| 18 Mar 1978 |
the municipalities within administrative limits of the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia are placed under the administration of the Council of the Valencian Country (Consejo del País Valenciano | Consell del País Valencià) in accordance with a royal decree-law of 17 Mar 1978, effective upon publication (Spain Official Gazette, No. 66, 18 Mar 1978, pp. 6505-6506; Valencia Official Gazette, No. 1, 19 May 1978, pp. 2-4) |
| 10 Jul 1982 |
the municipalities integrated into the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia are organized as an autonomous community (comunidad autónoma | comunitat autonoma) of Spain under the name of the Valencian Community in accordance with a statute approved by the Cortes General of Spain (Congreso de los Diputados on 28 Apr 1982; Senado on 15 Jun 1982), signed into law on 1 Jul 1982, effective upon publication (Spain Official Gazette, No. 164, 10 Jul 1982, pp. 18813-18820; Valencia Official Gazette, No. 74, 15 Jul 1982, pp. 2-23) [1] |
| 10 Jul 1982 - |
Comunidad Valenciana ES = Comunitat Valenciana VAL |