The historian, Miquel Almenara Sebastià, has presented in the Cirne Foundation, the document of the saga of the noble Sapena of Xàbia. These are the marriage chapters between Jerónima Villaba i Vives, Mrs. de Tormos with Joan-Agustí Sapena, before the notaries Baltazar Miralles and Joan de Urteaga in Xàbia on 28 on September 1554.
The basic content establishes the dowry of women and secondly the consideration made by men. The dowry is the manor of the place Tormos, with all the rights, rents and emoluments of the same, its economic value is underestimated and it is necessary to create a commission of two people to evaluate and fix the economic amount, to fix the increase, by the husband, valued at 50% of it.
The place of Tormos was indebted in 1.030 salaries and 4 annual census monies, of a capital of 16.000 salaries in the hands of Joan Sapena and that was a covert way of purchase. The study conducted by Miquel Almenara has several aspects:
Social , shows a kind of family, noble, of the minor nobility, with courtesy title of "Magnificent" within the feudal society of the 16th century and which forms the first ranking of the estate and military arm.
Politics, is about a manor of Alfonsín de vassos, subject to the right of the high manor of Baron de Orba.
Economy: owns the land, rights, income and emoluments of the manor of the Moorish vassals, composed of 24 alcores that used to be leased.
Sustainability of a benefit of the Valencia headquarters for a value of 220 salaries and payments for food to the widow, while living on 6000 salaries.
The notary Joan de Urteaga, brother of the (Picapedrer) architect, who built the church, Domingo de Urteaga, settled in Xàbia and left a saga that was preserved in the Patriarch's archive, finally the marriage between Jerónima and Joan Agustí died without having offspring.
