Top 10 Top 10 Historical Figures
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1. Dama de Elx (4th century BC)
Historical or mythical? – no-one knows. The origins of this exquisite Iberian sculpture are shrouded in mystery (see Elx (Elche)).
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2. Hannibal Barca (c.247–c.183 BC)
The Carthaginian general who famously crossed the Alps with elephants.
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3. Abd al-Rahman II (790–852)
Abderramán II founded the city of Mursiya (Murcia) in 825.
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4. El Cid (1043–99)
This charismatic knight won considerable lands around Valencia from the Arabs.
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5. Jaime I (1208–76)
The first to make major gains against the Arabs in the Costa Blanca.
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6. Isabella I (1451–1504) and Ferdinand V (1452–1516)
The Catholic monarchs held court at Orihuela in 1488, with the city at its most influential.
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7. Rodrigo de Borgia (c.1431–1503)
The infamous Pope Alexander VI, father of 10 children including Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, was born in Xàtiva.
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8. Barbarroja (d.1546)
Turkish pirate Jayr al-Din – better known as Barbarroja (“Red Beard”) – was the scourge of the Mediterranean.
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9. José de Ribera (1591–1652)
One of Spain’s finest painters, he was born in Xàtiva but spent most of his life in Italy.
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10. José Moñino Redondo (1728–1808)
A key figure in the Spanish Enlightenment. Born in Murcia.
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