The heritage of Llutxent is the most characteristic singularity of this municipality of the Albaida Valley. The stones of emblematic buildings such as the Albacar Xiu make us travel back in time to the Islamic period. With the conquest of Jaime I begins another stage of the vila, where the Christian population is established. The Moorish Christian battles, the donation of lands to an Italian nobleman who will begin the construction of the Palace castle, the Union Wars, the revolt of the Germanies and the War of Independence have written chapters of the history of this population. And drawing on the heritage of Llutxent, we stretch the thread of history that has led us to our days. But in addition to its heritage, Llutxent has other attractions: the recovery of lime kilns and the El Surar Natural Park. Three excuses for getting closer to discovering this locality, if you have not done it yet.
HISTORY
The origin of Luchente predates the conquest of Jaime I, who repopulated it with 24 old Christians from his own army in 1255, exercising the lordship over it Pedro Fernández de Híjar, natural son of the king. After the last uprising of Al-Azraq, and his death, the Moors continued in turmoil and asked for help from the southern kingdoms, from which came forces that looted the population. The Christians sent troops, but suffered a heavy defeat. In the battle, García Ortiz de Azagra son of Bernardo Guillermo de Entenza died, and the Maestre del Temple and several religious were taken prisoner. In 1278, Pedro III the Great, constituted the barony of Luchente, belonging to a Sicilian family. In 1349, Pedro the Ceremonious, for 2000 Valencian salaries, pawned this town, along with that of Almenara, to Olfo de Próxita. Later belonged to the following gentlemen: in 1478 to Pedro Maza de Lizana, later to Ramón Lladró, lord of Castalla, and in 1574 to Pedro Maza Lladró, Marquis of Terranova, first Duke of Mandas, titles that were later incorporated to Marquisate de Dos Aguas. In 1520, Luchente was attacked by troops of the agermanados, resisting the neighbors until the troops of the viceroy forced them to retreat to Játiva. Later, during the War of Spanish Independence, the Dominican friars organized companies of volunteer marksmen with waiters from other neighboring towns. When the French entered Luchente, they evicted the convent, and occupied it by seizing what was found in it, leaving it very destroyed when it was evacuated. Also during the Carlist wars of the nineteenth century suffered the consequences of the conflict, because in the last, the Carlists burned the civil registry, broke the tombstone of the constitution, beat the Liberals and took weapons and money.
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