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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]
Valencia (/ v ə ˈ l ɛ n s i ə / və-LEN-see-ə or / v ə ˈ l ɛ n ʃ (i) ə / və-LEN-sh(ee-)ə, Spanish: [baˈlenθja] ⓘ), officially València (Valencian:), is the capital of the province and autonomous community of the same name in Spain. It is the third-most populated municipality in the country, with 825,948 inhabitants. [1]
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 following is a timeline of the history of the city of Valencia, Spain Prior to 20th century. Part of a series on the. History of Spain; 18th century map of Iberia ...
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
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 Generalitat Valenciana [a] is the generic name covering the different self-government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organized. It consists of seven institutions including the Corts Valencianes (or autonomous Parliament), the President of the Generalitat , or the autonomous government ...
Most of Valencia Cathedral was built between the 13th century and the 15th century, and this style was mainly Gothic.However, its construction went on for centuries. [2] As a consequence there is a mixture of artistic styles, ranging from the early Romanesque, Valencian Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical.