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13-692: The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to Alcoi , by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams. In its initial part the Serpis is intermittent. Near Alcoi it joins with the Barxell, coming from the Serra de Mariola , after which it has a regular course. Other cities it passes through include Cocentaina , L'Alqueria d'Asnar , Muro d'Alcoi , Gayanes and Beniarrés , where

26-502: A dam creates an artificial lake; after the latter, the Serpis crosses L'Orxa , Vilallonga , Potries , Beniarjó , Almoines , El Real de Gandia and Gandia , where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after receiving the waters of its main affluent, Vernisa river. 38°42′8.08″N 0°28′13.0″W  /  38.7022444°N 0.470278°W  / 38.7022444; -0.470278 This article related to

39-539: A population of 61,135 residents in 2018. The first traces of human presence in the area date to c. 60,000 years ago, when Neanderthal hunters settled here, in a site now called El Salt . A site with rock paintings , dating to c. 10,000/6,500 years ago, has been discovered near la Sarga. From around the mid-3rd millennium BC people started to move from the caves to the plain where cereals were grown, while mountain fortifications were erected ( Mola Alta de Serelles , Mas del Corral , Mas de Menente , El Puig ). After

52-549: A river in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alcoy (Spain) Alcoy ( Spanish: [alˈkoj] ; Valencian : Alcoi [alˈkɔj] ; officially: Alcoy / Alcoi ) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community , Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported

65-542: Is Moros i Cristians , in April. The local football club CD Alcoyano is famous across Spain for a proverbial match in which they were facing a very adverse score. When the referee was about to close, the Alcoyano players kept asking for more time to score back and reach a draw. Thus the phrase tener más moral que el Alcoyano ("to have greater morale than Alcoyano") ponders an indefatigable person. Currently, they play in

78-453: Is broadcast live on TVE 1 (the central public Spanish channel) every year, whereas regional television channels broadcast their own parades. The cavalcade of Alcoi is the oldest in the world and is a major draw of international tourism for Spain. Small towns and villages celebrate cavalcades with traditional props, some of which involve Romans, shepherds and camels, while other places have modernized to tractors and fancy cars, though most of

91-458: Is celebrated every January 5 (the day preceding the feast of Epiphany ) in the evening. In Spain , after greeting the kings at the cavalcade in town, children are supposed to go home and go to bed early. They clean and put out their shoes, and the following morning, find the gifts of the Magi, which they requested in a letter, in and around their shoes. Paper cut-outs are usually also put out to adorn

104-1294: The Segunda División B at El Collao Stadium . The city is also home to PAS Alcoy , a Spanish roller hockey club, which plays in the OK Liga , the first division of roller hockey in Spain. Cavalcade of Magi The Cavalcade of Magi is a traditional parade with floats carrying the wise men taking place in practically all Spanish cities and villages (known in Spanish as Cabalgata de Reyes Magos , in Galician as A Cabalgata dos Reis Magos and in Basque as Errege magoen desfilea , in Catalan Cavalcada de Reis , in Esperanto as Kavalkado de la Tri Reĝoj), in Andorra and Argentina , in some cities and towns in Mexico and Gibraltar . The Magi (of which tradition holds there were three: Melchior , Gaspar , and Balthazar ) ride through

117-621: The War of Spanish Succession , Alcoy sided for the cause of archduke Charles , and was therefore besieged and stripped of numerous privileges, which started a period of decline. In 1873 the workers of Alcoy revolted in the Petroleum Revolution . Many outdoor rock paintings exist in Alcoy, and there are some ruins of an Iberian settlement with fragments of Greco - Roman pottery. Buildings with an artistic or historical interest in

130-770: The Roman conquest of the Iberians , several rural villas were built in the area, as well as a necropolis. The town was established in 1256 by James I of Aragon , with the construction of a castle on a strategic position over the Serpis river, to secure the southern frontier of the Kingdom of Valencia during the Reconquista . In 1291 the town was donated by King James II of Aragon to the Sicilian admiral Roger of Lauria ; it did not return to royal possession until 1430. During

143-424: The city include: Alcoy has important industries related to textile , paper , food and metal . Furthermore, Alcoy has many factories that manufacture matches . Today, Alcoy is the financial, commercial and cultural center of the surrounding area. Alcoy hosts the oldest Cavalcade of Magi in the world. The Jesuset del Miracle is commemorated on the last day of January. The most important touristic celebration

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156-479: The scene, and the children usually put out cookies and some brandy or other drink for the kings to sit and enjoy themselves for a moment before moving on to the next house, and a bucket of water for their camels. According to this tradition, the children who have behaved badly during the previous year receive coal rather than candy, though (as in the case of Santa Claus ) this is not a frequent occurrence. They might get coal candy, though. The great cavalcade of Madrid

169-615: The streets, as their pages (both boys and girls) collect children's letters to the kings and also throw candy to children. The cavalcade usually includes dancers, musicians, and pages, as well as other assistants to the kings. The first Cavalcade in Spain is documented from 1855 in Barcelona , and the longest-standing cavalcade is in Alcoi , in the Valencian Country , where it has been celebrated uninterruptedly since 1866. It

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