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Rafal
Rafal developed from an Arabic-named rural estate into an independent seventeenth-century marquisate whose compact streets remain surrounded by huerta.
A rural estate becomes a town
A marquisate measured in streets and fields
Rafal developed from an Arabic-named rural estate into an independent seventeenth-century marquisate whose compact streets remain surrounded by huerta.
How Jerónimo de Rocamora, the parish of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and working small fields explain one of the Vega Baja's smallest terms.
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INE padrón, 1 Jan 2025
- Population
- 4,849
- Change since 2015
- +16%
4,167 in 2015
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New contribution · Autumn 2026
Rafal: the marquisate and its huerta
How Jerónimo de Rocamora, the parish of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and working small fields explain one of the Vega Baja's smallest terms.
Published 3 September 2026
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