The Tower and walls of the Borgias of the

Valencian Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the Carche, El Carche comarca in Región de Murcia, Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance lan ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Canals Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or river engineering, engineered channel (geography), channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport watercraft, vehicles (e.g. ...

(

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

), is a

Bien de Interés Cultural A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...

with the code 46.23.081-003 and Ministerial annotation R-I-51-0010524 with date April 3, 2000.Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural: Torre y Murallas de los Borja
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valencian Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the Carche, El Carche comarca in Región de Murcia, Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance lan ...

as ''Torreta de Canals''.Mapa cultural de la Provincia de Valencia - Torre y Murallas de los Borja
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History

It was constructed in the 13th century during the Muslim era. In the 14th century was constructed a

Valencian Gothic Valencian Gothic is an architectural style. It occurred under the Kingdom of Valencia between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term "Valencian G ...

style palace using the Muslim tower and part of the walls. This palace belonged to the

Borgia The House of Borgia ( , ; Spanish and an, Borja ; ca-valencia, Borja ) was an Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town ...

family and was the power base of the cadet Borja family from Xativa which held title over the

Señorío de Torre de Canals The Lordship of Torre de Canals was a lordship in the Crown of Aragon located in and around the town of Torre de Canals. The town is located in the present day Valencian Community and no longer exists as a lordship. History Originally created by ...

Pope Callixtus III Pope Callixtus III ( it, Callisto III, va, Calixt III, es, Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia ( va, Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his ...

was one of the members of this family born in this building. The town hall of

acquired the tower and restored in 1995.Town hall of Canals - History

References

{{reflist Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valencia Castles in the Valencian Community

Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century Route of the Borgias

History

See also

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