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Almoradi has a varied history from its early beginnings in 1196 BC and along the way been settled by romans and suffered an earth quake in 1829 which totally destroyed the town. Very little of the town remains from the time before the earth quake
According to legend, Almoradi was founded by a king called Brigo in 1196 BC and was
called Amarión it was later settled by Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans and the Visigoths.
After this came the Arab occupation and it was the Moors who gave the town its present
name (which means "my will and my desire"). Re-
The great earthquake
of 1829 (21st March) totally destroyed the town and it had to be completely re-
Over the centuries Almoradi
has relied mostly on agriculture for its economic survival, although in recent times
the manufacture of furniture has also become an important industry for the town.
Almoradi
is notable in the region for its being the home of a water tribunal which exists
to resolve disputes over the irrigation of land (this being for many centuries an
important agricultural area), the tribunal is an ancient and historic institution
which still imposes fines in Vellón Reals -