Sant Mori
Encyclopedia
Sant Mori is a municipality
in the comarca
of Alt Empordà
, Girona
, Catalonia
, Spain
.
Situated on the right bank of the river Fluvià
, it is limited on the north by Sant Miquel de Fluvià
, on the east by Ventalló
, on the south by Saus
and on the west by Palau de Santa Eulàlia
.
The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, it has a small electricity generator and tourism is becoming more important.
Sant Mori was a barony in the 15th century and in 1893 it became a marquisate. The regent queen Juana Enríquez
and her son Ferdinand II of Aragon
spent some days in the castle of Sant Mori at the height of the war against John II of Aragon
. There the Parlament of the Corts Catalanes were invoked on October 1466.
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
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
of Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are as of 2001.*Agullana - pop. 668*Albanyà - pop. 99*L'Armentera - pop. 742...
, Girona
Girona (province)
Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
, 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...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Situated on the right bank of the river Fluvià
Fluvià
The Fluvià is a river in Catalonia. It rises in the Serralada Transversal, passes through Olot, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Sant Pere Pescador.- See also :* List of rivers of Spain...
, it is limited on the north by Sant Miquel de Fluvià
Sant Miquel de Fluvià
Sant Miquel de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The original part of the village lies just to the north of the river Fluvià and is dominated by the tower of an 11th-century church that was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that has since...
, on the east by Ventalló
Ventalló
Ventalló is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
, on the south by Saus
Saus
Saus is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
and on the west by Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
.
The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, it has a small electricity generator and tourism is becoming more important.
Sant Mori was a barony in the 15th century and in 1893 it became a marquisate. The regent queen Juana Enríquez
Juana Enríquez
Juana Enriquez de Córdoba, 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte , was a Castilian noblewoman who became Queen of the Kingdoms of the Crown of Aragon.-Biography:...
and her son Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
spent some days in the castle of Sant Mori at the height of the war against John II of Aragon
John II of Aragon
John II the Faithless, also known as the Great was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
. There the Parlament of the Corts Catalanes were invoked on October 1466.
Places of interest
- Saint Mauricio's Church. 18th century
- Sant Julià's Church. Pre-Romanic style
- Sant Mori Castle, Which is more similar to a palace than to a fortification, and is built on top of older ruins.
- Archeological site of an Iberian village.