Compromís calls on Sagunto council to join the Year of Jaume I 2026
The Compromís (Valencian left-wing coalition) group at Sagunto City Council submitted a motion asking the municipality to join the commemoration of the 750th anniversary of the death of King Jaume I, declared the Year of Jaume I 2026 by the Valencian Government.
Compromís is bringing a proposal to Sagunto's city council plenary asking the municipality to officially endorse the Year of Jaume I 2026, a commemoration declared by the Valencian Government to mark 750 years since the death of King Jaume I — known in English as James the Conqueror — a key figure in the history of medieval Valencia.
The motion asks the council to take an active part in events and activities organised throughout 2026 under this commemorative framework. Jaume I was the 13th-century monarch who incorporated the present Valencian territory into the Aragonese crown and laid the foundations of the Valencian language and culture, a legacy of particular significance for regional identity. Compromís considers council endorsement a way of raising the profile of Valencian historical heritage on the local government agenda. According to elperiodic.com.