The Treaty of Torrellas (called a sentencia arbitral, "sentence by arbitration," in Castilian), signed in Torrellas on 8 August[citation needed] 1304, settled the question of conquest of the Kingdom of Murcia, thitherto a dependency of the Crown of Castile, by James II of Aragon.
[1] Between 1296 and 1300, James led a series of military operations in Murcia with the intention of conquering a large zone between Elda in the north and Huércal-Overa in the south,[citation needed] with him occupying all territory above the Segura, and Murcia, which was returned to Castile.
[3] James got together with Ferdinand IV of Castile in 1304 to fix new borders between their two states in Andalusia.
Cities were exchanged, with Aragon being awarded many north of the Segura,[4] and James retained a portion of Villena.
And now the king of Aragón wants it back and by rights and with reason; and thus in this peace treaty, he will recover it, that is, Alicante, Elche, Aspe, Petrer, the Valley of Elda and Novelda, and la Mola, Crevillente, Abanilla, Callosa, Orihuela, and Guardamar.