Route of the Borgias

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Holy Mary's door in the Collegiate Basilica of Gandia.
Detail of the Ducal Palace of Gandia. Voltes neogotiques de l'estanca del duc, palau ducal de Gandia.JPG
Detail of the Ducal Palace of Gandía.
Gothic-mudejar cloister of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, 14th century. SantJeroniClaustreEscala06.jpg
Gothic-mudéjar cloister of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, 14th century.
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Detail of the roof in the Palace of Milà i Aragó, in Albaida.
Chalice of the Pope Callixtus III at the museum of the Collegiate Basilica of Xativa. Calze del Papa Calixt III, col*legiata de Xativa.JPG
Chalice of the Pope Callixtus III at the museum of the Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva.
Triptych of Jacomart for the Borgias at the museum of the Collegiate Basilica of Xativa. Jacomart, trittico borgia.jpg
Triptych of Jacomart for the Borgias at the museum of the Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva.
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Detail of the Valencia Cathedral.
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The "Micalet", tower of the Valencia Cathedral.
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Frescoes of the Church of San Nicolás, Valencia.

The Route of the Borgias is a cultural route, that includes sites associated with the Borja or Borgia, located in their native Valencian Community, Spain. The marketing of the route was inaugurated in 2007. [1] [2]

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The Borgias were a family of Aragonese origin, who settled in the Kingdom of Valencia, after its King James I of Aragon wrested control from Moorish rulers. In most translations, the family is known as the Borgia, the Italian way of transcribing the Borja surname from Valencian.

The Popes Callixtus III and Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia and Francis Borgia are the best-known figures of this lineage that originated in Canals and Xàtiva, and via Valencia came to Rome, then return to Valencia to refound the Duchy of Gandia.

The route through the legacy of the Borgias has its beginning in the city of Gandia and ends in Valencia passing through various monuments and Valencian towns where the Borja left their mark.

Itinerary

The route includes the following monuments and towns:

Gandia:

Alfauir

Simat de la Valldigna

Albaida

Castelló de Rugat

Canals

Xàtiva

Llombai

Valencia

Castellnovo (Castellón)

The Route step by step

Gandia: The vestige of the Borgia in Gandia is extensive.

Alfauir

Simat de la Valldigna

Albaida

Canals

Xativa: The legacy of the Borja in Xativa is important.

Valencia: The legacy of the family in the capital of the Kingdom of Valencia was numerous.

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References

  1. Source: Diputació de Valencia. Valencia Province Government.Descubre la Valencia de los Borja..
  2. Source: ABC. Paseo por la historia de los Borja..

The Route

The Monuments