CATALONIA
Catalonia: three centuries in the sight of Spain
With the de facto suspension of autonomy, let's review 12 moments in which the State has had Catalonia in its objective
1. The War of Succession and the defeat of 1714
In the War of Succession on the Spanish throne, the Catalans realized
that if they wanted to preserve their governmental and legal system they
had to bet on Archduke Charles of Austria, a decision that we paid very
expensive. The defeat of 1714 represented the end of the political and
legal organization of Catalonia and the imposition of an absolutist
government. The decree of the New Plant annulled the Catalan
institutions and there was repression in all areas. Thirty thousand
people were forced to exile and the country remained without leaders.
If you want to know more ...
War histories of the War of Succession
The role of women in the War of Succession
The siege of Barcelona hour by hour
1. The War of Succession and the defeat of 1714
In the War of Succession on the Spanish throne, the Catalans realized
that if they wanted to preserve their governmental and legal system they
had to bet on Archduke Charles of Austria, a decision that we paid very
expensive. The defeat of 1714 represented the end of the political and
legal organization of Catalonia and the imposition of an absolutist
government. The decree of the New Plant annulled the Catalan
institutions and there was repression in all areas. Thirty thousand
people were forced to exile and the country remained without leaders.
If you want to know more ...
War histories of the War of Succession
The role of women in the War of Succession
The siege of Barcelona hour by hour
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Il·lustració que mostra l'assalt final de les tropes borbòniques sobre Barcelona l'11 de setembre de 1714Jacques Rigaud / Wikimedia Commons
