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Valencia

Ancient name
Valentia
Modern name
Valencia
Modern country
Spain
Valencia was both a commercial nexus for the Western Mediterranean and capital of the Kingdom of Valencia, one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon which was at its height in the early 15th century; as recorded in his Libro segreto, Gregorio Dati did a great deal of business there. Campbell #356.
Coordinates
39.48, -0.38
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364364

The toponym Valencia appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.23.06

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Map of the location P153

Variant spellings of Valencia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Vale[n]tia He1
Valencia Par4
Valenza Tre
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Valencia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/valencia/.