Editing Valencia (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Valencia - panoramio (7).jpg|thumb|right|Modern developments in the Penya-Roja neighborhood]]

On 3 July 2006, a major mass transit disaster, the [[Valencia Metro derailment]], left 43 dead and 47 wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lasexta.com/programas/salvados/noticias/accidente-metro-valencia-historia-tragedia-silenciada_2013042957278f764beb28d44602f8b7.html |date=29 April 2013 |title=43 muertos, 47 heridos y 0 responsables: el accidente de metro de Valencia es la historia de una tragedia silenciada |website=[[LaSexta]] |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615213018/https://www.lasexta.com/programas/salvados/noticias/accidente-metro-valencia-historia-tragedia-silenciada_2013042957278f764beb28d44602f8b7.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Days later, on 9 July, the World Day of Families, during Mass at Valencia's Cathedral, Our Lady of the Forsaken Basilica, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] used the ''Sant Calze'', a 1st-century Middle-Eastern artifact that some Catholics believe is the [[Holy Grail]].{{efn|It was supposedly brought to that church by [[Valerian (emperor)|Emperor Valerian]] in the 3rd century, after having been brought by [[Saint Peter|St. Peter]] to Rome from Jerusalem. The ''Sant Calze'' (Holy Chalice) is a simple, small stone cup. Its base was added during the medieval period and consists of fine gold, alabaster and gem stones.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0603899.htm |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060711190739/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0603899.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 July 2006 |title=About the Santo Caliz (Holy Chalice) |publisher=Catholicnews.com |access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref>}}

Valencia was selected in 2003 to host the historic [[America's Cup]] yacht race, the first European city ever to do so. The [[2007 America's Cup|2007 America's Cup matches]] took place from April to July. On 3 July 2007, [[Alinghi]] defeated [[Team New Zealand]] to retain the America's Cup. Twenty-two days later, on 25 July 2007, the leaders of the Alinghi syndicate, holder of the America's Cup, officially announced that Valencia would be the host city for the 33rd America's Cup, held in June 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.americascup.com/en/33rd/news_5.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123033408/http://www.americascup.com/en/33rd/news_5.php |url-status=dead |title=Announcement of the election as host city for 33rd America's Cup |archive-date=23 January 2010}}</ref>

The results of the [[Valencia City Council elections|Valencia municipal elections]] from 1991 to 2011 delivered a 24-year uninterrupted rule (1991–2015) by the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] (PP) and Mayor [[Rita Barberá]], with support from the [[Valencian Union]]. Barberá's rule was ousted by left-leaning forces after the [[2015 Valencia City Council election|2015 municipal election]], with [[Joan Ribó]] of [[Coalició Compromís|Compromís]] becoming the new mayor.