Valencia-Style Paella

VALENCIA WAS ESTABLISHED AS A COLONY BY THE ANCIENT ROMANS, WHO INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF IRRIGATION TO THE SETTLEMENT. CENTURIES LATER, WHEN THE MOORS WERE IN CONTROL OF SPAIN, THEY IMPROVED UPON THESE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND BEGAN THE CULTIVATION OF RICE AS FAR BACK AS THE 10^TH CENTURY, THEREBY ESTABLISHING THE SPANISH TRADITION OF EATING RICE. THERE ARE AS MANY VERSIONS OF PAELLA AS THERE ARE INGREDIENTS. I’VE USED RISOTTO RICE, WHICH ISN’T TRADITIONAL BUT IS READILY AVAILABLE