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Castillo de Titaguas(Titaguas)

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The old town of Titaguas is very picturesque, has a very irregular and slightly sloping morphology, with center in the Plaza de la Iglesia, a rectangular space chaired by the Parroquial del Salvador of Renaissance style, built in the sixteenth century and topped by a massive bell tower.

In front of the church is the Town Hall and the building that once housed the school, and on the first floor of which until recently operated a furnace.

The lands of Titaguas were occupied by man since ancient times, as evidenced by the existing archaeological sites, including the Rincón del Tío Escribano, where cave paintings of great interest are preserved. This shelter, which is about two kilometers from the village, in a very rugged place, was discovered around 1980 by Professor Francisco Moreno and his paintings were studied by experts from the Prehistoric Research Service of the Provincial Council of Valencia, which subsequently protected the site with a fence. The Iberians and Romans settled in the mountains and plains of Titaguas, but the origin of the present town dates back to Arab times. Until the first third of the 18th century, Titaguas depended on Alpuente. The origin of Titaguas is not known exactly. The documents are scarce; but primitive settlements are predicted, since the recognized cave paintings of "tío Escribano" are found in the area.

In the Castillo de la Cabrera area, remains have been found that indicate the presence of a Moorish population. If we stick to the historical testimony its origin does not go beyond the long period of the Reconquest.

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