San Miguel De Salinas

In which year did people begin to live in San Miguel de Salinas?

• 1823

• 1655

• 1599

• 2014

In which year did San Miguel become independent from Orihuela, for the first time?

• 1813

• 1762

• 1600

• 1250

In 1689, San Miguel's very first church was too old, and they knocked it down.

In what year was this very first church built?

• 1766

• 1600

• 1492

• 1801

In which year did San Miguel de Salinas get its very own priest?

• 1723

• 1999

• 2008

• 1968

Borders show you where a town begins and ends, on a map.

When San Miguel got its own government, in about 1836, who did they have arguments with about the border of the town?

• Orihuela

• Torrevieja

• Almoradi

• Orihuela

  Torrevieja

  and

  Almoradi

Pascual Madoz, in 1848, described San Miguel as having houses made from cane and wood.

What other special kind of house did he talk about?

• Very large houses

• Houses made of glass

• Cave Houses

• Houses of straw

What was built in 1840 - for the first time in San Miguel?

• The very first Town Hall and Jail.

• The very first cinema.

• The very first supermarket.

• The very first town square.

Before the first town hall was built, where did the mayor (The leader of the town) have his meetings?

• In a bar.

• In the church.

• In the park.

• Anybody's house in the town.

What huge event happened in 1829?

• The king came to visit.

• They put new pipes under the roads.

• An earthquake destroyed the town.

• Racing San Miguel won La Liga.

Borders show you where a town begins and ends, on a map.

For how many years did the arguments about borders of San Miguel last for?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400