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Ribesalbes, beside the Alcalatén, is a village with a ceramics tradition. Its tilework was born in the 18th century in the shadow of the Royal Factory of Alcora.
The place was given to Guillermo de Pau to settle in 1235 and conquered by James I in 1245. In 1404 Domingo Ros de Orsins bought it, with criminal jurisdiction, and the founding charter followed shortly after. In 1513 jurisdiction passed to Onda. In the 17th century it passed to the Coll family, who held it until the 18th.
Tilework and fine earthenware began in the first third of the 18th century, after the Alcora factory started up in 1727. In 1780 royal layoffs at the Alcora factory scattered its craftsmen and gave rise to independent workshops.
In 1887 it had 267 inhabitants and in 1910, 1,073. The church of San Cristóbal dates from the 18th century and the aqueduct from the 19th.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Ribesalbes (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 1/11/2026.
