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Soneja, in the Alto Palancia, was left depopulated after the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609 and was resettled that same year with 39 families.
On 8 February 1563 weapons were confiscated from the Moriscos of Soneja, as part of the disarming of Valencian Moriscos. On 22 September 1609 the expulsion of the Morisco population of the Kingdom of Valencia was decreed and the village was left depopulated. On 27 November 1609 José Folch de Cardona granted the settlement charter and 39 families resettled the place.
On 5 October 1751 construction of the present church of San Miguel Arcángel began. On 12 April 2008 the Gypsum Museum opened.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Soneja (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 1/11/2026.
