Alcoy, Spain (Alcoi in Valencian), city in the province of Alicante, Spain
During the War of Spanish Succession, Alcoi sided for the cause of archduke Charles, and was therefore besieged and stripped of numerous privileges, which started a period of decline.
The ones held in Alcoi are by far the most famous and spectacular, and is televised live on Canal Nou television as well as occasionally on state channel TVE.
For effect, they improvised an army and formed battalions, organized by the well-to-do farmer of Muro d'Alcoi, Josep Navarro.