Costa Blanca real estate

Whilst owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate know that the settlement of the Vega Baja region goes back to around 3,000 BC, Benijofar’s known history dates back to the times of the Arab conquest (8th - 13th centuries). Owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate know that the name of the village is undoubtably Arabic in nature and roughly translates as “son of pearl”, it is not certain if this relates to a family name or of a topographical feature of the area.

With the Arab surrender of 1243, many owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate will know that Benijofar and many of its neighbours went to the Murcia region and in 1244 the Treaty of Almizra gave the whole region to the kingdom of Castile.

Historians among owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate will know that for many years Benijofar appears to have been under the control of Orihuela. In 1582 it appears as an estate of Orihuela, with the owner being the Togores family. In 1617 the estate was bought by the School of Preachers from Orihuela and it became de-populated during these times, and there was no mention of Benijofar as part of the Kingdom of Valencia in 1646, nor any mention of it, as far as owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate can see, in the Orihuela census of 1649. It was bought again in 1686 by a Galician named Jaume and one of his descendants, Jaime of Castro, is considered by many owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate to be the “Father of Benijofar” - he settled 17 families in the area with land and farming rights.

Throughout the 18th Century Benijofar became established as an agricultural community and grew in wealth and prosperity.

Benijofar was seriously damaged in the devastating earthquake of 1829 and the 17th century parochial church of Saint James was mostly destroyed. Benijofar along with many other towns and villages of the area was rebuilt by two engineers, José Larramendi and Eugene Fourdinier - 75 new houses were constructed in Benijofar alone, much to the delight of owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate.

Benijofar has continued to grow from this time. Owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate know that its importance as an agricultural community has been helped by the proximity of the River Segura and the use of its water for the irrigation of the land. The River Segura, enjoyed by many owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate, has not always been beneficial as it burst its banks in 1957 and almost destroyed the entire village, with several people losing their lives.

These days Benijofar tries to promote a somewhat modern image to owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate and has a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants (some English). Places of interest for owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate are the parish church of Saint James, rebuilt after the 1829 earthquake, and the cave dwellings just outside the village.

Many owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate flock to the fiesta to honour Saint James which is held in July and as with all Spanish villages there are lots of other fiestas held throughout the year. All of these are enjoyed greatly by owners of Costa Blanca Real Estate.