Cross of the Three Kingdoms

The mountain of the Cross of the Three Kingdoms (in Spanish Cruz de los Tres Reinos) is near the civil parish of Arroyo Cerezo, that belongs to the municipality of Castielfabib, in the comarca of the Rincón de Ademuz, province of Valencia (Valencian Community). It belongs to the Montes Universales. It has 1,555 m of elevation.

Etymology

Its denominations is caused because in that place were the borders of three kingdoms: the Kingdom of Aragon, the Kingdom of Valencia and the Kingdom of Castile. The tradition says that in the medieval times, the king of both crowls (the king of Castile, and the king of Aragon, who was also king of Valencia), met in that place to discuss about their problems.

Bibliography
  • Montesinos, J. y Poyato, C. (Ed.): Actas del Primer Simposio de La Cruz de los Tres Reinos. Espacio y tiempo en un territorio de frontera. Simposio Interregional Interuniversitario, celebrado en Ademuz el 25, 26 y 27 de julio de 2008. Edición de la Universitat de València y de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Cuenca, 2011. ISBN 978-84-8427-773-6.

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