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   LA VALL D’EBO:
   The earliest evidence of settlements in the Vall d’Ebo dates back to the Higher Palaeolithic era (1800 to 1500 B.C.) and can be found in Cova del Reinós archaeological site. In 1234 Jaime I conquered the land that until then had been in the hands of Al-Azraq.


   In 1609, with the expulsion of the Moors the valley became unpopulated. The new settlers arrived mainly from the Isle of Majorca. Proof of this are the surnames common in Majorca that today conserve their descendants in the Vall d’Ebo: Mengual, Frau, Llodrà...
   In 1744 this valley counted with three hamlets: Villars, Serra and Benisual, that took the name of Vall d’Ebo in 1814. The ruins of these hamlets still exist. During the Spanish Civil War churches and convents were plundered and many works of religious art where destroyed.
   The baroque Vall d’Ebo church housed a great number of paintings and other works of art that were destroyed by the looters. The only work of art that escaped unharmed is the 17th century carving of the “Virgen de los Desamparados” of the Vergara school.

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