Las inundaciones del Xúquer (siglos XV-XIX), un exponente relevante de la cuestión hidráulica en tierras valencianas

This article tries to analyze the main aspects of the rivers Jucar in the Valencian region of La Ribera -in the lower course of this river- between the middle of the 15th century and the end of the 19th. The article emphasizes the natural and anthropological factors that caused the floodings and both the consequences of all type and the responses adopted to try to palliate the destructive effects of the floods.