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Argelita was the first village to clear out its Moriscos after the 1609 decree and was resettled with a founding charter in 1611. It keeps the castle of La Mola del Bou Negre.
In 1178 the fortification of La Mola del Bou Negre is documented, on the border between the dioceses of Segorbe and Tortosa. In 1247 the Castilianised form Buey Negro appears, and in 1252 an Arabic inscription on the Torre Redonda. In 1491 it passed to the Crown.
On 5 October 1609, according to the source, it was the first village to clear out its Moriscos. On 23 February 1611 Pedro Escribá y Zapata granted the founding charter. In 1795 Cavanilles mentions 87 households working in agriculture.
In 1565 it had 46 households, in 1870 it reached 655 inhabitants and in 1994 there were 105.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Argelita (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 1/11/2026.
