![]() One of them, Alí, was sent to bring water from Tibi to the castle, building an aqueduct as large and robust as necessary. The father, undecided but satisfied with both options, gave each man a different test, with the firs to complete their mission obtaining the princess’s hand. The feast was so successful that he found not one, but two candidates: both of them lavishing gallantries upon the princess right from the very start of the gala. The commander watched the young men carefully, hoping that the right one would arrive for his daughter: the strongest, most handsome and richest of men.ĭays and months passed without finding a single worthy candidate for the woman’s hand in marriage, and so he decided to organise a great banquet in his castle, to be attended by all appropriate suitors. However, as Cántara – the Caliph’s daughter – grew, more and more suitors began to appear at their door. ![]() He and his daughter lived in the impressive fortress of Benacantil (today, the Castillo de Santa Bárbara), surrounded by overwhelming riches and infinite delicacies brought from the furthest corners of the earth. According to some, Alicante – the “best place on earth” – does not take its name from its former Islamic title (Al-Laqant), but from a beautiful Arabic princess whose father was the commander of the Muslim medina.
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