencing a historic moment with the completion of the burial work of line 5 of MetroValencia throughout the municipality, which has led the demise of the Valencia commuter C4 line pathways from Vara de Quart to Quart of Poblet, leaving no rail link with the municipality of Xirivella but connecting the airport of Valencia
Valencia Airport
Valencia Airport in Manises , also known as Manises Airport, is the 8th busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and second in the region after Alicante. It is situated west of the city of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 4.9 million passengers...
and the towns of Manises
Manises
Manises is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain. Located in the province of Valencia, it had 30,508 inhabitants in 2009 and is famous for its pottery and house in the municipality the Valencia Airport....
Quart de Poblet in just over 15 minutes to the center of Valencia.
Demography
Cuart de Poblet has a population of 25,441 inhabitants (INE 2008).5.5% of the population of Quart de Poblet is a foreign national
Immigration to Spain
As of 2010, there were 6.4 million foreign-born residents in Spain, corresponding to 14.0% of the total population. Of these, 4.1 million were born outside the European Union and 2.3 million were born in another EU Member State....
(INE 2007).
| Demographic evolution of Quart de Poblet | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 1887 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 1.674 | 1.921 | 1.814 | 2.263 | 2.644 | 3.152 | 3.993 | 5.408 | 10.571 | 20.529 | 27.409 | 27.404 | 27.112 | 25.739 | 25.430 | 25.340 | 25.441 |
Economy
The main crops are irrigated: oranges, pear trees, vegetables, onions, potatoes, etc. In dryland are grown cerealCereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
, vine, carob
Algarrobo
Algarrobo may refer to:* The European carob tree * South American trees of the genus Prosopis* On Cuba, the Albizia saman tree * Algarrobo, Chile, a city in Chile* Algarrobo, Magdalena a town in Colombia...
s olives.
Traditional industries are textiles, refractories, ceramics, etc..
Monuments
- Parish Church. Dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century and restored in 1916.The chapel of the Virgin is the work of Bartolomé Ribelles Dalmau. In 1958 he created the parish of the Holy Christ.
- Hermitage of San Onofre. Within the urban expansion has remained this chapel where are the images of patron saints: San Onogre and the Virgin Light.
- Arab tank. The monumental section, the highlight of Quart de Poblet is its Arabic tank, unparalleled in the region, which was in a secluded place no longer exists due to the expansion of the Church. Historic-artistic archaeological monument, in 1981.
Culture
- The Symphonic Band L'Amistat was founded in 1895.
- Choir Veus Juntes 1975
- Dance of Cuart de Poblet 1978
- Barrio del Cristo Musical Association 1984
- Musical artistic society La Unió 1991
- Choir Farinelli 1995
- Cultural Association of drums and widgets Va de Bo 1997
Accessibility in the City
In recent years, it has done an estimable effort by municipal authorities to remove architectural barriers in public via and official centers. This multi-year plan, already has received recognition from the Ministry of Labour to give the City the Reina Sofia Award 2005 Universal Accessibility. It has also taken a big step to start the subway line, fully accessible, built by the Generalitat ValencianaGeneralitat Valenciana
The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....
.
Local Festivals
January 5. Cavalcade of Magi Kings.Cavalcade of Magi
The Cavalcade of Magi is a typical parade of coaches practically in all the Spanish cities and also some cities and towns in Mexico. The Magi ride through the streets, as their page boys throw candies to children.It is celebrated every January 5 in the evening...
17 January. Feast of Sant Antoni de Portmany
Sant Antoni de Portmany
Sant Antoni de Portmany is a town on the western coast of Ibiza. It is the second-largest town and municipality in Ibiza; an island described by Time Out magazine as "arguably the clubbing capital of the universe"...
Blessing of animals and distribution of blessed bread rolls.
March 19. Fallas.
March. Midyear Proceedings of Moors and Christians.
March / April. Holy Week
Holy Week
Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter...
.
May 1. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Joseph.
1 June. Virgin Birth, patroness of the villa.
June 9. Procession of San Onofre.
June 10. Feast of San Onofre. Market in San Onofre Avenue, concert of the Musical Association L'Amistat and procession.
Procession
A procession is an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner.-Procession elements:...
June. Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi (feast)
Corpus Christi is a Latin Rite solemnity, now designated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ . It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday and the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in...
Civic religious procession moves to the Sunday following the holiday.
End of June. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Jerónimo.
September. Major Festivals, Patron Saint festivities, Populars and Moors and Christians, which start on Friday preceding the first Sunday of the month.
9 October. Valencia Day.
November. Events in honor of St. Cecilia
Santa Cecilia
Santa Cecilia is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 118 inhabitants....
, patron saint of music.
December. Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
fair in Sports Center.
Moors and Christians celebrations.
Its origin dates back to 1985. They are made in commemoration of the battle the Cid fought against the troops Almoravids under the leadership of Muhammad, nephew of the emir of northern Africa Tashfin ibn Yusuf, on the Plain of Quart that led to the release of Valencia from Muslim threats of that time for a brief period, in addition to being the first defeat of the Almoravid army in the peninsula from Christian hands.Today, the party is governed by the Association of Moors and Christians of Quart de Poblet, and is composed of seven comparsas.
Moorish side
- Faitanar
- Ben Ali Bufat
- Hussun Kaaba
- Ben Jové Almah
Christians side
- Almogavars
- Pirates
- Templar
The festival takes place the following days:
- Thursday (night) Proclamation of Events
- Friday (night) Estafeta, Moorish Embassy, and Battle
- Saturday (am) Parade-visit to the captaincy.
- Saturday (night) Christian and Moorish Entry
- Sunday (am) Children's Parade
- Sunday (afternoon) Alliance, Estafeta, Christian Embassy, and the Battle of the Pla de Quart.
External links
- City Hall of Cuart de Poblet.
- Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces - Tourist Guide Where information has been extracted with their consent.