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When the
War of Spanish Succession between the Bourbons and the Austrian
Habsburgs divided Spain the Cardinal of Cartagena-Murcia, Luis Antonio
de Belluga y Moncada, sided with the Bourbons. After their victory
Felipe V granted the cardinal the title of 'Field Marshall' of
Valencia. The Cardinal had a grand project to drain the marshy land of
the Vega Baja and use it for farming - the rent obtained from this
land would then be donated to charitable works. Several villages were
founded on this land, Dolores being one of these. Dolores is
essentially an agricultural village dedicated to growing fruit and
vegetables, especially artichokes, and raising cattle. The largest
cattle fair in the province is held on the 1st Sunday of August. The
village also manufactures footwear.
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