| Valencia Region |
Town 24 km northwest of Valencia. It retains its Muslim character today with the l'alcassaba fortress (currently housing the archaeological museum), the old medina with the Arab baths.
The city was reconquered by Jaime II in 1239.
Latitude: 39.62; Longitude: -.6.
And presently he sent a force to besiege Valencia under Don Ramon Berenguer; and he had two Bastilles built, one in Liria, which King Yahia had given him when he came to relieve him, and the other in Juballa, and he thought to build another on the side of Albuhera, so that none might enter into the city, neither go out from it.
Liria at that time paid nothing, for it was in the Lordship of Zaragoza; but the Cid had it in his heart to fight with that King.
Then the Cid besieged Liria, and the people submitted unto him, that they should pay him yearly two thousand maravedis.