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Parish Church, Shelter, Stagecoach, Serial (Iglesia Square)

It comes from the neoclassical reform carried out at the end of the 18th century, expanding the previous Gothic church of the 16th century. Consecrated to Saint Vicent Ferrer, it is one of the most significant elements of the town, guarding in its interior two valuable artistic works: the apotheosis of Saint Vincent Ferrer as Angel of apotheosis, a pictorial work by José Camarón, from 1776, and Saint Vincent Ferrer preaching, a sculptural work by the avant-garde Vicente Antón, from 1952.

The Braçal magazine published a specific article on the temple in 2004, “La parròquia de Sant Vicent d’Algímia” (The Parish of Saint Vincent of Algimia), written by Helios Borja Cortijo.

As an anecdote that shows the political effervescence of Algímia at the beginning of the 20th century, we show this musical confrontation. In the period 1902-13, the Segorbian   Luis Quixal occupied the parish of the town. One of the points of friction was manifested in the festivities of the “Virgen de los Desamparados” (Our Lady Of The Forsaken), in May. When the image left the temple, what music did the band play? The Royal March as a representation of the highest authority that it was, according to some. But there were occasions when the band, with a political and burlesque sense, interpreted the Marseillaise, the revolutionary anthem by excellence.

Stagecoach

At the end of the 19th century, “Uncle Bruno’s tartan” carried passengers between Algímia and Valencia. It was a horse-drawn stagecoach.

During the 1920s and 1930s, the Lafarga de Segorbe bus line had a stop in this square.

Municipal shelter.

The largest shelter in town, built by the Municipal Committee in 1938, occupied practically the entire square, with the idea that Franco’s aviation would not bomb the church. It was destroyed at the end of the Spanish Civil War.

TV Serial

In 1967 the square was transformed, becoming the Provençal town of Rustrel in the 14th century, an open-air stage built to film a French television series, “Les diables au village”, “The devils are in the village”.

Practically all the neighbors took part in the filming, which meant an economic injection for the town.