The history of the Mora family goes back to Pere Mora, a potter originally from Altafulla (Catalonia), documented in Reus, where he died in 1607. His son Antoni Mora, a producer of lustreware, moved with his family to Manises in 1630, joining the Guild of Mestres d’Obra de Terra. Since then, the Mora dynasty has been continuously linked to the art of ceramics.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, several members of the family held prominent positions in the guild, such as Pere Mora Sanchis (1728), Luís Mora Ramón (1728), Josep Mora Mir (1759), and Francesc Mora Sanchis (1787).
In the 19th century, the most notable figures were Fernando Mora Gallego (1814–1878) and his sons Fernando Mora Osca and Vicente Mora Osca, who ran two renowned workshops whose polychrome and blue-decorated works are still preserved today. Both took part in the historicist movement that revived the lustreware technique, which once again became central to the artistic identity of Manises.
The tradition continued with successive generations: Fernando Mora Osca (1837–1909) with Salvadora Zorrilla; Arturo Mora Zorrilla (c.1875) with Vicenta Zorrilla Albenca; Salvador Mora Zorrilla (1906–1958) with Soledad Escobar Sanchis; and Salvador Mora Escobar (1937–2008) with Joana Benavent Chulió. Today, Arturo Mora Benavent (1970), together with Cristina Villalba Mestre, represents the 14th generation, keeping alive a family tradition passed down uninterrupted for more than four centuries.
This valuable genealogical study was documented and completed by Rafael Requena Díez and Josep Pérez Camps, who rigorously traced the continuity of the Mora lineage from its origins in the 17th century to the present day.