Recent interventions in the bell tower have removed all graffiti, antiguos the modern, that could inform on the activities of the ringers and visitors to the room.
However, in one of the entrances to the Cathedral, There is a tombstone with a Latin cross surrounded by four equal shields, and with inscriptions in Gothic capital which serves to date inscriptions similar. On top says, Latin and Greek, “XPS : Wins / XPS : Raining / XPS : INPERAT” Above the cross, on the right, is there a “D” while left, brzo below seems to say “AND / OS”. In the arms of the cross hanging like two censers. Below puts “IT WAS : MIL : CCC : XXX : Space / RODERICUS … (illegible word) : M: FECIT” Utilization was at a relatively late stage (1373) together with the use of Gothic epigraphy capital and the invocation CHRIST EXPIRES, CHRIST QUEEN, CHRIST IMPERA, expression from carolinas calls cheers, employed in the eighth century in France, and subsequently used as the official anthem of Vatican Radio in the twentieth century, will serve to date expressions and similar types of letter.
Opposite the bell San Zoilo is an interesting geographical registration, on highly degraded stone plate, where we read with great difficulty, without it even the final version
This text is taken from the Official Website Ringers of the Cathedral of Valencia.
They are inventorying all the bells in Spain, and you'll be surprised at the wealth of data it has on Cathedral bells Torre de Córdoba.
The 4 bells restored back to the Tower of the Cathedral
The bronzes have been repaired in Jaen, the larger sized, in Germany.The spectacular hoisting surprised and attracted the attention of residents and tourists.
27/03/2009 JUAN M. NICE
They are not the oldest or the most famous of the three main bodies having the tower bells of the Cathedral. However, from floor four bronzes that were lifted last night seemed huge bell. So many neighbors commented, passersby and tourists were surprised by the operations in place to reposition the four bells, some bronzes that were removed for restoration at the end of last December. Specifically, restored bells are three of midsize newly manufactured, but to be appreciated that cracks. These bronzes cast traveled to the Roses, in Jaen town of Torredonjimeno, to be recast. The fourth bell, larger sized, was taken to a firm in Germany to rebuild the broken ring the clapper.
The lifting needed to cut the road to traffic for the installation of a crane special scope, who managed to finish operations in just over two hours.