PREHISTORY

 

Gilet already appear in primitive settlements, as evidenced by the remains of an Iberian settlement found in the mountain called La Peña, where they have found ceramic fragments and others who would go from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. In the Holy Spirit found a cave which is a cave painting in pale red, which looks like an idol representing a ¨ eye ¨. This painting has not been able to date too closely because of the geological conditions of the cave, concluding that it represented the beginning of the Bronze Age. In the Font of the Glass, also found remains of a Romanized Iberian settlement which has been dated between the third and second centuries BC



GILET BIRTH



The people as such have the first news as Arab farmhouse. After the conquest of James I, the land was given to Juan de Zaragoza and later donated to Bernardo Palau. To Adam de Paterna land were delivered in 1348, returning later to the Crown until Valencia Pedro II Pedro Guillem donated them to the April 15, 1375.



THE LORDSHIP IN GILET



He formed a local and regional nobility to be consolidated during the fourteenth century on the basis of privilege granted by the monarchy. On March 7, 1471, John II insists the jurisdiction of Manuel Llançol Gilet. The local nobility is considered low because their holdings are restricted only to the people. The French Revolution marks the transition from feudal society to a liberal society in Spain occupying the period of the nineteenth century. To avoid paying rent manor, the village requested Gilet joining the Royal Heritage, through the Basilica of Valencia, being granted in 1806, and in which in exchange for various pasture lands of the Santo Spirito, farmers pay increased from 20% to 5% of their crops to the Marquis of Llançol. By Teresa Llançol die without heirs, his executors began to push the population to pay their rents mansions, creating a serious conflict in the population and where the Basilica of Valencia was declared incompetent. It is this conflict that continues in income Gilet manor at least until the year 1841 the last of that record.



THE PROBLEM AND RESTOCKING MORISCA



Gilet had a majority of the Moorish population, with the expulsion of the Moors was a major problem due to population decline suffered by the population. After this removal, we proceeded to the repopulation of Gilet with people from elsewhere to supply the suffered population decline, which was a problem to the native nobility. The repopulation of Gilet letter specifies the place of origin of each of the settlers, with, 3 of Castile, 11, Sagunto, 7 Puzol, 5 of Aragon, Catalonia 2, 2 from France, 1 in Morella, 1 Castellón, 1 Ademuz, Archbishop Villar 1, 1 and 1 Puig Canet.



CIVIL WAR



The Civil War was only felt by the people as stage until 1939, just nearing completion, and during that period, the church suffered extensive damage, both in the parish file with the loss of valuable historical documents, such as the loss of cult images.