Talamanca is a city (village), head of the municipality of the same name, in the Bages region. The town has narrow sloping streets, and well restored old houses. Situated on a hill at 552 m above sea level and in the middle of the Sierra de Rossinyol on the BV-1221 road from Terrassa to Navarcles.
History
Although remains of an Iberian site have been found, the first written record is from 960, when Count Sala, founder of the monastery of Sant Benet de Bages, donated land and houses in the territory of the castle of Talamanca.
With Saracen invasions (711-715), the Bages had almost completely depopulated, and it was not until the repopulations carried out by the Counts Borrell d’Osona (799-820) and Guifré el Pelós (878-897) that peasants from the north settled around castles and churches looking for the double military and spiritual protection.
This must have also been the function of the castle of Talamanca and the church of Santa Maria de Talamanca, which was already mentioned in 1038. Between the church and the castle houses were built that formed the town of Talamanca.
At the end of the 12th century, the feudal domain of the castle of Talamanca passed into the hands of Talamanca lineage, which was linked to the history of the town during the entire Middle Ages and began with Bernat de Talamanca and his wife Dulça (1186- 1209). The Talamanca were the owners and lords of the whole territory. As lords they bought, sold and granted farms in allod, not only the land but also the men, who were sold all in the same lot.
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