La història de Vilafranca

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FETS HISTÒRICS RELLEVANTS

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Riu de les Truites (actualment la Pobla del Bellestar o de Sant Miquel), data del 7 defebrer de 1239. Els primers pobladors, atrets pels avantatges de lanova vila, s’hi van instal·lar. La història va fer que, ni un segle després, Vilafranca s’agregara a un altre terme: Morella. No va recuperar la independència fins a tres segles més tard. El 9 defebrer de 1691 Carles II va signar el decret que permetria laseparació de Morella.

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Durant les guerres carlines del segle XIX a Vilafranca es van lliurar batalles decisives, com la del Mas de la Carrasca i la del Pla de Mossorro.

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Les restes trobades a diferents indrets del terme de Vilafranca, com la Rourera i la cova del barranc de la Fontanella, i les pintures rupestres de la Covatina del Tossalet del Mas de la Rambla demostren la presència humana des del mesolític (10.000-5.000 aC).

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El primer poblat data de l’edat del bronze (1.600 - 1.200 aC), se n’han trobat restes a l’Ereta del Castellar, molt a prop de l’actual Vilafranca.Però hauran de passar gairebé vint-i-cinc segles perquèla història de la Vilafranca d’avui comence a teixir-se. La carta de poblament original atorgada per Balasc d’Alagó al

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