"I, the King". Felipe III signed and dated handwritten letter in Denia 29 1604 January day thanks to which has confirmed the presence in Dénia king and his Chancellery. That is, the city hosted the state for a few days of January and February 1604 year. And now it has been proven through the acquisition of this document by the Municipal Archives.
Next to the king's signature is that of Domingo Ortiz, secretary of the affairs of Valencia in the Council of Aragon, organism in which the issues of the territories of the former Crown of Aragon, consisting of Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia tried and Majorca.
The document is addressed to Don Álvaro Vich and Manrique, governor general of the Kingdom of Valencia d'allà Xixona, and deals with the serious conflict, with lawsuits and confrontations occurred in the city of Alicante by becoming Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in front of the opposition of the parishioners of the church of Santa Maria, senior.
Of 1604 is the third visit by King Philip III to our city, and the only one documented. It was a state visit aimed at the invitation of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Valencia, which had started in Denia January 2 1604. In the end, the city of Valencia called the king's call for cuts that finally took place in Valencia from 9 20 January to February this year. At this time it is known that King Philip III spent several weeks in Dénia next to the Duke of Lerma, enjoying their possessions in the marquisate. A short stay during which Felipe III founded the Convent of the Augustinians of Denia, the January 25 1604. Four days later, still in town and he issued this letter in its functions of state government.
