Montblanc in Tarragona
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Montblanc is the capital of the
Catalan comarca Conca de Barberà , in the
Spanish province of Tarragona . The
Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this town. The municipality comprises the settlements of Montblanc (2013 population 7,027), La Guàrdia dels Prats (200), Lilla (88), Prenafeta (61), Rojals (26), and El Pinetell (7).
The area around Montblanc has been inhabited for thousands of years. Evidence of cave dwellings have been found dating back to Palaeolithic times.
Museu d'Art Palau Ferré © Minairoblau/cc-by-sa-4.0
After the invasion by the
Moors in 711 AD, much of the area became dominated by a patchwork of
Islamic fiefdoms . The Islamic invasion initiated a long period of very successful agricultural and commercial development. This was responsible for the birth of many towns and villages in the region which still retain their Islamic names.
The 10th and 11th centuries seem to have been a period of relatively peaceful coexistence in which
Muslims ,
Christians and
Jews lived in the region of Montblanc. This productive period continued until an allegiance of forces, strongly supported by the Roman Catholic Church, initiated an era of expulsions, which forced Muslims and Jews to leave the Iberian peninsula.
Maties Palau Ferré (1921-2000), painter and sculptor, disciple of
Pablo Picasso , was born and died in Montblanc.
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