Sant Mori () is a

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in the ''

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'' of

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and on the west by

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. The economy is primarily based on agriculture,

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, and, more recently, tourism. Sant Mori was a barony in the 15th century and in 1893 it became a marquisate. The regent queen

Juana Enríquez Juana Enriquez, 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte (1425 – 13 February 1468) was Queen of Aragon and de facto Queen consort of Navarre as the wife of King John II. Juana Enríquez was the Regent of Navarre during the absence of her husban ...

and her son

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand I, Ferdinand III, and Ferdinand V (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic, was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of ...

spent some days in the castle of Sant Mori at the height of the war against

John II of Aragon John II (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and ; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was ...

. There the Parliament of the Corts Catalanes was invoked in October, 1466.

Places of interest

* Saint Mauricio's Church. 18th century * Sant Julià's Church. Pre-Romanic style * Sant Mori Castle, Which is more similar to a palace than to a fortification, and is built on top of older ruins
www.castellsantmori.com/
* Archeological site of an Iberian village.

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