Catalonia before 1714

Carlos V and Felipe III

Come to the throne to 1702, Felipe V makes a series of concessions to the General Court of Catalonia. However, relations with France and Catalonia Bourbon family were not too good.

Added to this, clandestinely produced an opposite feeling to everything around Philip V, especially the repressive policy devido exercising real authority on the Catalan people.

Supporters of Carlos III, consisting of a large sector of the bourgeoisie of Barcelona , the gentry and the peasantry accommodated Plana de Vic, received broad social support for the defense of the constitutions and wide international support, thanks to Genoa Pact, signed in 1705 with England. This allowed Allied troops landed in Barcelona and a period of widespread revolt started throughout the country and was proclaimed as King Carlos III.

This step is a new front facing international war.

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The answer of Philip V was the occupation of Valencia, Aragon and western regions of Catalonia, naming and the Battle of Almansa (1707), and abolished the privileges of Valencia and Aragon.

Although the war situation was clearly in favor of the Allies broke stability two facts: the coming to power of the Tories (Conservatives) in Britain and the death of Joseph I, Emperor of the German Empire and brother of Carlos.

On the one hand, conservatives favored avoid conflict by commercial interests who had with Latin America, and on the other, the state's uneasy allies regency of two such extensive dominions by the same monarch.

Therefore, in 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht, in which Philip V was recognized as king of the Spanish monarchy was signed.

Catalonia had been abandoned to their fate, but the General Meeting of the Principality Braços or Parliament convenes and, to the surprise of several European courts, the Board decided to maintain the strength and starts his Republican times.

Three Comuns Conference

After this, the government of Catalonia resistant is in the hands of the Conference of the Three Comuns.

The Conference of Commons Three consisted of the Regional Government of Catalonia, the Barcelona Consell de Cent and the Military Arm of Catalonia and existed from 1697 to 1714.

Its activity was not always permanent and decisive, but it was a jointly cope totalitarianism of the Spanish monarchy. In fact, members who were part were not formalized.

It was in 1705 when the Conference of Commons Three was officially formalized as an institution. It consisted of 21 members: 9 of which were of the Generalitat and 12 of the Consell de Cent and the Military Arm.

Throughout its history was crucial in decisions made ??in Arnold Jäger, on the arrival of Carlos III in 1705, for the biennium 1712-1713 and the site of Barcelona between 1713-1714.

Provincial Government of the Principality of Catalonia General

The Provincial Council of the General of the Principality of Catalonia is the historical name given to the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Its beginnings we look at the end of the twelfth century, when first appointed in order to collect taxes and pay creditors of the king. So his role was for a long time, purely tax collection and management of public debt.

It was not until 1413 that the reforms of the Generalitat de Catalunya acquired skills in the political arena and, among its tasks included ensuring Catalan laws and constitutions.

In the late fifteenth century, the Generalitat de Catalunya had political, judicial and military jurisdiction. But once the War Reapers, the institutional competences of this body had been weakened.

The Provincial Council of the General of the Principality of Catalonia was made ??up of six members: two church representatives, 2 representatives and 2 royal military representatives.

The church was considered the Deputy Chairman of the General Council.

The seat of the Provincial Government of the Principality of Catalonia General stood at building street Sant Honorat Barcelona , after several extensions that would become the present Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Consell de Cent of Barcelona

The Consell de Cent of Barcelona was a government institution that was active from the thirteenth century to the eighteenth century.

Initially, it was to represent the real power of the very agents that maintained peace and order in the city and neighborhood assemblies presided. Later, a council where the leaders and government officials gathered in the city was formed. And finally, similar advice to that he had implanted in Aragon, after several modifications, was configured with a Director elected by the Consell de Cent personalities was configured.

However, the high number of members difficult meetings and decided to form a new council with thirty people called Trentenario., This served to prepare proposals that are then addressed in the Consell de Cent.

The Consell de Cent is abolished September 15, 1714 by Marshal James Fitz-James Stuart, together with the Government, after position in favor of Carlos III.

The Consell de Cent is the only institution abolished at this time that has not recovered.

Military Arm of Catalonia

The Military Arm of Catalonia was the body representing the noble estate in the courts, which already had this feature in its origins, which lie in the thirteenth century.

In modern times the people who were part of the military arm of Catalonia were: first, the Duke of Cardona, as the preeminent member of the Catalan nobility, and on the other, marquises, earls, viscounts, barons, knights, and other donzells lay people who had vassals, though not noble.

In the early seventeenth century, a position he led the Military Arm of Catalonia was created: it was the Military Arm Protector The first case was of Alentorn Onofre..

With the Decree of Nueva Planta, the Military Arm of Catalonia and the institution disappeared, somehow, will bring together the nobles of the Royal Cos noblesse de Catalunya and the early twentieth century.