The village is situated in the Riu Sec Valley, between the Cavalls and Fatarella ranges, on the old road to Aragón and is the link with the lowlands of the Ribera d'Ebre. Because of the strategic position it has been destroyed on various occasions. In 1463, during the war against Joan II, the archbishop of Tarragona, Pere d'Urrea, subdued «in combat and by force of arms» Corbera, supporter of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It also shared with de rest of the region the upsets of the Catalan Revolt (Guerra dels Segadors). During the War of the Spanish Succession, the village was occupied by Franco-Spanish troops on February 6th, 1707.

Modern Age

The village is situated in the Riu Sec Valley, between the Cavalls and Fatarella ranges, on the old road to Aragón and is the link with the lowlands of the Ribera d'Ebre. Because of the strategic position it has been destroyed on various occasions.
In 1463, during the war against Joan II, the archbishop of Tarragona, Pere d'Urrea, subdued «in combat and by force of arms» Corbera, supporter of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It also shared with de rest of the region the upsets of the Catalan Revolt (Guerra dels Segadors). During the War of the Spanish Succession, the village was occupied by Franco-Spanish troops on February 6th, 1707.

Baroque Church of Sant Pere
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