Moncada

Moncada, or Montcada , is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain.

On the official writings in Latin Monscatanus was used, from mons and Celtic catanus , making Montcada the correct original spelling and Moncada a vulgarization of the name. However, officially the town's name is written Moncada, but also in Valencian accept dual Montcada/Moncada denomination, as the origin of the name is linked from the 13th century to the lineage of the House of Montcada, although the removal of the letter t dates from the 15th century, where previously, the Moncada form was used in the earliest known documents relating to the Royal Séquia of the municipality, this denomination coming from the vulgar pronunciation, simplified by omitting the letter t. Moreover, government agencies on language as the Valencian Academy of Language always use Montcada in Catalan to refer to the name of the municipality of Valencia.

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