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Villahermosa del Río, in the Alto Mijares, is of Muslim origin, received a charter of settlement in 1243 and gave its name to the duchy of Villahermosa, although the exact origin of the title is unclear.
The village is of Muslim origin and belonged to the lordship of Zayd Abu Zayd, the last Almohad governor of Valencia and an ally of James I. On 6 March 1208 it appears in the charter of Castelvispal. According to the source, Abu Zayd conquered it between 1229 and 1232 and in 1243 granted a charter of settlement under the law of Daroca.
It later passed to the Crown and was the seat of the duchy of Villahermosa. The source attributes the title to James I in 1259 but cites other sources that attribute it to John II of Aragon much later, so its origin is unclear. The village was destroyed in the War of the Spanish Succession and was an important military centre during the Carlist wars, with no precise dates.
Until the reform of municipal names in 1916 the municipality was called Villahermosa. That year it became Villahermosa del Río.
Text written by Zona Zero TV from public sources; early dates vary between authors. Sources: Villahermosa del Río (Hispanopedia, basado en Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Checked on 3/11/2026.
