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House of Culture In 1929, Consol Giner set up the *Fundación Presbitero Giner*, to support a primary school for boys and girls. This school would be run by the religious community designated by the executors of the founder’s will. Thus was born the Presbitero...

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Chapel of the Virgen de la Fuente The tradition of the municipality tells that on 17th August 1708, a woodcutter called Senén Pla, who was cutting wood on the banks of the river Serpis, found a small box sailing against the current. When he approached and opened it,...

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Fountain of the Sixteen Dolls Built in 1913, after a few years a sort of column was added to the fountain, topped by a statue representing the symbol of justice. However, this statue was demolished in 1931 during the Second Republic. The new ‘Fuente de los 16 Chorros’...

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La Alcudia neighborhood The **La Alcudia neighborhood** in Villalonga (Valencia) is one of the historic centers that formed the town after the expulsion of the Moriscos. It stands out for its narrow streets and typical architecture of Muslim origin, making it a...

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Mother and Child Painting Originally from a matrimonial bedroom, the piece shared space in the home with other Marian devotional images or those dedicated to the Sacred Heart. But the iconographic kinship that traces this Virgin and Child is more extensive. It has...

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Museos Horta Sud, Sin categoría

Rest chair  The resting or armchair, made of solid wood and with a braided grass or bulrush was the most comfortable seat of the house. As a sign of respect, elderly people were always given the preference off sitting in these chairs. The were well considered becouse...