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L'Alcora is known worldwide for its earthenware: in 1727 the Count of Aranda founded a Royal Earthenware and Porcelain Factory here. Before that it had been Iberian and Roman land, and the seat of Alcalatén castle.
There has been human presence since the Bronze Age and there are many Iberian sites, such as Montmirà and El Tossal de les Foies. From Roman times there remain a rural settlement and the Santa baths, from the 1st to 4th centuries, discovered in 2004.
Alcalatén castle was built between the 10th and 13th centuries. On 24 July 1233 forces under Ximénez de Urrea conquered it and on 31 December 1305 the founding charter of Alcora was granted. In 1306 James II granted a weekly Wednesday market, and in 1418 an agreement with Lucena shared out land and laid down that the fortress be demolished.
In 1725 the ninth Count of Aranda inherited Alcalatén castle and in 1727 he founded the Royal Earthenware and Porcelain Factory. With the disappearance of the House of Aranda, the factory declined from 1798.
On 21 March 1838 Isabelline forces and Cabrera's Carlists clashed at the San Cristóbal fort. In 1876 Alcora lost its status as judicial district seat to Lucena, and in the 1960s it became a mainly industrial town.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Alcora (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 1/11/2026.
