History
The church was a donation from Laura de Cervellón to the new settlers of Oropesa in the First Puebla Charter of 1589. It was a building, which used to be a hostel, so that the parishioners could worship inside the walls, and not have to move to the old church located in Morro de Gos.
Cavanilles' 1795 plate does not show any bell tower. The French engraving of 1811 neither.
According to Pedro Ruiz Palomero, the bell tower is an attached tower outside the church, whose access is also external to the church itself. This access was built in 1880, and coexisted with another interior from the Casa Abadía, both at the level of the first floor of the tower. The ground floor of the bell tower was the sacristy of the Church, isolated and separated from the tower itself by an upper enclosure. The same author assures that the oldest bell dates from 1843.
The first flight of bells dates from 1868, after the fall of Elizabeth II, just on October 1, 1868 (AP-5 41 ra 42r).
In 1872 the roof and floor of the bell tower were recomposed.
On March 7, 1880, the priest asked the City Council to open the outer door of the tower and build the staircase, in charge of the charity. (AP-17 5r)
In 1914 new work due to the state of ruin of the bell tower.
On April 14, 1931, Alfonso XII left the country without abdicating, and the Republic was proclaimed. Until June 20, the Mayor Victorino Llorens Albella continued, and on May 2, 1931, it was agreed in plenary session to fix the bell tower and provide it with a tower clock. (AP-58 31r)
After the constitution of the new Town Hall, Adolfo Segarra Llorens became Mayor. That it will be until 1936. In the plenary session of July 30, 1932, the report, plans and budget for the reform of the bell tower for the installation of the public clock are presented. The architect was José Gimeno Almela. The Mayor Adolfo Segarra Llorens, and the Councilors, Manuel Vidal Ortiz, Pedro Clariach Llorens, Manuel Moreno Llorens, Vicente Saura Ripollés, Adolfo Cueva Pitarch, Marcelino Blasco Nicolau and José Ribera Claret. (AP 59 34r to 35r).
The works are auctioned separately; Modesto Llorens Prades is in charge of hauling gravel, José Cueva Pitarch was the bricklayer, the watch is auctioned through BOP no. 111 of September 15, 1932, winning the Segorbino Gonzalo Tena García.
The sand and engraving contract for the works on the gate is dated August 1, 1932.
In the plenary session of September 10, 1932, Mayor Adolfo Segarra Llorens, and the Councilors, Manuel Vidal Ortiz, Manuel Moreno Llorens, Vicente Saura Ripollés and José Ribera Claret, agreed to delay the patron saint festivities to be able to inaugurate the School Group and of the new Clock. (AP-59 40v.)
On October 1, 1932, the engraving is provided, the bricklayer states that it will not finish on time. In the plenary session on November 12, the clock is considered installed and the patron saint festivities will be held from the 27th of that month. (AP-59 49va 50v)
In the plenary session of November 19, 1932, the works on the clock were considered finished, but it was agreed to repair the bell tower from the new elevation work to the ground, due to cracks and poor condition. Mayor Adolfo Segarra Llorens, and the Councilors, Manuel Vidal Ortiz, Pedro Clariach Llorens, Manuel Moreno Llorens, Vicente Saura Ripollés, Adolfo Cueva Pitarch, Marcelino Blasco Nicolau and José Ribera Claret. (AP-60 1r)
In the plenary session of December 31, 1932, the same minus Clariach who did not attend, approved the final list of wages invested in the restoration of the bell tower. (AP-60 5v and 6r)
Contract for the reform of the Bell Tower. year 1933
The nomenclatures that appear in the study correspond to the registration number for consultation in the Municipal Archives.
* AP: Minutes book no. – recte or verso pages
*CO: Work contract no. – recte or verso pages
CCSU: Supply contract no. – recte or verso pages
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