Albesa
municipality in Noguera, Ponent, Lleida Province, Spain
Albesa (Catalan pronunciation: [alˈβeza]) is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 1,584 (register office, 2025) .
In 1003 it was the seat of the battle of Albesa. The economy is mostly based on agriculture (fruit, potato, tomato), taking advantage of the presence of an acequia.
Sights include the parish church of St. Mary (18th century), with a 14th-century retablo, and the remains of the ancient castle (conquered by the Christians in 1098) and of several ancient Roman villas.
Notable natives
Fred Albesa, Commander, United States Navy.
Ignasi Segarra i Banyeres, priest of Opus Dei prelature.
Fermí Palau i Casellas, teacher, politician and poet.
“Albesa” enters the record as municipality in Noguera, Ponent, Lleida Province, Spain. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Albesa, municipality and Noguera can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1770869. VIAF identifies the subject as 316735451. Authority coordinates are 41.754, 0.662. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 1003 and 1098.
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