On 9 October 2011, Valencia celebrates two important dates in its history, the Region Of Valencia Day and Saint of the Community of Valencia and the Day of Saint Denis.
It was on 9 October 1238 that King James I of Aragon made his triumphal entry into Valencia. Days before the October 9, Muslims in the city of Valencia, had displayed the “senyal the king” (the “Real Senyera”, the Valencian Royal flag) on the walls of Valencia in surrender.