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Incrusted in Rock, Founded in Noblesse and Standing on Heritage, Valletta – Malta

The name Valletta has its beginnings in heroism; it was named after Jean Parisot de la Valette, a knight of noble descent who successfully defended the city from the Ottoman invasion in 1565. The actual official name given at the time by the Order of Saint John was Humilissa Civitas Valletta – The Most Humble [...]